U.P. Film Institute Summer Workshops 2015

MARCH 2015
BASIC SCRIPTWRITING

Facilitator: Prof. Mark McKeown
Schedule : March 14, 21, 28 April 18, 2015 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (20 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,500.00

FILM APPRECIATION & CRITICISM
Facilitator: Prof. Patrick Campos
Schedule : March 28, 2015
Time : 10am to 4pm (including lunch and snacks)
Course Fee : P 1,800.00

APRIL 2015
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
Facilitator: Mr. Milo Paz
Schedule : April 6 to 10, 2015 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 8,000.00

NON-LINEAR EDITING – FINAL CUT PRO
Facilitator: Ms. Apol Dating
Schedule : April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 2015 (4 days)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (16 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,500.00
(12 slots only)

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: TBA
Schedule : April 11, 18, 25 and May 2, 2015 (4 days)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (20 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,500.00

Requirement : Digital Camera preferably D-SLR

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING
Facilitator: Mr. Raz dela Torre
Schedule : April 13 to 17, 2015 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)*
Course Fee : P 6,000.00

INTERMEDIATE SCRIPTWRITING – Found Stories
Facilitator: Mr. Armando “Bing” Lao
Schedule : April 27 to May 1, 2015 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,500.00
(10 slots only)

MAY 2015
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY in Boracay
Facilitator: Prof. Roehl Jamon
Schedule : May 8 to 10, 2015 (3 days)
Time : 9am to 12nn (9 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000.00
Requirement : Digital Camera preferably D-SLR
(fare and accommodation not included)

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING in Boracay
Facilitator: Prof. Ed Lejano
Schedule : May 8 to 10, 2015 (3 days)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (12 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,000.00
(fare and accommodation not included)

INTERMEDIATE SCRIPTWRITING in Baguio
Facilitator: TBA
Schedule : May 15 to 18, 2015 (4 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (20 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000.00
(fare and accommodation not included)

DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY - HDSLR
Facilitator: Mr. Nap Jamir
Schedule : May 23, 24, 30, 31 (4 days)
Time : 10am to 5pm (24 hours)
Course Fee : P 8,500.00
Venue: CMC Media Center

DIRECTING
Facilitator: Ms. Barbara Politsch
Schedule : May 25 to 29, 2015 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 7,000.00

*ON-GOING REGISTRATION*

DISCOUNTS:
-10% off on your 2nd workshop.
-Register in groups of 3 to get 5% off each.

LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION :
5 days before the first day of the workshop.

WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC. LIMITED SLOTS.

An initial fee of P500 is required to reserve a slot.

(this fee is non-refundable and will be deducted from the total course fee thereafter)

To REGISTER:
1. Drop by our office.
(Address: UPFI Film Center, 2/F Cine Adarna bldg. Magsaysay and Osmena Ave.,UP Diliman QC)
2. Fill up a Registration Form.
3. Pay P500 or in full. (An initial fee of P500 is required to reserve a slot.)

or

1. Visit http://filminstitute.upd.edu.ph/?page_id=45
2. Download and fill up a Registration Form. Email or Fax it to us.
3. Deposit P500 or in full. (An initial fee of P500 is required to reserve a slot.)

*For BANK DEPOSITS
Name: UP CMC Foundation, Inc.
Account No. 39 – 325 – 130001 - 01
PNB, UP Campus Branch
(kindly fax us (9262722) or email us a copy of the deposit slip/receipt of your down payment together with your completed registration form)

For Inquiries:
0932 – 4852110 (Karen)
upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph
http://upfilminstitute.upd.edu.ph

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Call for Applications for UPFI Full-time Faculty

The UPFI is looking for applicants to fill the roster of full time faculty starting next school year AY 2014-2015.

As member of the full-time faculty, candidate will (among others):

1. Handle 12 units of courses per semester,
2. Be available for consultation for at least 10 hours per week,
3. Prepare and submit course syllabi for courses assigned,
4. Attend, participate, and cooperate in Institute and College committees, activities, meetings, and other fora,
5. Participate in college and institute research; extension work,
6. Do research and participate in research dissemination through local and international conferences,
7. Publish research and/or creative work in a refereed journal or publication,
8. Design, write, and teach new courses for the film program.

Candidate must:
1. Have MA degree (or higher) in Film and/or related disciplines;
2. Have 3-5 years experience in film/ media related work;
3. Have at least 3 years teaching experience;
4. Show evidence of teaching competency.

Preference will be given to candidates who have any or all of the following:
1. Published in a refereed academic journal;
2. Research paper presented in a local or international conference;
3. Creative Portfolio (works must be juried by a duly recognized body of peers)

Interested applicants must submit:
1. Letter of intent
2. Curriculum vitae (with picture)
3. Teaching portfolio (containing the following):

a. Statement of teaching philosophy and practice of teaching,
b. Teaching quality
c. Innovativeness,
d. Range of Teaching,
e. Continual self-improvement, and
f. Contributions to the cause of education.

4. Schedule of availability for demo teaching

Submit applications to the College of Mass Communications Admin office at Plaridel Hall, Ylanan St., UP Campus, Diliman, QC on or before February 14, 2011.

For inquiries: upfi.academics@gmail.com.

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Film Talk With Vincent Moon

The UP Film Institute is hosting a film talk with visiting French filmmaker Vincent Moon this Monday, 12 March 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Videotheque of the UPFI Film Center in UP Diliman.

An independent filmmaker from Paris, Vincent Moon has done experimental films and documentaries and is most renowned for his field work music videos of indie-rock musicians and a slew of notable mainstream artists. “La Faute des Fleurs,” his 2009 film about Japanese singer Kazuki Tomokawa, won for him the Sound and Vision Award at the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival. For years now, he has been on the road experimenting on nomadic cinema, traveling to film rare musicians around the world and trying to redefine the limits of cinema in the 21st century.

Admission to the film talk is free.

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Nick Deocampo Docus on Show

UP Film Institute is proud to present a twin-bill of Nick Deocampo’s films for its Spotlight on Docus event this December. On view at the Videotheque of UPFI Film Center in UP Diliman is the back-to-back showcase of Private Wars and The Sex Warriors and the Samurai on Dec 13 Tue and Dec 14 Wed at 2:30/4:30/6:30 p.m.

Winner of the Audience Prize at the 1997 Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Private Wars is a personal chronicle of Deocampo’s search for his missing father. Produced by Formation Films for Channel 4 London in 1995 and winner of a string of awards from Film Academy of the Philippines, Tokyo’s Image Forum Festival and the Video Mondial - Brussels, The Sex Warriors and the Samurai tells a candid story of a Filipino transvestite in Japan’s entertainment center.

University of the Philippines Film Institute
UP Diliman, Quezon City
filminstitute.upd.edu.ph

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Eiga Sai 2011 @ UPFI Film Center

EIGA SAI 2011

the Japanese Film Festival

Aug 17-20, 2011 Cine Adarna @ UPFI Film Center

FREE ADMISSION

AUG 17 Wed
Summer Days with Coo (138 mins) 12:30 PM
One Million Yen Girl (121 mins) 3:00 PM
Yunagi City, Sakura Country (118 mins) 5:30 PM
Villon’s Wife (114 mins) 7:30 PM

AUG 18 Thu
Your Friend (125 mins) 12:30 PM
Yunagi City, Sakura Country (118 mins) 3:00 PM
Feel the Wind (133 mins) 5:15 PM
Climber’s High (145 mins) 7:30 PM

AUG 19 Fri
Climber’s High (145 mins) 12:30 PM
The Chef of South Polar (125 mins) 3:00 PM
Villon’s Wife (114 mins) 5:30 PM
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (139 mins) 7:30 PM

AUG 20 Sat
Summer Days with Coo (138 mins) 12:30 PM
Feel the Wind (133 mins) 3:00 PM
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (139 mins) 5:10 PM
The Chef of South Polar (125 mins) 7:30 PM




Summer Days with Coo
Aug 17, 12:30 p.m.; Aug 20, 12:30 p.m.

Coo is a kappa, a tiny amphibious creature with a dish-shaped skull. He lives in a swamp near Edo, the former name of Tokyo. There are rumors that the humans plan to drain the swamp for their own purposes, and Coo's father confronts a human samurai on the road one night to beg him to reconsider the plan. He brings the samurai a fish as a present, but the samurai is afraid of him and cuts him to pieces. Coo runs away, but just then an earthquake strikes and Coo falls into a crevice, where he is buried alive.


One Million Yen Girl
Aug 17, 3 p.m.

The film focuses on 21-year-old Suzuko who gets into trouble with her co-workers from her part-time job and ends up in jail. Coming out of the jail, living with her parents seems no longer an option. She takes on a various jobs: cleaning offices, delivering newspapers, and saves up a million yen to embark on a journey. She finds herself in a seaside resort and starts working as a part-time staff at a guest house. A local boy falls for her, but she has promised herself to leave for another town once she saves up a million yen.


Yunagi City, Sakura Country
Aug 17, 5:30 p.m.; Aug 18, 3 p.m.

The film is based on a manga comic by Fumiyo Kono, portraying the tragedy that the atomic bomb carries beyond generations and depicting the viewpoint of two women in two-frame stories, one from the past and the other from the present day.


Villon's Wife
Aug 17, 7:30p.m.; Aug 19, 5:30 p.m.

While raising a young son, Sachi (Matsu Takako), the wife of the popular writer Otani (Asano Tadanobu), struggles to contain the damage wrought by her profligate husband. To pay off his debts, she starts working at a pub where she wins the favor of Okada (Tsumabuki Satoshi), a young fan of Otani's, and her former crush lawyer Tsuji (Tsutsumi Shinichi). But Otani surges with jealousy at the sight of the newly confident and popular Sachi. Struggling with his writing as well, he attempts a love-suicide with his lover Akiko (Hirosue Ryoko).


Your Friend
Aug 18, 12:30p.m.

Writer Nakahara visits a school in a small city for his research on children with problems like school refusal. At the school, he meets Emi, a volunteering college student who has lame leg. Emi is called “Ms. Puffy” by the children because she always takes pictures of clouds. Interested in this girl, Nakahara asks her to be interviewed, but Emi refuses. Emi eventually changes her mind and shares her childhood stories with Nakahara.


Feel the Wind
Aug 18, 5:15p.m.; Aug 20, 3 p.m.

Kakeru (Hayashi Kento), a super talented runner in high school who quit the sports world to attend the up-and-coming Kansei University, finds himself being manipulated by the school's running captain, fourth year student Haiji (Koide Keisuke), to move into the dormitory for the members of the running team. He would have to deal with other tenants manga freak Prince (Nakamura Yuichi), Musa (Dante Carver) who is an African exchange student with no experience in track and field, and chain-smoker Nico-chan (Kawamura Yosuke) who failed a year of school.


Climber's High
Aug 18, 7:30 p.m.; Aug 19, 12:30 p.m.

The film is based on the Japanese bestselling novel by Hideo Yokoyama, which is inspired by actual events. The novel took 17 years to complete. It tells the story of a press reporter who finds the meaning of life through his experiences of news reporting and mountain climbing.


The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones
Aug 19, 7:30 p.m.; Aug 20, 5:10 p.m.

In 1907, a band of men challenged Japan's last unconquered mountain in order to complete a map of their nation. Mt. Tsurugidake, located in Tateyama mountain range in the Northern Alps in Toyama Prefecture, stands 2,999m above sea level, and is known to be difficult climb. It has been designated as the “God” for those engaged in mountain Asceticism-Shamanism and sometimes referred to as the “Needle Mountain” or the “Mountain of Death” for its inaccessibility.


The Chef of South Polar
Aug 19, 3 p.m.; Aug 20, 730 p.m.

Mr. Nishimura, a South Pole research team's chef, badly misses his family in Japan. With that, he always tries to make delicious meals. But, without being able to procure fresh supplies, maintaining variety in the daily menu is a Herculean task. The team is comprised of a Captain who is addicted much to ramen, the Doctor, Moto-san who he himself tries to train to participate in a triathlon event when he returns back to Japan, and the other young support members wherein Nishimura had to push himself to a great length to keep the table filled with delectable meals. Several unique characters have to live together for one-and-a-half years.

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UPFI Film Center this August 2011

The UP Film Institute announces its main slate of screenings for August 2011 all at the UPFI Film Center. Cinemalaya fever continues with the Netpac Best Film Winner, Benito Bautista’s Boundary; the premier state university’s premiere of Cinemalaya’s closing film, Jade Castro’s Zombadings and a selection of outstanding student films under the Best of UPFI banner. The national cinemas of Japan and Brazil are in showcase respectively with Eiga Sai and the Brazil Film Festival. In commemoration of the National Heroes Month is the special run for Mario O’Hara’s Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio. More films further comprise the month’s features accordingly for Back to Classics, Untitled/Visions and Spotlight on Docus. Tudla Productions’ Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival now on its third year complete the month’s screening highlights.

Cine Adarna :

*CINEMALAYA 7: (Director's Showcase and NETPAC Films)

Aug 2 Tue
San Lazaro (NETPAC), 230pm
Teoriya, 5pm
Bisperas, 8pm

Aug 3 Wed
Gayuma(NETPAC), 230pm
Isda, 5pm
Busong, 8pm

Aug 4 Thu
Nono (NETPAC), 230pm
Shorts A, 5pm
Patikul, 8pm

Aug 5 Fri
Local Girls (NETPAC), 230pm
Best Picture-New Breed, 7pm(SOLD OUT, NO SRO TICKETS)
Best Picture-Director's Showcase, 9pm

Aug 6 Sat
Huling Halik (NETPAC), 230pm
The Natural Phenomenon of Madness (NETPAC), 5pm
Liberacion (NETPAC), 730pm

Aug 9 Tue
Zombadings : Patayin sa shokot si Remington - Closing Film, 730pm

Aug 16 Tue
Boundary, Cinemalaya Netpac Best Film, 7pm

Tickets @ P80 , for Reservations:
contact 09272990318 for Director's showcase
contact 09159875323 for NETPAC Films

*3rd PANDAYANG LINO BROCKA POLITICAL FILM AND NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL
Aug 10 – 11, 2011
Free Admission

Aug 10
10:00 AM Forum: Filipinization of Mass Media | Ishmael Bernal Gallery
1:00 PM Film Screening | Cine Adarna
6:00 PM Awarding of Trophies and Certificates | Cine Adarna
6:30 PM Tribute to Lino Brocka | Cine Adarna
7:30 PM Special Screening of Lino Brocka’s Dung-aw | Cine Adarna

Aug 11
10:00 AM Workshop: Script Writing | Ishmael Bernal/Videotheque
1:00 PM Film Screening | Cine Adarna
4:00 PM Launching of Brgy. Corazon de Jesus’ Documentary, Short Film and Book | Cine Adarna
6:00 PM Exhibit: PeliKulay | Ishmael Bernal Gallery

Official Film Selection
Ka Bel | Documentary by Mayday Multimedia
K-1 | Short Film by Christopher Nazareno
Sounds of New Hope | Documentary by Eric Tandoc
43 | Animation by Southern Tagalog Exposure
Obra ng Lipunan | Poetry in Motion by Hector Calma
Lesson Plan | Short Film by Gerry Jumawan
Panaw-Kalinaw | Short Film by Arnel Mardoquio
Badjau sa Makabagong Panahon | Documentary by University of Assumption-Pampanga
Dugo ang Iniluha ng mga Bulaklak | Poetry in Motion by Rom Factolerin
Aktibista | Documentary by Karen Camille Gutierrez/St. Scholastica’s College
Salute | Poetry in Motion by JL Burgos
Halas | Experimental Film by Rob Jara

*EIGA SAI 2011
Aug 17-20, 2011
Free Admission

AUG 17 Wed
Summer Days with Coo (138 mins) 12:30 PM
One Million Yen Girl (121 mins) 3:00 PM
Yunagi City, Sakura Country (118 mins) 5:30 PM
Villon’s Wife (114 mins) 7:30 PM

AUG 18 Thu
Your Friend (125 mins) 12:30 PM
Yunagi City, Sakura Country (118 mins) 3:00 PM
Feel the Wind (133 mins) 5:15 PM
Climber’s High (145 mins) 7:30 PM

AUG 19 Fri
Climber’s High (145 mins) 12:30 PM
The Chef of South Polar (125 mins) 3:00 PM
Villon’s Wife (114 mins) 5:30 PM
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (139 mins) 7:30 PM

Summer Days with Coo (138 mins) 12:30 PM
Feel the Wind (133 mins) 3:00 PM
The Summit: A Chronicle of Stones (139 mins) 5:10 PM
The Chef of South Polar (125 mins) 7:30 PM

*BRAZIL FILM FESTIVAL 2011
Aug 24 & 31 Sep 7 & 14 / Weds / 5pm & 7pm
Free Admission

Aug 24 Wed
Domesticas (Maids) 5pm
2 Filhos de Francisco (Two Sons of Francisco) 7pm

Aug 31 Wed
Brava Gente Brazileira (Brave New Land) 5pm
Estorvo (Turbulence) 7pm

Sept 7 Wed
O Homem de Capa Preta (The Man in the Black Cape) 5pm
O Casamento de Louise (Louise’s Wedding) 7pm

Sept 14 Wed
Sao Paulo, Sociedade de Anonima , 5pm
Terra Estrangeira (Foreign Land) 7pm

Videotheque:
(Videotheque screenings are for free except for Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, tickets @ P80.)

*UNTITLED/VISIONS:

Aug 11 Thu
Abbas Kiarostami's Ten, 5pm
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Mysterious Object at Noon, 7pm

Aug 18 Thu
Alexander Sokurov's The Russian Ark, 5pm
Alain Resnais' Last Year in Marienbad, 7pm

*BACK TO CLASSICS :

Aug 9 Tue
Luciano B. Carlos’ Petrang Kabayo (1988) 5pm

Aug 12 Fri
Gerardo de Leon’s Dawn of Freedom + Mario O’ Hara’s Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos, 5pm

Aug 23 Tue
Ishmael Bernal’s El Vibora+ Celso Ad Castillo’s Asedillo, 5pm

*National Heroes Special :

Aug 13, 20, 27
Mario O’ Hara’s Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio, 230pm & 5pm

*Cinemalaya 7 :

Aug 25 Thu
Best of UPFI

*Spotlight of Docus:

Aug 26 Fri
UPFI Works, 230pm & 5pm

Ishmael Bernal Gallery :
Free Admission

*DAILY DIGEST : Exhibition by Recent UP Fine Arts Graduates (Jul 15- Aug 5)
*FRESHLY SQUEEZED : Annual Freshspace Art Exhibition (Aug 19 - Sep 9)
*Outdoor Photo Installation : Buen Abrigo & Sam Kiyoumarsi (Aug 8 - Sep 2)

UPFI WORKSHOPS :
Schedule : 4 Saturdays of September
Time : 1 – 5pm
Course Fees : TBA
Venue : Film Building, CMC Media Center

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BASIC SCRIPTWRITING
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION

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UPFI Film Center this June 2011

School is back and the UP Film Institute is all set for an entire academic year of UPFI Film Center screenings beginning with a distinct selection of films for June 2011.

Reminisce the golden age of Philippine movies in the 1970s as Ishmael Bernal's Lagi Na Lamang Ba Akong Babae (1978) is screened on June 15, Wednesday, at 5 pm.

Commemorate Jose Rizal's 150th birth anniversary with a pair of titles based on the immortal character created by the national hero as Gerardo de Leon's Sisa (1951) is presented back-to-back with Mario O'Hara's Sisa (1999) from June 16, Thursday to June 18, Saturday.

Savor the best of French cinema as this year's French Film Festival courtesy of the Embassy of France in the Philippines holds a special engagement for the premiere state university from June 29, Wednesday to July 2, Saturday.

Currently on view at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery are photo and video works from the recent graduates of the UPFI Summer Workshops under the helm of Kiri Dalena, Frankie Callaghan, Gari Buenavista, Daemon Becker, Milo Paz and Estan Cabigas.

LGBT artists and supporters gather together on June 24, Friday for The Pink Manifesto, which aims to foster a sense of community and pride while also valuing individuality through art, music and ideas.

Outdoor photo installation features young conceptual artist Catalina Africa's Broken Pleases. Her work contemplates the origin of perceived tragedies, how moments so small and secret can deceive us with an almost elementary mockery.

CINE ADARNA:

French Film Festival 2011
June 29 - July 2

VIDEOTHEQUE:

*Back to Classics:

Ishmael Bernal’s Lagi Na Lamang Ba Akong Babae
June 15 Wed / 5pm

*Rizal's 150th Birth Anniversary

June 16 Thu & 17 Fri
5pm - Gerardo de Leon's Sisa (1951)
7pm - Mario O'Hara's Sisa (1999)

June 18 Sat
230pm - Mario O'Hara's Sisa (1999)
5pm - Gerardo de Leon's Sisa (1951)
*Admission Fee : P 35

ISHMAEL BERNAL GALLERY:

*UPFI Workshops Exhibition
runs until June 17

*The Pink Manifesto
A Celebration of Life, Music and Diversity
June 24 Fri / 6pm

*Outdoor Installation:
Broken Pleases by Catalina Africa
June 23 - July 23

*ADMISSION IS FREE TO ALL SCREENINGS AND EVENTS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED*

FORTHCOMING THIS JULY:

*Kano
July 5 Tue / 5 & 7pm

*Taiwan Film Festival
July 20-22

*Cinemalaya 7
July 26 - 29
Aug 2 - 5

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UPFI Summer Workshops 2011

UPFI SUMMER WORKSHOPS (April - May 2011)

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING
Facilitator: Prof. Libay Cantor
Schedule : April 4 to 8, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,500
Venue: CMC Media Center

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Mr. Gari Buenavista
Schedule : April 4 to 8, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000
Venue: CMC Media Center
Requirement : Digital Camera preferably D-SLR

DOCUMENTARY VIDEO PRODUCTION
Facilitator: Ms. Kiri Dalena
Schedule : April 11 to 15, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 8,000
Venue: CMC Media Center

INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Mr. Daemon Becker
Schedule : April 9, 16, 30 and May 7, 2010 (4 Saturdays)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (16 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000
Venue: CMC Media Center
Requirement : D-SLR,Flash,Tripod

MAY 2011

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING
Facilitator: Prof. Cenon Palomares
Schedule : May 2 to 6, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,500
Venue: CMC Media Center

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Mr. Frankie Callaghan
Schedule : May 2 to 6, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000
Venue: CMC Media Center
Requirement : Digital Camera preferably D-SLR

DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
Facilitator: Mr. Milo Paz
Schedule : May 9 to 13, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 8,000
Venue: CMC Media Center

INTERMEDIATE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY & TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Mr. Estan Cabigas
Schedule : May 23 to 27, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (16 hours)
Course Fee : P 6,000
Venue: CMC Media Center
Requirement : Digital Camera preferably D-SLR

INTERMEDIATE SCRIPTWRITING & FOUND STORIES
Facilitator: Mr. Bing Lao
Schedule : May 23 to 27, 2011 (5 days)
Time : 1pm to 6pm (25 hours)
Course Fee : P 5,500
Venue: CMC Media Center

DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY - HDSLR
Facilitator: TBA
Schedule : May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 2011 (4 Saturdays)
Time : 1pm to 5pm (16 hours)
Course Fee : P 8,000
Venue: CMC Media Center

DISCOUNTS!
* 10% discount on your 2nd workshop.
* register in groups of 3 to get 5% discount each.

LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION: 5 days before the 1st day of the workshop

WORKSHOPS ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC.

To REGISTER:
1. Drop by our office.
(Address: UPFI Film Center, 2/F Cine Adarna bldg. Magsaysay and Osmena Ave.,UP Diliman QC)
2. Fill up a Registration Form.
3. Pay P500 or in full.
(An initial fee of P500 is required to reserve a slot.this fee is non-refundable and will be deducted from the total course fee thereafter)

For Inquiries:
925-0286
upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph
http://upfilminstitute.upd.edu.ph/

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Kurosawa at UPFI Film Center This Week!

Kurosawa at UPFI Film Center this week!

A grand total of 21 titles will each have a screening for the UP Film Institute engagement of the Japan Foundation's Kurosawa Film Festival beginning this Wednesday 22 September 2010 until the end of the month. Admission is free. Venue is the 800-seat Cine Adarna of the UPFI Film Center along Magsaysay Avenue in UP Diliman.

Featured films are all shown in original 35mm print. The festival marks the birth centenary of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa.

The UP Film Institute takes the occasion to acknowledge the generosity of the Government of Japan for the Cultural Grant Aid the country's premier state university received in the form of audio visual equipment for the benefit of UP Film Institute's screenings, classes, workshops and other cultural events. The grant has been facilitated through the assistance of Japan Information and Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan.

Forthcoming UPFI workshops coincide with the semestral break. Offered courses include Basic Video Production on October 9, 16, 23, 30 (four consecutive Saturdays) under Joni Gutierrez and Basic Scriptwriting also on October 9, 16 23, 30 (four consecutive Saturdays) under Cenon Palomares.


*KUROSAWA FILM FESTIVAL
Sep 22 - 30
(FREE ADMISSION)

SEP 22 / Wed
1pm - Judo Saga ( Sugata Sanshiro)
4:30pm - To Live (Ikiru)
7:00pm - The Bad Sleep Well

SEP 23 / Thu
1:00pm - High and Low
4:30pm - The Hidden Fortress
7:00pm - No Regrets for Our Youth

SEP 24 / Fri
1:00pm - Yojimbo (aka The Bodyguard)
4:30pm - Red Beard

SEP 25 / Sat
1:00pm - Seven Samurai
4:30pm - In the Woods ( Rashomon)
7:00pm - One Wonderful Sunday

SEP 27 / Mon
1:00pm - The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
4:30pm - The Lower Depths
7:00pm - Sanjuro

SEP 28 / Tue
4:30pm - Judo Saga Part 2 ( Zoku Sugata SAnshiro)
7:00pm - Stray Dog

SEP 29 / Wed
1:00pm - Dodes'kaden
4:30pm - The Most Beautiful
7:00pm - Drunken Angel

SEP 30 / Thu
4:30pm - Throne of Blood
7:00pm - I Live in Fear

For complete listing and synopses:
http://www.upd.edu.ph/~film_institute/university_of_the_philippines_kurosawa_films.html

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This August at the UPFI Film Center

The UP Film Institute has a full line-up of events at the UPFI Film Center this August 2010.

Ushering in the month is a five-day cinematography workshop with Jean-Paul Jarry - visiting professor from the International Institute de l’Image et Son (3IS) of Trappes, France. The workshop - a tie-up with the French Embassy for the French-Philippine Cultural Exchange Project and the Kodak Worldwide Student Program - kicks off on Aug 2 Monday and culminates on Aug 6 Friday.

Now on its second year, Tudla Productions’ Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival highlights brand-new works on the human rights issues of today plus the commemorative screening for the 25th anniversary of “Kapit sa Patalim” – one of the most acclaimed films by Brocka who years after his death was proclaimed National Artist. The festival holds a marathon of screenings that also includes talks, teach-ins and exhibits from August 11 Wednesday to August 12 Thursday.

With the success once more of this year’s Cinemalaya’s moveover to the premier state university, the initial leg of a showcase for Cinemalaya Netpac films is set with Joven Tan’s “Magdamag” on August 13 Friday, "MKAK" by TJ Trinidad on August 17 Tuesday and John Torres’ “Ang Ninanais” on August 25 Wednesday. Netpac stands for Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema.

Japan Foundation’s Eiga Sai runs from August 18 Wednesday to August 21 Saturday with three to four shows daily featuring a range of popular and acclaimed titles including shorts and animation in addition to the usual full-length releases that are all award-winning and guaranteed box-office sensations.

This year’s Brazilian Film Festival courtesy of the Embassy of Brazil comes early on August 27 and will continue to three more Fridays in September. Opening film is Andre Klotzel’s “Posthumous Memoires” from the classic novel by Machado de Assis.

Over at Ishmael Bernal Gallery are 3 contemporary art shows: Paper Cut featuring works by UPFI students and graduates; Ringo Bunoan's outdoor installation Twin Towers; and Wrath of My Nuts, new photo based-works from Jed Escueta, Sam Kiyoumarsi and Kaloy Olavides.

THIS AUGUST AT THE UPFI FILM CENTER

CINE ADARNA / MAIN CINEMA:

*CINEMATOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
with Prof. Jean-Paul Jarry
of the International Institute de l’Image et du son (3IS) Trappes, France
in cooperation with The Embassy of France and Kodak Philippines
2 - 6 August 2010

*2ND PANDAYANG LINO BROCKA POLITICAL FILM &
NEW MEDIA FESTIVAL
in cooperation with Tudla Productions
(FREE ADMISSION)

August 11 / Wednesday
August 12 / Thursday

Selected films:

Ang Sandaling Sadya Nina Lire at Isa, Francis Losaria
Wag Kang Titingin, Pam Miras
Handum, Manie Magbanua
Bingit, Michael Christian Cardoz
Hamon ng Panahon, Kodao Productions
Ing Magdarame, University of Assumption Pampanga
Babae ako, Jeyow Evangelista
Dissatisfied, Jet Leyco
Tagulaylay sa Hacienda Yulo, Rom Factolerin
Mga Liham mula sa Alaska, Roberto Reyes Ang
Kinulayang Kiti, Richard Legaspi
Kibo, Rosswil Hilario
Lawa ng Bae, Donnie Sacueza
Hulagway, Jerry Jumawan
Kakasa ka ba?, Mayday Productions
Kababayang Kalakal, Ilang Ilang Quijano and King Catoy
Badjao, La Consolacion College Manila
Dumagat, Boy Villasanta

*CINEMALAYA NETPAC Film Series

MAGDAMAG by Joven Tan
August 13 / Friday / 7pm

MKAK by TJ Trinidad
August 17 / Tuesday / 7pm

ANG NINANAIS by John Torres
August 25 / Wednesday / 7pm

*EIGA SAI Japan Film Festival
in cooperation with Japan Foundation
(FREE ADMISSION)

Aug 18 / Wednesday
2pm – The Battery in Our Hands
4.30pm – TOKYO TOWER Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad
7pm – I Just Didn’t Do It

Aug 19 / Thursday
1pm – Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor
2pm – Glasses
4.30pm – I Just Didn’t Do It
7pm - TOKYO TOWER Mom & Me, and Sometimes Dad

Aug 20 / Friday
12nn – Miyori in the SacredForest
2pm – Fourteen
4.30pm – The Bandage Club
7pm – Always Sunset on the Third Street 2

Aug 21 /Saturday
1pm - Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor
2pm - Miyori in the SacredForest
4.30pm - Always Sunset on the Third Street 2
7pm – How to Become Myself

*BRAZIL FILM FESTIVAL Opening
Presented by the Embassy of Brazil
(FREE ADMISSION)

MEMORIAS POSTUMAS
Aug 27 / Friday / 7pm


ISHMAEL BERNAL GALLERY:
Gallery hours : Mon – Fri, 2pm to 7pm
(FREE ADMISSION)

*PAPER CUT
JULY 23 – AUG 20
Works by UPFI students and graduates
Lara Acuin / AD Alarilla / Whammy Alcarazen / Joy Aquino / Malaya Camporedondo / Karl Castro / Benjo Ferrer / Bebe Go / Aissa Peñafiel / Jan Pineda

*TWIN TOWERS
JULY 27 – AUG 27
An outdoor installation by Ringo Bunoan

*WRATH OF MY NUTS
AUGUST 6 - SEPTEMBER 3
Kaloy Olavides/ Jed Escueta/ Sam Kiyoumarsi

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15th French Film Festival at the UPFI Film Center

15th French Film Festival : ERIC ROHMER

JUNE 22, 23 and 24, 2010
5pm and 7pm
UPFI FILM CENTER
*Free admission*


MY NIGHT AT MAUD'S
JUNE 22 / TUE / 5PM

After spending several years abroad, Jean-Louis, an engineer recently settled in Clermont-Ferrand, longs for some peace and quiet. At the church he attends every Sunday, he notices a young blonde woman he fancied and decides that she will become his wife. Then, while at a local restaurant, he meets Vidal, an old school friend, now a philosophy professor at Clermont-Ferrand University. Vidal invites him to spend Christmas Eve at Maud’s house. A doctor and divorcee, the dark-haired Maud, a beautiful, fascinating and single woman, is not impervious to Jean-Louis’ charms.

CLAIRE'S KNEE
(French: Le genou de Claire)
JUNE 22 / TUE / 7PM

a 1970 film by Éric Rohmer. It is the fifth movie in the series of the Six Moral Tales.
Synopsis:
On the eve of his wedding, on holiday on the Lake Annecy shore, a career diplomat visits an old acquaintance, perhaps a former girlfriend. Through her he meets an intense teenager, Laura, and then lusts after her sister, Claire. Whilst Laura attempts to flirt with him, his fantasy becomes focussed on wanting to caress Claire's knee.-wikipedia

A GOOD MARRIAGE
Le Beau Mariage
JUNE 23 / WED / 5PM

a 1982 French film directed by Éric Rohmer, starring Béatrice Romand, André Dussollier, Féodor Atkine. It is one of Rohmer's "comedies and proverbs" (comédies et proverbes).
Synopsis:
Sabine, a student in art history, is growing tired of the part of the mistress of a painter and family man, Simon. She meets Edmond, beautiful, young, rich and free, and declares that she is going to marry him.

PAULINE AT THE BEACH (1983)
French title: Pauline à la plage
JUNE 23 / WED / 7PM

Synopsis:
Recently divorced, Marion decides to spend the end of summer in the family beach house on the Normandy coast. She takes her young cousin Pauline, who is delighted tho prolong her holidays, along with her. At the beach, they meet up with Pierre, Marion’s ex-lover. He offers to teach them windsurfing and introduces them to Henri who invites them to his place. While at the local casino, Pierre confesses his love to Marion, but she now fancies Henri. Pauline, meanwhile, has met Sylvain…

SHORT FILMS BY ERIC ROHMER
(SUZANNE'S CAREER + THE GIRL AT THE MONCEAU BAKERY + CHARLOTTE AND HER STEAK + NADJA IN PARIS)
JUNE 24 / THU / 5PM

MY GIRLFRIEND'S BOYFRIEND
Boyfriends and Girlfriends (French title:L'Ami de mon amie, also known as My Girlfriend's Boyfriend)
JUNE 24 / THU / 7PM

Synopsis:
Blanche is freshly installed in Cergy-Pontoise, a trendy new town near Paris. She has a new apartment, a new job with no one over and no one under her. She meets Léa at the swimming pool, and soon she meets an acquaintance of Léa, Alexandre of whom she approaches somewhat awkwardly. The movie then follows the time honored plot of exchange of relationships, as Blanche and Lea switch boyfriends. The title of the movie in French is a pun: The boyfriend of my friend (could be my boyfriend).

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UP Film Institute this February 2010

The arts and culture month in UP Diliman assumes a festive mood with UP Film Institute’s screenings this February.

As a way of paying homage to the golden era of the country’s counter-stream cinema, a significant number of breakthrough short films regarded now as classics from some of the most celebrated names of the indie movement will be shown. Featured are films by Raymond Red, Joey Agbayani, Juan and Miguel Alcazaren, Patrick Purugganan, Noel Lim, Nonoy Dadivas, Louie Quirino, Larry Manda, Regiben Romana, Jon Red, Yam Laranas among others.

Lending indie spirit to this year’s run-up to Valentine’s Day are the US release, “(500) Days of Summer” (subject to confirmation) and two Philippine titles: Milo Sogueco’s “Sanglaan”—Double Prize Winner in Lyon, France and Ellen Ramos and Paolo Villauna’s “Walang Hanggang Paalam”—Official Selection at SoHo International Film Festival NYC 2010.

FemLink—a worldwide collective of women video artists—presents some of the group’s linked collages. FemLink coordinator Veronique Sapin is joined by Pinay video artist Vivian Limpin in a talk to follow the screening.

Completing UP Film Institute’s line-up of screenings for February 2010 is an extensive series of films billed as “The Lives of Artists” featuring selected biopics of the greatest creative heroes the world has come to know.

Free admission to screenings of breakthrough shorts and “The Lives of Artists” series is in store for all UP students enrolled in film courses under the UP College of Mass Communication upon presentation of their respective Form 5 and valid ID.

CINE ADARNA / MAIN CINEMA:

BREAKTHROUGH SHORTS:
In cooperation with Mowelfund Film Institute

JANUARY 25 – 5 & 7PM

Raymond Red

SININGANG (1983, 3min.)

ANG MAGPAKAILAMAN (1983, 25min.)

KABAKA (1983, 20min.)

A STUDY FOR “THE SKIES” (1988, 12min.)


JANUARY 27 and FEBRUARY 25 – 5 & 7PM

Patrick Purungganan’s GENERATION LOSS (1987, 12min.)

Joey Agbayani’s THE EYE IN THE SKY (1984, 8min.)

Joey Agbayani’s KIDLAT (1989, 10min.)

Alcazaren bros. JUAN DE LA CRUZ (1984, 2min.)

Juan Alcazaren’s HARI (1982, 6min.)

Miguel Alcazaren’s XXX (1986, 5min.)

Noel Lim’s MAGKAKAHOY (1989, 12min.)

Nonoy Dadivas’ ANAK MAYNILA (1993, 6min.)


FEBRUARY 2 – 5PM

Louie Quirino’s BOY GOTO (1987, 6min.)

Larry Manda’s SALAMISIM (1986, 8.30min.)

Regiben Romana’s PILIPINAS: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PHILIPPINES, MR.
JANETZKO? (1989, 5min.)

Jon Red’s TIEMPO (1992, 20min.)

Yam Laranas’ AND RAIN FELL IN JULY ( 1991, 4.54min.)


NEW YEAR OF AUTEURS:

John Torres’ TAON NOONG AKO’Y ANAK SA LABAS & TODO TODO TEROS
Jan 28 / thu / 5pm & 7pm


Sherad Sanchez’s HULING BALYAN NG BUHI
Feb 1 / mon / 5pm & 7pm


Sherad Sanchez’s IMBURNAL
Feb 3 / wed / 5pm


LOVE LIVES:

500 DAYS OF SUMMER (2009)
Feb 8 – 12


VIDEOTHEQUE:

Jerrold Tarog’s MANGATYANAN
Feb 1 / mon / 4:30pm & 6:30pm
Feb 2 / tue / 4:30pm & 6:30pm
Feb 3 / wed / 4:30pm & 6:30pm
Feb 4 / thu / 4:30pm & 6:30pm
Feb 5 / fri / 2:30pm, 4:30pm & 6:30pm
Feb 6 / sat / 2:30pm, 4:30pm & 6:30pm

Femlink Videos + Conversation with the Artists Veronique Sapin & Vivian Limpin
Feb 9 / tue / 4:30pm & 6:30pm

LOVELIVES:
Milo Sogueco’s SANGALAAN
Feb 10 / wed
Feb 11 / thu
Feb 12 / fri
Feb 13 / sat
Feb 15 / mon
Feb 16 / tue

WALANG HANGGANG PAALAM
Directed by Ellen Ramos and Paolo Villaluna

Feb 11 / thu
Feb 12 / fri
Feb 13 / sat
Feb 15 / mon
Feb 16 / tue
Feb 17 / wed – at Cine Adarna

LIVES OF ARTISTS:

FEBRUARY 17 / wed
Featured artists: Gustave KLIMT & Andy WARHOL


FEBRUARY 20 / sat
Featured artists: JANG Seung Up, Jean-Michel BASQUIAT & Diane ARBUS


FEBRUARY 23 / tue
UOD AT ROSAS


FEBRUARY 24 / wed
Featured artists: Pablo PICASSO & Jackson POLLOCK


FEBRUARY 25 / thu
Featured artists: Caravaggio & Gustave KLIMT


FEBRUARY 26 / fri
Featured artists: Andy WARHOL & Francis BACON


Repeat: BREAKTHROUGH SHORTS
Feb 18 / thu
Feb 19 / fri
Feb 27 / sat

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UPFI Cine Adarna this November

The UP Film Institute announces its screenings for November 2009. Fitting opener for the second semester of the current school year is the full run for Manila – the celebrated Piolo Pascual double starrer from internationally acclaimed and prize-winning directors Adolfo Alix Jr. and Raya Martin. The distinct engagement for Manila segues to another Raya Martin film Now Showing, which had its world premiere at the 40th Director's Forthnight of the Cannes International Film Festival. We also honor the work and vision of young film critic Alexis Tioseco whose tragic death has left a community in mourning. In his memory, we programmed 2 films he's championed, namely Bontoc Eulogy by Marlon Fuentes and Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind by John Gianvito. We are also particularly honored to screen Gianvito's homage to Alexis and Nika Bohinc via A Candle.

Courtesy of the Embassy of Brazil is an exciting cinema package of titles for four Fridays at the Videotheque - Bossa Nova, O Outro Lado Da Rua, A Dona Da Historia and Abril Despecado.

Completing the lineup is a trio of surprise classics for a Philippine gothic showcase.

We have prepared a very exciting programme this month so hope to see you! Please forward to family, friends and colleagues, and invite them to visit and support the U.P.. Film Institute. Thank you very much.

Full schedule : http://upfilminstitute.multiply.com/photos/album/49#

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UP Film Institute Workshop Series - Sembreak 2009

UP FILM INSTITUTE WORKSHOP SERIES - SEMBREAK 2009

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOP
By Nick Olanka

Is writing a screenplay really that easy? Amidst the gazillions of new stories coming out every day, how can we find the right story? How can we box it to become the right cinematic experience? The blank page is set to be filled by the participants using the fundamental parameters of scriptwriting such as characterization, plotting and appropriate sequencing of ideas. Gear up by knowing your first line of defense: proper mental flow, basic structuring and placing the right images where and when you need it in your screenplay.

The basic concepts in screenplay will be facilitated by Nick Olanka. A director and scriptwriter, Olanka is a graduate of UP Film and Audio-Visual Communication. His independent works have been in competition in several local and international Film Festivals. An active film practitioner currently working for a major film studio, his broad theatre experience contributes to his pursuing passion for the visual art.

Schedule: October 16, 17, 18, 23 , 24, 25 ( 1-4pm )
Course fee: P6,000.00

BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
by At Maculangan

With newer and newer technology coming into the scene, digital photography in the last decade has been becoming more and more available to students, hobbyists and professionals. This workshop is about the fundamentals of digital photography, from conceptualization to actual taking of photos to post-production. To maximize and experiment with the properties of the digital camera is to maximize and experiment with one’s own creativity. Depth of field, shutter speed, sensitivity and exposure will be some of the words going to be used in this workshop, as well as megapixels, CMOS and memory card capacity – several concepts that are unlikely to be discussed in photography using film (celluloid).

At Maculangan is well known in the Philippine art scene as a photographer and a visual artist. He is a regular contributor of Manila ’s top magazines. His background in visual arts and film gained him an edge as an art and culture photographer of choice particularly for documentation of contemporary art, artists and exhibitions.

Schedule: October 16, 17, 18, 23 ,24, 25 ( 10am - 4pm )
Requirement: D-SLR camera
Fee: P 6,000.00


Workshops are open to the public.

To register*, please drop by our office at:
UP Film Institute, 2/f cine adarna bldg. Magsaysay and Osmena Ave , UP campus, Diliman, QC.(across Bahay ng Alumni) Monday-Friday, 9-6pm

*please bring php500 downpayment to ensure your slot.

Last day of Registration: OCT 13, Tues

For inquiries:
925 02 86 (look for Mich )
upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph
http://www.upfilminstitute.net

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UPFI Calendar Sept 2009: Focus on Filipino Filmmakers

UPFI Calendar SEPT 2009 : Focus on Filipino Filmmakers

University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/Internationa l Association of Film and Television Schools)

For workshop inquiries:
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City
E-mail: upfi_workshops@ yahoo.com. ph>
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9263640/9262722 (Telefax)
Website: http://www.upd.edu.ph/~film_ institute/workshop. htm

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UP Film Institute Holds Exclusive Invitational Premiere for Kinatay

The UP Film Institute formally announces the holding of the much awaited Philippine premiere for Brillante Mendoza’s Cannes-winning film, Kinatay, this Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 7:30 p.m.

The 35mm print with English subtitles of the film that won for Brillante Mendoza the Best Director prize in the world’s most prestigious film festival screens in an exclusive invitational affair at UP Film Institute’s Cine Adarna in UP Diliman, Quezon City .

An open forum immediately follows the screening with film director Mendoza.

Invited guests have until July 29 Wednesday to confirm their attendance. Please call 9263640 and 9262722 (UP Film Institute); 7476742 and 5319831 (CenterStage Productions).

University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/Internationa l Association of Film and Television Schools )
Academic Programs and Research
Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road , UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax)
Extension and Theater Services
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax); 9263640 (Cinema Hotline); 9250286

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UPFI Additional Workshops for May 2009

UPFI Multimedia Workshops 2009

Another Wave of Workshops this MAY 2009:

EXPERIMENTAL FILM PRODUCTION -Sari Dalena
May 19 - 23, 1pm to 6pm

BASIC DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Sandra Ladignon - Pilobello
May 23, 24, 30 , 31 9am to 5pm

ADVANCED DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY - Gary Buenavista
May 25 - 29 , 9am to 5pm

NON-LINEAR EDITING - Ramon Bautista
May 25, 26, 27 , 10am to 6pm

BASIC DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY - Melissa Dela Merced
May 26 - 30 , 9am to 5pm

INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING
- Cenon Palomares / Olivia Cantor
JUNE 2009, 5 days, 1- 6pm, tentative schedule

FOR REGISTRATION, visit our office at UP Film Institute, 2nd floor Cine Adarna building.
Please bring 500 as reservation and down payment.

5% discount:
-if you enroll as a group of 3, one time
-on your next workshops, same batch

FOR INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
925-0286 926-2722
Email : upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.

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UP Film Institute Screens Sa Likod ng Himala

The UP Film Institute (UPFI), in cooperation with the International Circle of Online Noranians (ICON), will hold free screenings of Sa Likod ng Himala, a movie-in-the- making documentary on Ishmael Bernal's masterpiece Himala (ECP, 1982), fittingly at the UPFI Bernal Gallery on December 16, 2008 (Tuesday), starting at 7 pm.

In Super 8mm format, this 20-minute documentary was made by five in- house videographers of the former UP Film Center under the guidance of its founding director, Ms. Virginia Moreno (now expanded into the UP Film Institute). It features rare footage, among others, of Bernal in action during the filming of the movie's momentous stampede scene. The UPFI has preserved the original 26-year-old reel of the film in its archives in almost pristine state—a miracle of sorts.

This one-night-only event is meant to honor the film Himala, starring Superstar Nora Aunor and penned by Ricky Lee, for winning the CNN APSA Viewers' Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time, presented recently at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Screen Awards held in Queensland , Australia.

This special tribute, a special year-ender for the UPFI, has been planned even before Himala got the CNN APSA award. "The fact that this Bernal film has been shortlisted with the works of world cinema masters like Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, Wong Kar-wai, and Ang Lee," said UPFI Programming Director Nonoy Lauzon, "is a great feat by itself."

Described by critic Alfred Yuson as "definitely world class," Himala holds the distinction of opening the 2nd Manila International Film Festival in 1983. It was handpicked by Berlin festival director Moritz de Hadeln, no less, to be part of the competition film selection of Berlin International Film Festival in the same year, the first and only Filipino film so far that competed for the Golden Bear. It then went on to be screened in key Russian cities—Moscow, Kiev, and Alma-ata—before it went to the Chicago International Film Festival where it won the Bronze Hugo Award for Best Feature Film.

Himala has remained as one of National Artist Ishmael Bernal's most exhibited films in both local and international film events. From the '80s to the current decade, it has been shown in world's key cities such as Taipei , Bangkok , Tokyo , Jakarta , Los Angeles , Hong Kong, Vienna , and New York . In 2007, Himala was included in the programs of Berlin Hot Shots Film Festival and Paris Film Festival.

The Bernal Gallery on the same day will showcase a mini Himala exhibit, organized by the International Circle of Online Noranians. The group will also conduct a short program honoring the film and some of the people behind it. In between screenings of the documentary, ICON will also hold activities such as film discussion and forum with distinguished guests.

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UPFI Sembreak Multimedia Workshops 2008

THE UP FILM INSTITUTE MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOPS OCT-NOV 08 is now accepting applicants!

The prestigious University of the Philippines Film Institute is now accepting applicants for its Multimedia Workshops on the months of October and November this year. With the theme “Perspective/ s.”, everybody is encouraged to shake their boxes, get into their artistic mood and apply their perspectives and insights through the following courses: Basic and Advanced Scriptwriting, Digital Photography and Cinematography, Editing, Video Production, Musical Scoring and Writing for Film, among other courses. Film and Media Practitioners and Scholars such as Armando Lao, Libay Cantor, Patrick Campos, Cynthia Alexander and Milo Paz for are some of the facilitators of the workshop. The workshops are open to the public.

Enrollees may avail of 5% discount if they apply before or on Sept 19, 2008, as well as if they apply one-time in groups of five. The discount is also applicable for those who like to apply for two or more workshops.

Writer Armando Lao will be starting off the workshops with the Advanced Screenplay course on October 4. The Digital Photography course will be starting on October 6 with Gary Buenavista. Media practitioners Libay Cantor, Louie Quirino and Melissa dela Merced will be facilitating, respectively, courses on Basic Scriptwriting, Digital Cinematography and Non-Linear Editing. Limited slots are available. To know the full list of workshops for this season, course rates and other inquiries, you may call 925 02 86 or e-mail upfi_workshops@ yahoo.com. ph and look for Divine or Randel. Interested applicants may also visit http://upfilminstitute.multiply.com for more details.

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UPFI Summer 2008 Multimedia Workshops

UPFI SUMMER 2008 MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOPS

The UP Film Institute (UPFI) announces the opening of its SUMMER
2008 Multimedia Workshops – a series of short-term, specialized courses
on the power of images and the various aspects of film and audiovisual
production/exhibition.

The following courses will be offered.

1. ADVOCACY VIDEO : The Creative Process
Facilitator: Surf Reyes
Dates: 19-23 May 2008
Time: 10:00 am- 4:00 pm .
Venue: UPFI Videotheque (at the back of Cine Adarna)
Fee: P 5,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

2. BASIC SCRIPTWRITING for Beginners
Facilitator: Libay Linsangan Cantor
Dates: April 8, 11, 15, 18, 22
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Venue: A 107 a
Fee: P 6,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

3. INTERMEDIATE SCRIPTWRITING
Facilitator: Libay Linsangan Cantor
Dates: May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Time: 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: A 107a
Fee: P 6,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

4. ADVANCED SCRIPTWRITING : Filipino Realities and Specificities for
Experienced Writers
Facilitator: Armando Lao
Dates: April, 5, 12, 19, 26
Time: 1:00 pm. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: UPFI Videotechque
Fee: P 4,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

5. CINEMATOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Nap Jamir
Dates: Schedule tentative (please wait for further announcements)
Time: tentative
Venue: UPFI Videotheque (at the back of Cine Adarna)
Fee: P 18,000 inclusive of 16mm film, processing, equipment use,
light snacks, & certificates.

6. BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Vivian Limpin
Dates: April 28, 30, May 2, 5, 7, 9
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Venue: A107b and Photolab
Fee: P 8,000, inclusive of B&W film, materials for developing, light
snacks, & certificates.
Requirement: 35mm still camera

7. NON-LINEAR EDITING
Facilitator: Ramon Bautista
Dates: April 14- 16
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: UPFI Post-Facility (at the back of Cine Adarna)
Fee: P 5,000 inclusive of use of equipment, light snacks, handouts,
and certificates.

8. DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCTION
Facilitator: Milo Paz
Dates: 12-16 May 2008
Time: 10am- 5pm
Venue: UPFI Videotheque (at the back of Cine Adarna)
Fee: P 9,000 inclusive of use of equipment, light snacks, handouts,
and certificates.

9. CURATING FOR CINEMA
Facilitator: Nonoy Lauzon
Dates: 21 May 2008 onwards (broken schedule, clas will decide when
the next meeting will be)
Time: 2-5pm
Venue: UPFI Conference Room
Fee: P 4,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

10. EXPERIMENTAL FILM PRODUCTION
Facilitator: Sari Dalena
Dates: 21-25 April 2008
Time: 1pm-6pm
Venue: UPFI Post Facility
Fee: P 9,000.00 inclusive of use of equipment, light snacks,
handouts
and certificates

11. SEMINAR ON QUEER CINEMA
Facilitator: Lorna Israel
Dates: 01- 05 May 2008
Time: 1:00-5:00 pm
Venue: UPFI Conference Room
Fee: P 4,000.00 inclusive of light snack, handouts and certificates

12. WRITING ABOUT FILMS: Classical Film Theory and Criticism
Facilitator: Patrick Campos
Dates: 21-25 April 2008
Time: 10am- 5:00pm
Venue: UPFI Conference Room
Fee: P 4,000.00 inclusive of light snacks, handouts and certificates

13. WRITING ABOUT FILMS: Film Appreciation for the Young
Facilitator: Patrick Campos
Dates: 19-23 May 2008
Time: 10 am- 5:00 pm
Venue: A107b
Fee: P4,000.00 inclusive of light snacks, handouts and certificates

14. ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN
Facilitator: Bryan Quesada and Teta Tulay
Dates: 28 April – 02 May 2008
Time: 10am- 5:00pm
Venue: UPFI Post facility
Fee: P 6,000.00 inclusive of use of materials, light snacks,
handouts
and certificates

15. ANIMATION
Facilitator: Roxlee and Teta Tulay
Dates: 05 May- 14 May 2008
Time: 10:00am – 5:00 pm
Venue: UPFI Post Facility
Fee: P 9,000.00 inclusive of use of materials, light snacks,
handouts
and certificates

16. DIGITAL IMAGING (Digital Photography with Photo Manipulation)
Facilitator: Bryan Quesada
Dates: 19-23 May 2008
Time: 10am-5pm
Venue: UPFI Post Facility
Fee: P 6,000.00 inclusive of use of materials, light snacks,
handouts
and certificates

Tentative:

DIRECTING with Carlitos Siguion-Reyna
May 5-9, 2008
Fee to be announced soon.

Experimental Filmmaking with Kidlat Tahimik
(please wait for further announcements)

All workshops will be held at the facilities of the UPFI Cine Adarna
or the College of Mass Communication (Annex Building), starting
APRIL. Participants who enroll in and finish any of the courses will
be given certificates of participation.

The UPFI is the country's first and only degree-granting film
school, and it is the home of the first and longest-running production
workshop series in the Philippines. The UPFI is a member of the
International Association Schools of Film & Television (CILECT).

For inquiries, you may call us at the UPFI Cine Adarna, telephone
numbers 9263640 / 92627222 (telefax), or mobile number 09156960875.

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