10 Finalists of the 4th SILVERSHORTS.MOV 2011

"Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you're a director. Everything after that you're just negotiating your budget and your fee." – James Cameron



.MOV Fest asked for shorts, and you gave us shorts – more than a hundred of them, in fact. Thanks to all who submitted. The quantity and quality of the entries we received overwhelmed. Choosing the 10 best entries was a tough row for our programmers – Chard Bolisay, Dodo Dayao, & Oggs Cruz– to hoe, but hoe it they did. Here are the ten finalists for the 4th edition of the SILVERSHORTS Philippine Short Film Competition.

SILVERSHORTS.MOV 2011
(in alphabetical order)

1. JAN PHILIPPE V. CARPIO: Coverage
2. RICHMOND GARCIA: Numbalikdiwa
3. TIMMY HARN: Panty
4. CHUCK HIPOL: Man of the House
5. JON LAZAM: Hindi Sa Atin Ang Buwan [The Moon Is Not Ours]
6. JET LEYCO: Patlang [Blank]
7. GYM LUMBERA: Dahil Sa 'Yo [Because Of You]
8. MARK MIRABUENOS: Gupit [Cut]
9. LITO TABAY: Undo
10. ALVIN YAPAN: Panibugho [Jealousy]

The members of this year's Silvershorts jury are Vanja Kaludjercic (Croatia), Joel Shepard (USA),Kong Rithdee (Thailand), and Chris Fujiwara (Japan).

The 10 Silvershorts shortfilms will be premiered on September 1, Thursday, at The Podium, 11:30am to 5:30pm along with the premieres of Tan Chui Mui’s A Year Without Summer (Malaysia), Khavn De La Cruz’s Breather, and John Torres’ Mapang-akit. That same day, you can catch the opening film Bela Tarr’s The Turin Horse, short films for Alexis Tioseco & Nika Bohinc, and the launch of the DVD “Cinema Is Love: Best of .MOV Fest 2002-2008” containing five of the winning Silvershorts films) in the evening. Repeat screenings of the 10 Silvershorts finalists will be held at the UP Film Center from September 2 to 6.

Previous Silvershorts filmmakers include John Torres, Quark Henares, Sherad Anthony Sanchez, Kiri Dalena, Ato Bautista, Pam Miras, Arleen Cuevas, and Ray Gibraltar.

4th .MOV International Film, Music, & Literature Festival
September 1 to 6, 2011
The Podium, Ayala Museum, & UP Film Center
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4th .MOV International Film, Music, & Literature Festival
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