by Karl Gaspar, CssR
Very interesting development re the Mindanao films recently shown at the Cinemalaya and Netpac film festivals at the CCP recently.  First Sheron Dayoc’s film Halaw wins as Best Film at the Cinemalaya, Arnel Mardoquio’s film Sheika wins Best Film at the Netpac.  Teng Mangansakan’s Limbunan did not merit [...]

Karl M. Gaspar CSsR
Director and Screenplay: Arnel Mardoquio
Cinematography: Willie Apa Jr. and Dax Canedo
Editor: Ian Garcia and Willie Apa Jr.
Musical Director: Popong Landero
Production Design: Buggy Ampalayo, Marie Contaoi and Jun Cayas
Production Manager: Lyndee Prieto
Producers:  HYDEout Entertainment, Alchemy of Vision and Light Productions and Sky Weaver Productions
Starring: Fe Gingging Hyde, [...]

Teng Mangansakan’s first full-length feature film, “Limbunan”   will be shown on July 10, 2010, 6:15pm at Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Set in 1989, the film captures the ritual motions of the women in a family preparing for the wedding of 16-year-old Ayesah who has been betrothed to a [...]

CINEMAGIS is the region’s first short film festival which aims at encouraging our film making enthusiasts to address and reflect on Mindanao experiences, voices, aspirations and issues.  Filmmakers are also encouraged to draw inspirations from any local lore or any pressing realities that capture the essence of MAGIS- a take on doing more, leaping extra [...]