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Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) Facebook Page!!

2011-09-27T06:49:00.001+08:00

Everybody else is doing it, so why not try it? It looks promising... the film's Facebook page where all photos, videos, and links can be readily organized and properly documented. Easy access, especially when being asked about online resources for screenings and programs where the film is entered or invited to. So here you go...

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Technophilia and Pera-perahang Lata screens at the The Filipino Arts & Cinema, international (FACINE): the Filipino American Cine Festival, Nov. 20-21 at San Francisco, California

2010-11-14T21:48:00.000+08:00

FACINE 17 from Victoria Donato on Vimeo.

Technophilia and Pera-perahang Lata Screen at the Filipino International Film Festival Los Angeles

2010-09-22T00:00:00.001+08:00

Technophilia screens on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, 12:30 nn. Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) screens on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010, 7:00 pm for the festival’s closing night films.

All SHOWINGS for the Filipino International Film Festival Los Angeles will take place at Arena Stage – Theater of Arts 1625 N Las Palmas Ave. Hollywood, CA 90028

Festival Schedule

Tickets will be available at the door or simply purchase them at www.brownpapertickets.com and type in Filipino International Film Festival.
$10 for any showings on Saturday and Sunday
$50 for an ALL ACCESS PASS to any of the films.

Film Festival Ad:

Friday – September 24th
8:00PM – 10:00PM – OPENING NIGHT FEATURE
*NOY – Philippines – Directed by DonDon Santos
Courtesy of Cinemedia and Star Cinema
LIMITED SEATING

Saturday – September 25th
9:30AM – 12:00PM – High School Youth Program in Film making

12:30PM – 1:45PM – 1st Block of Shorts
*Technophilia – Philippines – 6min 37 sec – Directed by Rianne Hill Soriano
*”Stay Here” by Leah – US – Music Video 4min 25sec – Directed by Christopher Ad. Castillio
*O – US – 2min 5sec – Directed by Amber Rosario Manuguid
*Tulungan Kita (I’ll Help You) – Canada – 4min 46 sec – Directed by Fernando Dalayoan
* Liham – US – 11min 20sec – Directed by Clarissa Munoz-Banerjee
* Bout That Bout – US – 26min 47sec – Directed by Nico Sabenorio
* Birthday – Philippines – 8min – Directed by Princes Dalmas
* Finally – US – 8min 1sec – Directed by Kristin Alcala

2:15PM – 3:45PM – Matinee Feature
*Fling – Philippines – Directed by Han Salazar
(With English Subtitles)

4:30PM – 5:30PM – 2nd Block of Shorts
*Prom Date – Philippines – 15min – Directed by Charlotte Dianco
*”Lahat ng Araw” by Charmaine Clamor – Music Video 4min 38sec – Directed by Christopher Ad. Castillio
*Chocolate Meat – US – 7min 48sec – Directed by Justin Ryan Madriaga
*The Fork and Spoon – US – 2min 5sec – Directed by Amber Rosario Manuguid
*”Seven Months” by Bambu – Music Video 4min 28sec – Directed by Gabe Pagtama
*Codename: Dragonfly – US – 17min 20sec – Directed by Ron Santiano

6:00PM – 700PM – PANEL FOR FILMMAKERS – FREE – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Tom Draper
Allan Bailey
Mike Amato

7:30PM – 9:00PM – SATURDAY NIGHT FEATURE FILM
Mosquito Filipino – Documentary – Directed by R.A. Mendoza
US – 79min

Sunday – September 26th – 4:00PM – 6:00PM
*A Journey Home – Philippines – Directed by Paul Soriano
(With English Subtitles)

7:00PM – 9:00PM – CLOSING NIGHT FILMS
3rd Block of Shorts
*Little – Philippines – 34min 15sec – Directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo
(With English Subtitles)
*Pera Perahang Lata (Penny From Tin Can) – Philippines – 29min 50sec – Directed by Rianne Hill Soriano
(With English Subtitles)
*Chasing Manila – Philippines – 18min 2sec – Directed by Paul Soriano
(With English Subtitles)

*Films may be subject to change without notice

Pera-perahang lata Screens at The 1st Philippine Film Festival in Hong Kong

2010-07-11T01:47:00.001+08:00

The Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong are proud to co-present The 1st Philippine Film Festival from 5 to 11 July 2010 at the agnès b. CINEMA of the Hong Kong Arts Centre. Under the banner of "Hou Yeh Pinoy" (meaning "Great! Filipinos!"), a cultural fiesta organised by the Philippine Consulate General, The 1st Philippine Film Festival will share with the Hong Kong audience works of film art by the burgeoning independent film industry of the Philippines that is rapidly making its mark in the world stage. The festival also hopes to open up a new platform for cultural understanding between Hong Kong and the Philippines.

The film festival celebrates the new breed of Filipino filmmakers whose works have been screened at prestigious film fairs in Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Vienna and Rotterdam, and received accolades from distinguished international film bodies.It showcases 9 films that delve into a variety of subjects such as race, social class, sexuality, war, and music, many of them set against the backdrop of the Philippines' rich cultural heritage. Some of the films are Hong Kong premieres.

The film festival also serves to mark the 112th anniversary of Philippine Independence and the 35th anniversary of Philippine-China diplomatic relations this year. The Hong Kong Arts Centre is proud to take part in commemorating this milestone event and sincerely hopes that our audience would take this opportunity to enjoy this rare and wonderful occasion.

Entrance is free. Tickets can be obtained at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong and at the Hong Kong Arts Centre. First-come-first-served.

Film Program

Short Film
Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can)

Feature Films
The Forgotten War
Concerto
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros)
Brutus
Jay
Voices (Boses)
Mother Nanny (Inang Yaya)
Yummy (Namets)

Festival Details

Venue: agnès b. CINEMA (Upper Basement, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)
Ticketing: Free tickets are now available, and can be picked up at the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong
Philippine Consulate General Address: 14/F, United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong
Office hours: Sundays to Thursdays: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; Closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Hong Kong and Philippine Public Holidays.
Ticket Inquiries: 2823 8534/ 2823 8536 / 2582 0273
Hong Kong Arts Centre Address: 8/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, HK
Office hours: Mondays to Fridays: 9:30am to 5:30pm; Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
Ticket Inquiries: 2582 0200
Ticketing terms and conditions:

1. Tickets are of limited distribution. Priority is given to audience who first pick up the tickets at the distribution points (to be listed above). Each audience is entitled to a maximum of four screening tickets throughout the Philippine Film Festival.

2. One person per ticket. Free seating. First-come, first served.

About Films and Screening Schedule:

Feature Films

The Forgotten War
05/07 (Monday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2009/ Color/DVD/99 mins/In Filipino, English and Korean with English and Korean Subtitles
Director: Carlo Cruz

The Forgotten War recounts the different stories from the four Battalion Combat Teams (BCTs) that visited Korea in the 1950s under the United Nations Command. They were known as the Philippine Extraordinary Forces to Korea (PEFTOK). They were sent to uphold peace in democratic South Korea after being invaded by North Korea. The film recreates important battle scenes and shares the stories of the soldiers finding courage, dedication, strength, and love as they face adversity amidst the tragic backdrop of war.

Concerto
06/07 (Tuesday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008 /Color/DVD/90 mins./In Filipino and Japanese with English Subtitles
Director: Paul Alexander Morales
Winner of Golden Screen Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Production Awards, the Philippines 2009

Concerto is about how, in the last part of World War II, a special piano concert is held in the forest outside Davao City, in Mindanao. In these boondocks, a displaced Filipino family, led by Military Commander Ricardo and his wife Julia, becomes acquainted with a group of Japanese officers, similarly camped nearby. Their son Joselito, a Japanese speaker, becomes the conduit with the neighbouring Japanese. Family values are questioned as the family treads the thin line between enmity and friendship with the occupying Japanese. Based on true stories from the director's own family history, Concerto celebrates a family whose reverence for life, expressed through their love of music and friendship, can survive even war, and shows how beauty and compassion grow in even the harshest of conditions.

The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (Ang Pagdadalaga Ni Maximo Oliveros)
07/07 (Wednesday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2005/Color/DVD/100 mins./In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Aureus Solito
Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film, Berlin Film Festival, 2006
Winner of Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema - Dramatic Category, Sundance Film Festival 2006
Winner of Special Jury Prize in Full-Length Feature Category, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2005

Maxi is a 12-year-old effeminate gay boy who lives in the slums with his father and brothers who are petty thieves. The story primarily revolves around the conflict between his love for handsome young police officer Victor, and his family's illegal livelihood. One night Maxi is accosted by two men who attempt to molest him, but is saved by the appearance of Victor. Victor does not have a girlfriend, and his sexuality is never revealed. He rebuffs Maxi's advances, only affectionately stroking Maxi's head even when the boy steals a kiss. The last scene is clever homage to the final scene of The Third Man.

Brutus
08/07 (Thursday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008 /Color/DVD /110 mins./In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Tara Illenberger
Winner of Best Asian Film and Best Actor Awards, Brussels International Independent Film Festival 2008
Winner of Special Jury Prize in Full-Length Feature Category, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2008

Shot in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, Brutus was one of the ten Cinemalaya 2008 entries. The film centres on two kids smuggling logs from the mountains. The journey opens their eyes to a "world" that is ruled by greed and torn by political conflicts.

Jay
09/07 (Friday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008/Color/DVD/84 mins./In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Francis X. Pasion
Winner of Golden Screen Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role (Drama), Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama, Musical or Comedy) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama, Musical or Comedy) Awards, the Philippines 2009

Jay Mercado, a promising young schoolteacher, has been brutally murdered. The grotesque image of his blood-stained body flashes on a television screen as an off-screen narrator coolly shares his story. According to the report, Jay, a known homosexual, leaves behind his impoverished family who are devastated when they learn of Jay's fate, a supposed sex crime. His estranged ex-boyfriend, the prime suspect, remains at-large. Through a pseudo-documentary style, Francis X. Pasion's Jay exposes the perverse ways "reality" television constructs the "truth". Pasion's astute social satire is a disturbing depiction of modern media that questions our own viewing habits.

Voices (Boses)
10/07 (Saturday), 2:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008/Color/DVD/98 mins./In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
Winner of Golden Screen Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Director and Best Editing Awards, the Philippines 2009

Boses is the story of a musician named Ariel who offers violin lessons to an abused child Onyok of the slums. Ariel discovers the immense talent of Onyok hiding behind a veneer of silence and pain caused by an unhappy and cruel father. Through the violin, Onyok is able to get back his voice from a mute, desensitised existence. In developing a friendship between the teacher and the student stemming from their love of music, both characters discover each other's strengths and failures.

Mother Nanny (Inang Yaya)
10/07 (Saturday), 5:30 p.m. and 11/07 (Sun), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2006/Color/DVD/100 mins. /In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Pablo Biglang-awa, Veronica Velasco
Winner of Asia Pacific Screen Best Children's Feature Film Award 2007
Winner of Golden Screen Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama) Award, the Philippines 2007

Norma straddles between two worlds as mother to Ruby and nanny to Louise. When Norma takes Ruby to the city to live with Louise's family, the two girls struggle to share the woman they both fiercely love. Every day is a balancing act for Norma as she deals with her demanding ward and her headstrong daughter; a generous employer and her opinionated mother-in-law; the desire for a good life and the need to survive.

Veering away from the stereotypical melodrama, Mother Nanny portrays the Filipino nanny with veracity and shows both her strengths and vulnerability. The film imparts valuable lessons, and inspires the audience to stand for the difficult choices one has to make in life.

Yummy (Namets)
10/07 (Saturday), 7:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008/Color/DVD/90 mins./In Hiligaynon, English and Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Jay Abello

Jacko owns an Italian restaurant in Bacolod City. When a monstrous cock fighting debt sets him at odds with Boss Dolpo, he offers his restaurant up as payment. Boss Dolpo brings in Cassie Labayen as a consultant to renovate the restaurant. Much to Jacko's dismay, Cassie decides to offer Negrense cuisine instead of Italian. The pair then set off across the province re-discovering the unique aspects of Negrense food.

Short Film:

Penny From the Tin Can (Pera-perahang Lata)
11/07 (Sunday), 9:30 p.m.
Philippines/2008/Color/DVD/30 mins./In Filipino with English Subtitles
Director: Rianne Hill Soriano

Penny from the Tin Can exposes both the rich culture of the able Filipinos and the struggle of lower-middle to lower-class Filipinos in the Manila commune set during the Pinoy Christmas season-amidst the exciting tradition of gift-giving, caroling, and the "Simbang Gabi".

The tin can is the film's binding factor. More than just costing the main character his living and another person's death, the utilising of the tin can on asking for alms and the children transforming them into musical instruments for their Christmas carols, it represents a very frequent element that Filipinos use every day.

Sa Pagdating (The Coming) Music Video by St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir

2010-04-09T04:25:00.003+08:00

Sa Pagdating (The Coming) Music Video by St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir
Performance by: St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir
Composition by: Philip Arvin Jarilla

Acknowledgments: Hit Productions, St. Francis Xavier Parish Church
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Kaibigan Music Video by Paul Arroyo

2010-04-05T23:32:00.002+08:00

Kaibigan Music Video by Paul Arroyo
Kaibigan (Friend) Music Video. Philippines, 2009.
Composed and performed by Paul Arroyo.

Sound Engineer: Philip Arvin Jarilla

Special thanks to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Manila, Philippines) and Hit Productions (Makati City, Philippines)
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Pera-perahang Lata Screening at Titus Brandsma

2009-12-09T03:59:00.000+08:00

SHOWING THIS MONTH: PINK CHRISTMAS
Free Admission
December 12, 2008/1pm onwards

Where to find us:
St. Elijah Hall
26 Acacia St. Brgy. Mariana, New Manila
Quezon City

pelikula@titusbrandsma is a free monthly film screening with dialogue that features fine samples of world cinema. It is an offering of the Titus Brandsma Center-Media Program under the auspices of the Carmelites in the Philippines. This monthly event is aimed at giving a meaningful experience for film enthusiasts.

FREE ADMISSION. For inquiries/confirmation, Cal/txt Bituin - 726-6054/09174759244
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SEQUENCE:

Pera-Perahang Lata
Written & Directed by: Rianne Hill Soriano
29 mins. 58 sec.

Cast: Von Arroyo; Arnold Reyes; Paul Sy; Gio Respall; Via Antonio; Judith Soriao; Dido dela Paz; Marnie Solo; Rey Estrada

Synopsis: “Pera-perahang Lata” is about the plight of a young man who tries to make up for his inconsiderate moves towards a needy stranger, but he ends up seeing another tragedy from it. It explores the many facets of a struggling life in a world that is full of unpredictable moments – where some things are really beyond one’s control.

The setting is during the Christmas season where the needy, middle class, and rich people come together sharing gifts, giving and receiving alms, adorning their homes, offices and other establishments with Christmas decors, and attending the “Simbang Gabi.”

This film exposes both the rich culture and the struggle of lower-middle to lower-class Filipinos in the Manila commune set during the Filipino Christmas season – amidst the exciting tradition of gift-giving, caroling, and the “Simbang Gabi.”

The film’s look is a combination of: the dark and gritty; and the light and Yuletide. The realistic treatment mainly shows the dark alleys, well-lit buildings, and different kinds of people travailing public places.

Imagine Me & You (2005)
Written & Directed by: Ol Parker
94 mins.

Cast: Piper Perabo; Lena Heady; Matthew Goode; Celia Imrie; Anthony Head; Darren Boyd; Sue Johnston

Synopsis: Rachel and Heck, long time friends and lovers, finally tie the knot, and during the celebration, Rachel starts a friendship with their florist, Luce. And while Rachel originally intended to match her new friend, Luce, up with her husband's friend, Cooper, she soon finds out that Luce is a lesbian. During the course of their friendship, Rachel starts to question her own sexuality. And though she comes to realize she may have feelings for her new friend, Rachel must decide who she will ultimately find the most happiness with: Heck, her new husband who is also adored by her family, or Luce, who has turned her life and everything she thought she new about love upside down.

Awards/Nominations: Nominated for 2007 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film

The Same, but Different
A documentary by Lisa Marie Evans
65 mins.

Synopsis: The Same, but Different explores the various roles of four transgender individuals in the Midwest United States, including a fundamentalist Christian anarchist; a Catholic republican; your average single guy; a comedienne and parent of two. Claven, Andrea, Jaron and Nicole open their realities, allowing us to see the similarities we share.

Source: imdb.com

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2009-08-27T10:14:00.001+08:00

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2009-08-27T10:13:00.001+08:00

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Pera-perahang Lata at Pandayang Lino Brocka Workplaces Screening Schedule

2009-08-09T14:38:00.002+08:00

Advan workers general assembly
August 14, 2009

Advan workers victory – Tudla Productions (photoslide, 5 mins)
Advan DOLE prop action – Tudla Productions (newsreel, 5 mins)
Triumph die-in – Tudla Productions (newsreel, 8 mins)
Muntinlupa demolition (1,3 and 4) Tudla Productions (newsreels, 30 mins)
Esem - Ian Baluca, Ateneo de Naga (music video, 3:52 mins)
Pera-perahang Lata - Rianne Hill Soriano (narrative, 29 mins)
Imperialist Puppet (Part 1, 2 amd 4) - ST Exposure (animation, 50, 47, 51 secs)
WW III - Artist Arrest (music video, 4:08 mins)
Kaswalti - Mae Urtal Caralde, (narrative, 12mins)
Pagkalinga - Sine Proletaryo (documentary, 6mins)
Awit ng KMU - ST Exposure (music video, 2:49 mins)
There’s Blood in Your Coffee - ST Exposure (documentary, 23:14)
Kasama sa bawat Mayo Uno - Mayday Productions (documentary, 22:46mins)

Running time: 2 hours and 35 minutes

Pera-perahang Lata at Pandayang Lino Brocka Community Screening Schedule

2009-08-09T14:33:00.001+08:00

Malate, Manila

August 28, 2009

Kasama sa bawat Mayo Uno - Mayday Productions (documentary, 22:46mins)
Awit ng KMU - ST Exposure (music video, 2:49 mins)
Muntinlupa demolition (1 and 4) Tudla Productions (newsreels, 20 mins)
Pera-perahang Lata - Rianne Hill Soriano (narrative, 29 mins)
WW III - Artist Arrest (music video, 4:08 mins)
Imperialist Puppet (Part 1, 2 and 4) - ST Exposure (animation, 50, 47, 51 secs)
Kaswalti - Mae Urtal Caralde, (narrative, 12mins)
Bihag - Sierra C. Alparce, UPFI (narrative, 28 mins)
Upuan - Jay Pacena (music video, 4:46mins)
De Lata - Mae Urtal Caralde (narrative, (narrative, 12mins)

Running time: 2 hours and 19 minutes

Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival School Screenings Schedule

2009-08-04T14:31:00.001+08:00

Hi! If you’re free on Aug. 5 and 6, I’m inviting you to attend the 1st Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival with the films “Pera-perahang Lata” and “Karsel” showing at the UP Film Institute UP Cine Adarna.

Pera-perahan is the opening film on Aug. 5 at 1pm while Karsel is also showing on Aug. 6, 3:40 pm. It will also be screened on Aug. 10 for the Poverty and Underdevelopment Program at the Asia Pacific College on Aug. 10, 1pm.

After the school screenings, selected films will also be shown at various communities and workplaces.

Hope to cya!

- Rianne

Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival
Aug. 5 and 6 at the University of the Philippines Cine Adarna and Aug. 10 at the Asia Pacific College

Free Admission

University of the Philippines Diliman Cine Adarna
August 5, 2009, 1:00pm to 7:00pm

Poverty and underdevelopment
1:00pm to 2:35pm
Opening film: Pera-perahang Lata – Rianne Hill Soriano (narrative, 29 mins)
Esem – Ian Baluca, Ateneo de Naga (music video, 3:52 mins)
Tiangge – Ray Gibraltar, Iloilo (narrative, 6:09mins)
Limang Libo – Ice Idanan, UPFI (narrative, 10:44 mins)
Pudpod – Adrian Recci Galang, UP Baguio (narrative, 25mins)
Muntinlupa demolition (1 and 4) Tudla Productions (newsreels, 20 mins)

Migrants situation
2:35pm to 3:50pm
Rhose – Nawruz Paguidopon, UPFI (music video, 5mins)
Performing Naturalness – Dada Docot (narrative, 3mins)
Surreal Random MMS texts… – Chris Gozum (experimental, 16mins)
The Seduction – Roberto Reyes Ang (poetry in motion, 5;41mins)
Wala nang balikbayan – Ilang-ilang Quijano (documentary, 25mins)
The Brothers of Kappa Pi – Roberto Reyes Ang (documentary, 18:23mins)

Indigenous peoples
3:50pm to 4:40pm
Diagnosing poverty, building community – KODAO Productions (documentary, 33mins)
On Potok – ST Exposure (music video, 3 mins)
Ehbon – John Japhet Tubeo, UMak (documentary, 10 mins)
Oyayi sa Kanlungan ng Digma – ST Exposure (photoslide, 4 mins)

US Imperialism
4:40pm to 5:10pm
Lababo – Seymour Sanchez, University of Makati (narrative, 16:47mins)
Imperialist Puppet (Part 1, 2 amd 4) – ST Exposure (animation, 50, 47, 51 secs)

War and Peace
5:10pm to 5:45pm
Lunes ng Hapis – Nick Olanka, UPFI (narrative, 12mins)
Pagkalinga – Sine Proletaryo (documentary, 6mins)
WW III – Artist Arrest (music video, 4:08 mins)
Kaswalti – Mae Urtal Caralde, (narrative, 12mins)

Human rights, political repression
5:45pm to 6:54pm
CPR – KODAO Productions (documentary, 15mins)
Eksenang Tahimik – JL Burgos (poetry in motion, 9:57mins)
NFFM Mindoro – ST Exposure (documentary, 16mins)

Closing film: Bihag – Sierra C. Alparce, UPFI (narrative, 28 mins)

University of the Philippines Diliman Cine Adarna
August 6, 2009, 1:00pm to 7:00pm

Workers, peasants and fisherfolk situation
1:00pm to 2:35pm

Opening film: Kasama sa bawat Mayo Uno – Mayday Productions (documentary, 22:46mins)
Awit ng KMU – ST Exposure (music video, 2:49 mins)
There’s Blood in Your Coffee – ST Exposure (documentary, 23:14)
Pagulong Fort – ST Exposure (documentary, 16:40mins)
Salot – Jay Jomar Quintos, UPFI (narrative, 23:07 mins)

Children and Youth situation
2:35pm to 3:22pm
Shortcut – Rene Anselmo, UE Caloocan (documentary, 16:05 mins)
Kuya – Mary Angelica Eileen Cruz, St. Scholastica’s College Manila (documentary, 9:30mins)
Uling – University of the Assumption Pampanga (documentary, 20:58mins)

Environment
3:22pm to 3:41pm
Alamat ng Kulay – Mari Rivelle Mallari, UPFI (animation, 8:52mins)
Bunker O: Sumirib Plus – JP Carpio (documentary, 10mins)
Tone-Toneladang Basua – Sanggalaw Productions (documentary)

Gender
3:41pm to 4:21pm
Karsel – Rianne Hill Soriano, UPFI (narrative, 20 mins)
Andalusian Bitch – Sasha Palomares, UPFI (experimental, 11mins)

Graft and corruption, misrepresentation, traditional politics
4:21pm to 6:37pm
Padre de Pamilya – Cesar Buendia (full length feature, 95mins)
Upuan – Jay Pacena (music video, 4:46mins)
Pogi – Eros Arbilon, Colegio de San Juan de Letran (narrative/satire, 17mins)
Tuparin natin ang banta ng ating panahon – Artist Arrest (animation, 3:51mins)
Long Live the Fearless Man – Aissa Penafiel, UPFI (PSA, 3mins)

Closing film: De Lata – Mae Urtal Caralde (narrative, (narrative, 12mins)

Asia Pacific College Auditorium
August 10, 2009, 1:00pm to 5:30pm

Poverty and underdevelopment
1:00pm to 1:53p
Opening film: Muntinlupa demolition (1 and 4) Tudla Productions (newsreels, 20 mins)
Esem – Ian Baluca, Ateneo de Naga (music video, 3:52 mins)
Pera-perahang Lata – Rianne Hill Soriano (narrative, 29 mins)

Migrants situation
1:53pm to 2:42pm
Wala nang balikbayan – Ilang-ilang Quijano (documentary, 25mins)
Rhose – Nawruz Paguidopon, UPFI (music video, 5mins)
The Brothers of Kappa Pi – Roberto Reyes Ang (documentary, 18:23mins)

Workers, peasants and fisherfolk situation (30mins, 46secs)
2:42pm to 3:13pm
Kasama sa bawat Mayo Uno – Mayday Productions (documentary, 22:46mins)
Triumph die-in – Tudla Productions (newsreel, 8mins)

Children and Youth situation
3:13pm to 3:30pm
Shortcut – Rene Anselmo, UE Caloocan (documentary, 16:05 mins)

Human rights, political repression
3:30pm to 4:08pm
Eksenang Tahimik – JL Burgos (poetry in motion, 9:57mins)
Bihag – Sierra C. Alparce, UPFI (narrative, 28 mins)

US Imperialism
4:08pm to 4:28pm
Lababo – Seymour Sanchez, University of Makati (narrative, 16:47mins)
Imperialist Puppet (Part 1, 2 amd 4) – ST Exposure (animation, 50, 47, 51 secs)

War and Peace
4:28pm to 4:45pm
Kaswalti – Mae Urtal Caralde, (narrative, 12mins)
WW III – Artist Arrest (music video, 4:08 mins)

Graft and corruption, misrepresentation, traditional politics
4:45pm to 5:17pm
Upuan – Jay Pacena (music video, 4:46mins)
Huling Sayaw ni Gloria – Tudla Productions (documentary, 12mins)
Long Live the Fearless Man – Aissa Penafiel, UPFI (PSA, 3mins)

Closing film: De Lata – Mae Urtal Caralde (narrative, (narrative, 12mins)

Pera-perahang Lata and Karsel Screen at Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival

2009-08-03T14:23:00.000+08:00

To those who weren’t able to make it last June 3 at the Gateway Cineplex 10 premiere, and those who would also like to see “Pera-perahang Lata,” you can catch it, along with my first film (thesis film) “Karsel,” at the 1st Pandayang Lino Brocka Political Film and New Media Festival. And there are lots of more films to checkout… Free screenings for all the films listed below! =D General information about the festival below. Hope to see you there!

FESTIVAL FILMS

1st Pandayang Lino Brocka
Political Film and New Media Festival

Poverty and underdevelopment
Esem – Ian Baluca, Ateneo de Naga
Pera-perahang Lata – Rianne Hill Soriano
Limang Libo – Ice Idanan, UPFI
Tiangge – Ray Gibraltar, Iloilo
City for Sale – Sine Patriyotiko
Pudpod – Adrian Recci Galang, UP Baguio

Migrants situation
Rhose – Nawruz Paguidopon
Performing Naturalness – Dada Docot,
f ng balikbayan – Ilang-ilang Quijano
The Seduction – Roberto Reyes Ang
The Brothers of Kappa Pi – Roberto Reyes Ang

Workers, peasants and fisherfolk situation
Ka Bel – Mayday Productions
Pagulong Fort – ST Exposure
There’s Blood in Your Coffee – ST Exposure
Awit ng KMU – ST Exposure
Salot – Jay Jomar Quintos, UPFI

Children and Youth situation
Uling – University of the Assumption Pampanga
Shortcut – Rene Anselmo, UE Caloocan
Kuya – Mary Angelica Eileen Cruz, St. Scholastica’s College Manila

Human rights, political repression
Eksenang Tahimik – JL Burgos
Bihag – Sierra C. Alparce, UPFI
CPR – KODAO Productions
NFFM Mindoro – ST Exposure

Gender
Karsel – Rianne Hill Soriano, UPFI
Andalusian Bitch – Sasha Palomares, UPFI

US Imperialism
Lababo – Seymour Sanchez, University of Makati
Imperialist Puppet (Part 1, 2 amd 4) – ST Exposure

War and Peace
Kaswalti – Mae Urtal Caralde, MAPUA teacher
Pagkalinga – Sine Proletaryo
WW III – Artist Arrest
Lunes ng Hapis – Nick Olanka, UPFI

Indigenous peoples
On Potok – ST Exposure
Ehbon – John Japhet Tubeo, UMak
Diagnosing poverty, building community – KODAO Productions
Oyayi sa Kanlungan ng Digma – ST Exposure

Environment
Alamat ng Kulay – UPFI
Bunker O: Sumirib Plus – JP Carpio

Issues in governance – graft and corruption, misrepresentation, traditional politics
Upuan – Jay Pacena
Pogi – Eros Arbilon, Colegio de San Juan de Letran
Long Live the Fearless Man – Aissa Penafiel, UPFI
De Lata – Mae Urtal Caralde
Padre de Pamilya – Cesar Buendia,
Tuparin natin ang banta ng ating panahon – Artist Arrest

FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND PROGRAM

Tudla Productions in cooperation with the National Commission on Culture and the Arts, University of the Philippines Film Institute, Asia Pacific College, Courage Partylist and the Quezon City Times News presents:

The 1st Pandayang Lino Brocka Film Festival
August 5-28, 2009
(Film screenings at schools, communities and workplaces)

Schools
August 5-6 at the University of the Philippines Film Institute
August 10 at the Asia Pacific College

Planned program of activities for Aug. 5 and 6:

August 5, 2009 Wednesday

9:00am to 10:00am – Opening Ceremonies of the festival
TUDLA Productions’ Pitik-Mulat Photography exhibit at the Videotheque Lobby

10:00am to 12:00nn – Talk on The Challenges of Political Film Production,
speakers: Direk Carlitos Siguion Reyna, Dr. Roland Tolentino and Concerned Artists of the Philippines at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery

1:00 to 6:00pm – Film Festival at the Main Theater

6:00pm – Opening of visual arts exhibit by Ugatlahi Artists Collective at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery

August 6, 2009, Thursday

9:00am to 12:00nn – Workshop on scriptwriting and story/concept building,
target speaker: Ricky Lee at the Videotheque

1:00 to 6:00pm – Film Festival at the Main Theater

6:00pm to 8:00pm – Talk on The Life and Works of Lino Brocka,
speaker: Direk Joel Lamangan and Concerned Artists of the Philippines at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery

Communities
August 8,9,15 at Brgy. Pook Libis, Bagumbuhay and Quirino 2B, QC
August 16 at Brgy. Veterans, QC
August 22 at Brgy. Central
August 28 at Malate, Manila

Workplaces
August 13 at the Triumph workers union picketline
August 14 at the Advan workers union office
August 18 at NHA, DENR CUE Office
August 21 at Courage Partylist NCR Convention
August 25 at DOLE Employees Union office

For inquiries, e-mail tudla_productions@yahoo.com or contact 0921-6020007, 0935-1092750 and 0922-7857013.

FREE ADMISSION TO THE SCREENINGS IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.

Pera-perahang Lata Trailer

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Sa Pagdating Music Video

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Kaibigan Music Video (Final)

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Film Premiere Event Coverage at Gateway Cineplex 10

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Indie HD Event Plug

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Film Premiere Part 2 - Gateway Cineplex 10 Cinema 5

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Film Premiere Part 1 - Gateway Cineplex 10 Cinema Lobby

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Slideshow: Film Photos

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Film Premiere Event Poster

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Video: On-cam Work

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Finally! Behind-the-scene videos with excerpts from the final cut of the film - online, colorgraded. =D

BTS (Behind-the-scene) video (4 out of 4) for "Pera-perahang Lata" (Penny from the Tin Can) in partial fulfillment for my grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Videography by Dustin Uy Music by Philip Arvin Jarilla

Video: Behind-the-scene Work

2009-05-19T00:00:00.006+08:00

Finally! Behind-the-scene videos with excerpts from the final cut of the film - online, colorgraded. =D

BTS (Behind-the-scene) video (3 out of 4) for "Pera-perahang Lata" (Penny from the Tin Can) in partial fulfillment for my grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Videography by Dustin Uy Music by Philip Arvin Jarilla

Video: Production Experience

2009-05-18T01:25:00.011+08:00

Finally! Behind-the-scene videos with excerpts from the final cut of the film - online, colorgraded. =D

BTS (Behind-the-scene) video (2 out of 4) for "Pera-perahang Lata" (Penny from the Tin Can) in partial fulfillment for my grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Videography by Dustin Uy Music by Philip Arvin Jarilla

Video: Film Concept and Vision

2009-05-18T00:03:00.008+08:00

Finally! Behind-the-scene videos with excerpts from the final cut of the film - online, colorgraded. =D

BTS (Behind-the-scene) video (1 out of 4) for "Pera-perahang Lata" (Penny from the Tin Can) in partial fulfillment for my grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). Videography by Dustin Uy Music by Philip Arvin Jarilla

Filipino and Korean Shorts Premiere at Gateway Digital Cinema This June

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The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Gateway Cineplex 10, and Colorwheel Media Studios present “Indie HD: Premiere of the Filipino and Korean Independent Short Films ‘Pera-perahang Lata’ and ‘Technophilia’ in HD format and a Discussion On Digital Technology in Indie Films Today.” Directed by Rianne Hill Soriano, the two films will be projected in HD format at the Cinema 1 of Gateway Cineplex 10 (Dolby Super Digital Cinema) on June 3, 2009, 6:30 p. m.

Von Arroyo makes his film debut in “Pera-perahang Lata,” a film exploring the many facets of a struggling life in a world that is full of unpredictable moments – where things are beyond one’s control. The cast also includes Arnold Reyes, Gio Respall, Paul Sy, Judith Soriao, Dante Balois, Jocel Vergel de Dios, Loida Petalo, Henrex Aldueso, Rey Solo, Dido dela Paz, Marnie Lapus, Ces Aldaba, Karl Moro, Rommel Buenaventura, Ellen Estrada, and other talented character actors and actresses in film, TV, and theater.

The film is produced through a grant from the NCCA and is also blessed by the generosity of Unitel Productions, FILMEX, Engine Room, Optima, Hit Productions, Outpost Digital Frontier, city government of Marikina, Marikina Riverbanks, St. Francis Xavier Parish Church, Streetpark Productions, and Brass Knuckles.

The Korean film “Technophilia,” a Korean-Filipino-Iraqi film production, shows how technology can shape people’s lifestyles, affect their relationships, and make their interactions as mechanistic as their gadgets. It stars fresh Korean, Japanese, American, and Filipino talents and is made possible through the filmmaker’s participation to the Asian Filmmakers Training Program in Seoul, Korea last year. The film is supported by the Korean Film Council, the prime mover in Korean cinema, Korean Academy of Film Arts, the country’s elite film school, and Korea University, where the filmmaker got an honorary alumna status during her six-month stay in Seoul last year.

Through the help of the Araneta Group, the films are privileged to be shown in HD format, not via a low resolution DVD projection. Within the premiere of the said films will be a full program incorporating a brief discussion on how independent filmmakers can maximize the filmmaking process. Gateway will provide information on how the digital cinema is starting to shape the future of film theaters. Christie will give basic details about the HD projection on digital cinemas. Optima Digital will discuss the feature film workflows available for filmmakers, and the NCCA will impart information about their grant system for independent filmmakers. The Minister and Consul General of the Korean Embassy will be a guest of honor during the event. A Q&A will follow after the screenings.

The event is made possible by the Gateway Cineplex 10, NCCA, Colorwheel Media Studios, Innovasia, Korean Embassy, Marikina Cultural Affairs Office, and NU 107. The premiere is open to the public. Email nordic.gift@gmail.com to reserve free tickets. First come, first served. You may visit www.peraperahanglata.blogspot.com, www.technophiliafilm.blogspot.com, and www.riannehillsoriano.com/blog for more information about the films.

Gateway Digital Cinema Supports the Premiere of 2 Indie Films

2009-05-16T11:16:00.016+08:00

It is an acknowledged fact that the lack of financial resources and government support tend to put the development of Philippine cinema some step backwards. But this should not stop filmmakers, producers, and film industry institutions, companies, and entertainment-related businesses from helping one another for the improvement of our film industry.

The two independent films share a common theme and treatment on factories – the normal factory setting reflecting various aspects of life for “Pera-perahang Lata” and the human factory effect of technology on people for “Technophilia.”

The digital technology of today can now provide more technically competent independent films. The lower cost of production puts a distinct advantage in maximizing resources for a more effective production workflow. "Pera-perahang Lata" is shot using the HD camera Panasonic Varicam with final output in HD. The film "Technophilia" is shot using 16mm film with screening format in HD. And these two films are privileged to be screened HD, not via a low resolution DVD projection, courtesy of Gateway Cineplex 10, home of two of the four digital cinemas in the country today.

HD is truly paving the future of cinema. The high resolution and mostly file-based filming in HD cameras make it easier for the footages to be utilized for post-production work. The file-based showing of films becomes a real advantage to film theaters as there are no more scratches and noises due to wear and tear of a 35mm print and there are no more possibilities for human error in rewinding and queuing up prints. A feature film normally has around four to six prints changed every 20 minutes (variable) of the film’s running time. Now, having things digital, the programming can be automated accordingly. And what the future can further bring is the easier transportation/sending of film files via satellite and other means instead of providing hundreds and thousands of film prints for a film that is “now showing” where every theater in the whole city, the country, or even the world should have a physical copy of the expensive prints. File-based systems in 2K and 4K resolutions also provide quality sound and visuals in par with what 35mm film projections can bring and even put the right subtitles for films of worldwide release. All these, in the long-term, entails lower cost than using film-based projections; thus making it more feasible for the Philippines to catch up with the technology in the global perspective.

“Indie HD” is made possible by the Gateway Cineplex 10, NCCA, Colorwheel Media Studios, Innovasia, Korean Embassy, Marikina Cultural Affairs Office, and NU 107. The premiere is open to the public. Email nordic.gift@gmail.com to reserve free tickets. First come, first served. You may visit www.peraperahanglata.blogspot.com, www.technophiliafilm.blogspot.com, and www.riannehillsoriano.com/blog for more information about the films.

Official Film Posters and Artworks

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Official Film Posters and Artworks
Posters by OJ Desuasido
Artworks by Rianne Hill Soriano

Pera-perahang Lata Stills

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Official still photos from the film

Colorgrading at Optima

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Special thanks to:

Optima Digital Inc.
Tony Gloria, CEO
Pete Jimenez, General Manager and COO
Jam Manikan, Business Development Manager
Ice Cruz, Colorist
Sieren Tuplano, Post-production Producer
Christian Cortez, Systems Administrator
Tinii Banzuela, HR Assistant

BTS #4 -On-cam Work (Pera-perahang Lata)

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Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) Film Credits

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BTS #3 - Production Experience (Pera-perahang Lata)

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BTS #2 - Behind-the-scene Work (Pera-perahang Lata)

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BTS #1 - Film Concept and Vision (Pera-perahang Lata)

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BTS (Behind-the-scene) video (1 out of 4) for "Pera-perahang Lata" (Penny from the Tin Can) in partial fulfillment for my grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Videography by Dustin Uy
Music by Philip Arvin Jarilla

Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) Theme Song

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Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) Theme Song

Composed and performed by Paul Arroyo of the band X-Axis

Sound Engineer: Philip Arvin Jarilla
Director/Director of Photography/Editor: Rianne Hill Soriano

This is a no budget music video using a palm-size mini DV camera while documenting the recording session at the studio. I grabbed one halogen lamp from the house and used it to light the shots. Then the footages of the film are still offline and no color correction yet... pardon the not equal cropping coz i just covered the time code from the bottom of the frame... 95% of the studio shots were handheld :)

Acknowledgments: National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the staff, cast, and crew of PPL, Unitel, Filmex, Engine Room, Hit Productions, Marikina City Government, Saint Francis Xavier Parish Church, Yobs Restaurant, and Colorwheel Media Studios

Plans for Film's DVD and the Last Parts of Post-production

2008-11-16T13:33:00.007+08:00

I'm so excited to finish the last part of post-production in Manila when I get back by last week of December this year. I'm yet to finalize things, but so far, these are the initial plans:

I'll be finalizing the poster with Ojay and Chrisel. I'm also hoping that I can do the DVD authoring with them. Perhaps, I'll also contract them with the DVD cover. For the film's DVD, since the film is less than 30 minutes long, it would have enough space for: the film; the trailer; the behind-the-scene videos; 2 music videos from the OST, and the press kit (with production notes, production stills, and BTS photos).

I think Philip is considering recording some of the musical score again, this time doing live recording with musicians he knows. Some parts of the musical score were made using computer softwares only. And it would really be great to re-record them with live musical instruments.

Actually, there are around 3 dialogues that I still wanted to be dubbed... I think Philip is working on them already.

After the online editing and color correction, the HD and SD copies (NTSC) of the film will be released.

Then, we will start doing the plans for the film's premiere and making the copies of collaterals including poster and other small things for the film, then dub copies of the film in HD tape and DVD.

Hopefully, we can find sponsors for these :D I'll do my best.

PPL offline copy here in Korea

2008-11-16T13:21:00.003+08:00

I've been staying here in Seoul for 4 months now. And the final mix of the sound was already emailed to me. Now, I'm about to start manually fixing the EDL for my online editing when I get back to Manila. So far, I released a DVD copy of the film's offline and it was seen by a couple of people from various walks of life already... Some are film professionals, some are from the Cultural Partnership Initative Program (where I met lots of awesome Filipino delegates), some are OFWs, some people from the Philippine Embassy in Seoul, some are friends from Korea, Europe, and other parts of Asia. So far, I'm blessed enough to hear good feedbacks... and I owe it to everyone who worked and helped in this production. In fact, my Philippine mobile phone bill raised so much because of communicating with some of them coz I just couldn't help but share my wonderful stories about our film from this side of the world. I'll save the specific stories and notes when I meet you guys personally. I'll be back in Manila on Dec. 29, 2008.

The BTS video (divided into 4 parts: Concept and Vision of the Film, Production Experience, Behind-the-scene Work, and On-Cam Work) is already finished. I'm just waiting for the sound mix from the Philippines, then I can upload the 4 videos online already, hopefully within the month.

I'm planning to start editing the "Sa Pagdating" (reedit for the final music released by the musical scorer) and "Kaibigan" music videos within the month. I just need more time to sit on them.

New Trailer!

2008-07-28T21:46:00.003+08:00

Updates About Pera-perahang Lata

2008-07-05T20:35:00.006+08:00

For all those involved in the production of Pera-perahang Lata, please accept my apologies for the delay of the premiere of the film. The major problem encountered was with the sound and music production. Most of you know how things happened and I am hopeful of your understanding. So far, the music is almost done and approvals and correspondences would be done online (transferring low res versions) as I am currently in Seoul Korea for the Asian Film Professionals Training Program. I am staying here until Dec. 23, 2008. Once I get back, I shall move on to the online editing (primarily the conforming of the offline edit and laying in the mixed track of the sound and the colorgrading). After which, the master copies shall be finally released through Optima.

I will be submitting the mini DV (offline version) to the NCCA in a month or two from now. To follow, I will also submit an online copy next year once it is available. If I were in the Philippines, the premiere would be within the said time frame as well. However, given how things have gone, we are now looking forward for a premiere on January 2009. Yes, I know it is such a long wait for a 29-minute short film (inclusive of credits). However, even though I would want to try having a premiere within the actual Christmas season (considering the film being about the Filipino Christmas season), I don't think it's possible as that means keeping up with the surely tight schedule of Optima by December - considering the many projects that may be coming in by that time especially with the Metro Manila Film Festival entries post-production. Moreover, the earliest I will be able to get back to Manila is Christmas Eve already. And most will be on vacation within the Christmas season. So I don't think it would be wise to still hope for a Christmas premiere, thus it will be a post-Christmas premiere. :)

I am uploading the new trailer of the film soon. It's already done. I just have to find time to upload it from my external hard drive. I'll try to upload new photos during the post-production as well once I get some free time. The "Kaibigan" music video and the BTS will also be available in around 2 months. I am working on them already, slowly but surely... whenever I have free time here in Korea. So far, it's been such a busy stay. But just like how the Pinoys say it "Kung gusto may paraan..." =p

Let's look forward to a great premiere ahead!!!

And oh, our lead actor Von Arroyo is once again part of the Pinoy Dream Academy of ABS-CBN. You can also check him out there. He's a very different person there compared to Pera-perahan's Nilo. :D Check out Arnold's new films too with Adolf Alix (also starring Ms. Anita Linda) and another one... hmmhhh... Arnold, update me about more details... I forgot the title... :s

Pera-perahang Lata (Penny from the Tin Can) Film Poster

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Poster by OJ Desuasido

Dubbing and BTS Shoot at Hit

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Thanks to everyone! It was fun seeing everybody again after the shoot :D

Oh, I'm definitely here... it's just that I'm the one taking all the photos hehe! =p

- Rianne

Von Arroyo dubbing additional lines at Hit Productions Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.

Arnold Reyes dubbing additional lines at Hit Productions Studio D, Apr. 20, 2008.

Philip Arvin Jarilla, our sound engineer, while dubbing additional lines for Paul Sy and Arnold Reyes at Hit Productions Studio D, Apr. 20, 2008.

Gio Respall dubbing additional lines at Hit Productions Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.

Philip Arvin Jarilla, our sound engineer, while dubbing additional lines for Von Arroyo, Via Antonio, Jocel Vergel de Dios, Gio Respall, and Gigi Pirote at Hit Productions Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.

Gigi Pirote dubbing additional lines at Hit Productions Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.

Dustin Uy, our videographer for the BTS of the film, on standby while we finish dubbing at Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.
Arnold Reyes with friend (out of frame: me, Ayeen and her friend) recording some crowd scenes for the factory sequence at Studio D, Apr. 20, 2008.
Arnold's classical pianist friend, together with Ayeen and friend, (behind Philip our sound engineer who's working on the mixer) checking out our dubbing at Studio D, Apr. 20, 2008.

Via Antonio dubbing additional lines at Hit Production Studio F, Apr. 13, 2008.

BTS of the BTS... DOP Wowie (in red) suddenly becomes SP... interview shot with one of the actors. Dustin shoots with the DVX cam.
Interview for the film's BTS - Actress Jocel Vergel de Dios (Gary's sister role)
Haha! This is funny, our DOP Wowie changes career for a few minutes... as SP and soundperson. How's that for a change? This is how indie film works when you have your friends and colleagues working together, we may be multi-tasking sometimes, but we're having fun. Wehehe!

Some pre-prod video documentation

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These videos were shot at McDo Philcoa where we usually had pre-prod meetings. Video shot with a mini dv cam using a memory stick and video in mp4 format.

Just to give you a glimpse of how our meetings are real fun times for us. :D Yes, mostly we are girls in the prod.

Post-production Update for Pera-perahang Lata

2008-04-08T09:16:00.008+08:00

To update everyone, I have just finished the offline editing and we are about to work on the sound requirements for the film. It took quite a while as I had to schedule it within the busy work days for a number of productions I've been working at. I did the whole editing work. :) While my sound engineer and musical scorer will be the one hands on with the sound requirements, I'm going to manually edit the EDL file of the offline edit at FCP by putting the correct time code in's and outs' for every shot for the whole film. Yes, that's a little tedious but it's the best option I have given my available resources.

I edited the offline of the film using a Macbook Pro with the downconverted footages from the HD tapes transferred to mini DV tapes with superimposed time codes on the visuals to help me out with the preps for the online editing. And since this is the best option laid down for my resources as approved by Engine Room (I have no available files from the mini DV tapes as it couldn't keep such needed files in the said format; a betacam SP tape could, but I need resources for a betacam SP player to capture the footages using firewire connection to the Macbook Pro - which I don't have, and it would entail great cost if I push through with it) to keep up with the right EDL file which shall serve as the "cut list" of the film for online editing (it's like having a cut list for a film then the negative matcher will follow the said list to come up with the matched negative ready for printing). On this note, I will produce the EDL file from FCP (which will turn out to be a text file in a certain format with the needed information for online editing), then edit the part of the time codes since the ones determined during digitizing are not accurate anymore from what the mini DV tapes could offer, put the correct time code in and time code out for each shot for the whole film - along with this, I also have to transfer the edited elements to 1-2 tracks only (ideally 1 track, and the 2 tracks would be for parts with such transitions/effects as superimpositions and cross dissolves which shall only be possible with at most 2 tracks) at the timeline of FCP (as an EDL produced is in a per track basis). After which, I shall provide the EDL file and the master DVCPRO HD tapes of the rushes and the overcranked shots to Optima for the online editing.

In between, the additional dubbing for certain lines, foley, sound effects, musical scoring, music lay-in, and sound mixing shall be done at Hit Productions. Most likely, I shall also give a copy of the EDL with specifications for the audio to help out the sound engineer to doublecheck the source files from the DVD of the master WAV files of the sound elements - the file name shall appear at every event (every shot) provided by the EDL file and will guide the sound engineer in cases that he would opt to use the master files from the DVD of all the sound elements, primarily the live sound elements, than the originally provided sound elements from the offline edit.

The colorgrading will be done at Optima. And after this, the mixed audio from Hit shall be laid in to prior to the release of the final cut of the film.

The film shall have two versions: one in HD and one in SD. The HD copy will have a master in a DVCPRO HD tape. I still have to inquire about the possibility of an HD copy in digibeta. Otherwise, the masters in digibeta, betacam sp, mini DV, and DVD shall be produced in SD. I am yet to inquire about the blu-ray disc if it's already possible for me to have a master in HD using a blu-ray disc in preparation for what the future has in stored for the said medium being greatly considered as the next generation DVD.

About the possibility of blowing up the film to 35mm, we're still going to explore options. Of course, who wouldn't want a 35mm film print right? Considerably, it has more venues in a number of theaters and festivals and more possibilities of being projected in a theater as a film to be shown prior to, say, a full-length feature (my first two films had such invitations being a film preceding a full-length feature for some film festivals requiring a print instead of a digital copy) - and I really had good venues with the 35mm prints of my first two shorts. But looking into the practical side of things, there are a number of great venues still for the digital format. All in all, it will really be dependent on what resources can be made available for the film. It's good to know that whether I'll have a print during the premiere of the film or I'll have a DVD to be projected in the big screen with the best possible resolution it can offer, I shall have an HD copy in DVCPRO HD tape which shall be ready for blowing up to 35mm some other time in the future. :) Yay.

Anyone with ideas and suggestions that could help us with post-production (primarily in terms of the availability and future of blu-ray, digibeta, and blowing up from HD to 35mm), you may get in touch with me through here or at svelte_rianne@yahoo.com. We will really appreciate all the help that you can offer. Thank you so much!

- Rianne

Sa Pagdating Music Video Performed by the St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir

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Performed by: St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir
Composition by: Philip Arvin Jarilla
Featuring: Von Arroyo and Arnold Reyes
Locations: St. Francis Xavier Parish Church, Marikina Riverbanks, Marikina Riverpark, Marikina and Antipolo streets

Director: Rianne Hill Soriano
Director of Photography: Wowie Hao
Production Designer: Joy Puntawe
Executive Producer: Rianne Hill Soriano
Editor: Rianne Hill Soriano
Asst. Director: Karla Pambid
Production Manager: Gavin Herrera
Art Directors: Armi Rae Cacanindin and Kiko Tolentino
Associate Producer: Ayeen Pineda
2nd Unit Cameraperson: Tricia Okada

Acknowledgments:
NCCA, Filmex, Unitel, Engine Room, Father Jeff Quintela of St. Francis Xavier Parish Church and the St. Francis staff, Rodel Melad and the St. Francis Xavier Parish Grand Choir, Melvin Gasmena, Marikina City government, Marikina Riverbanks, Streetpark Productions, and Brass Knuckles

Principal Photography - Day 3

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After the wrap, around 10am of Feb. 7, 2008 (From left to right: PM Gavin, actress Via, PD Joy, director Rianne, actor Arnold, AD Karla)
After the wrap, around 10am of Feb. 7, 2008 (From left to right: actor Von, Actress Via, AD Karla, actor Arnold, director Rianne, PD Joy, BTS cameraman Dustin, PM Gavin, oh... our boom man, Mark, what's his name again? :) )
Von, Karla, Arnold, Via, and Rianne's hair.
PA Princess with PM Gavin as bit players. That's Armi running and Joy a. k. a. Purplecow with a purple belt bag (she has fetish with purple).
From behind the scene to a short screen time ...
Marikina scrap metal statues are amazing! (From left to right: Art Director Armi, PD Joy, actor Gio, PM Gavin).
Behind the scene: Fountain sequence.

PD Joy checking the frame. AC Nelson poses for the cam and with the cam hehe!
Mark our field sound recordist probably recording wild sound?? :)
BTS - sequence with adult beggar.

BTS - a night sequence...

Marie our PA, Marie, what's the shot no.? Wehehe!

BTS - Another night sequence...

BTS - And another night sequence...

BTS - Chasing sequence

Fudge Magazine (February 2008) Article

2008-02-13T11:24:00.004+08:00

After Day 3 shoot

2008-02-13T11:19:00.003+08:00

Thank you to everybody. It was such a memorable shoot last Feb. 6. Now we're moving to post, yey!

Philippine Star article: An Acting Break for Von Arroyo

2008-01-27T19:42:00.000+08:00

An article from Philippine Star featuring our lead actor Von. Just to correct the end part of the article, my thesis film's title, the one that won the Kodak Film Award 2003, is "Karsel." I just copied and pasted the exact article from its source. And to add up, filming "Pera-perahang Lata" has been possible through our grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA). :D

For the original copy of the article, click here for Philippine Star archive or click here for the same article at Philippine Headline News Online

An acting break for Von Arroyo
FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Curtain-raisers:

• For a few years, they were a beautiful couple, perfect for each other, until they broke up out of the blue it seemed (because there was not the slightest hint that something was going wrong). The girl is being linked to a dashing, young actor but they seem to be happy just “being friends;” while her “ex” is reported to have gone back to his own “ex.” What a merry-go-round! But how come the girl describes her “ex” as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”?

• A rich man is said to be willing to marry a popular and controversial actress whose relationship with a non-showbiz figure is rumored to be headed for the rocks even if they are putting up a front that nothing’s the matter between them. But here’s the hitch, according to Funfare’s “exclusive village” DPA: Even she’s said to be slowly but surely falling for the alleged “new man” in her life, she isn’t sure and/or convinced that he will (but he surely can) provide her with all the comforts and amenities (complete with bodyguards) her “old man” is giving her. She can’t have her cake and eat it, too, can she?

• A pretty TV host now “on leave” desperately wants to have another child but she just can’t because, as she puts it, “those damn eggs na ayaw mahinog-hinog,” a defect that has been bothering her since she was in high school. “It’s a good thing I was able to have a child,” said the TV host who might resort to taking fertility pills because she wants not just one more child but twins. Oh well, maybe she can also pray to Sta. Clara and dance the pandanggo.

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Congratulations to Von Arroyo who has finally realized his dream of being an actor even only in a short film.

“At least,” said Von with a smile, “even if it’s a short, it’s still a film.”

Oo nga naman , ano!

Titled Pera-perahang Lata (Penny From the Tin Can), the 15-minute narrative, written and directed by Rianne Hill Soriano, is about a young factory worker who struggles with guilt during the Christmas season. In trying to make up for a mistake, he inadvertently leads himself to a tragic and life-changing experience.

It turned out that Rianne was looking for someone who was an “introspective and observant thinking guy” for the role of the factory worker, not hunky yet not frail, not too strong yet not too weak, and sympathetically vulnerable. Von fits the role to a T.

“It’s my first acting experience and I hope to do more acting, maybe in a full-length film,” said Von, keeping his fingers crossed.

A former member of the ’90s teen group 14K (together with Jeffrey Hidalgo, Rhada and the late Tenten Muñoz, sister of Jolina Magdangal’s boyfriend Bebong Muñoz), Von has been concentrating on his singing (with four albums to date, by Viva Records and Prime Music), even if he could have put in harness his four-year theater experience, singing in Ballet Manila’s musical shows.

A cum laude Masscom graduate, Von taught (as instructor/coach) at John Robert Powers. He was hired in the same capacity for the ABS-CBN reality-TV Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA) and had a stint as host of PAGCOR’s Magic5 Draw.

Now on its post-production phase, Pera-perahang Lata is expected to make heads turn in the film-festival circuit like Rianne’s other short films Aninag (shown at the 2005 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, the 2006 Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival, the 2005 New York Filipino Film Festival, the UNESCO Audio-Visual E-Platform and the 2006 Viva’s PBO Digitales Film Competition where it placed third); and Kanser (Kodak Film Award 2003 and Best Production Thesis 2003 of the UP Film Institute, at the 2006 International Women’s Film Festival and nominee for the Gawad Urian Short Film in 2003).

Britney pays tribute to RP in her new song

Did you know that Britney Spears pays “tribute” to the Philippines in her new song titled Piece of Me?

This was pointed out to Funfare by reader Arman Domingo of Bakersfield, California, who e-mailed the complete lyrics of the song, but I’m printing only the first few stanzas.

Okay, altogether now:

Piece Of Me

I’m Miss American Dream since I was 17

Don’t matter if I step on the scene

Or sneak away to the Philippines

They still gon’ put pictures of my derrière in the magazine

You want a piece of me?

You want a piece of me...

I’m Miss bad media karma

Another day another drama

Guess I can’t see the harm

In working and being a mama

And with a kid on my arm

I’m still an exceptional earner

And you want a piece of me

I’m Mrs. Lifestyles of the rich and famous

(You want a piece of me)

I’m Mrs. Oh my God that Britney’s Shameless

(You want a piece of me)

I’m Mrs. Extra! Extra! This just in

(You want a piece of me)

I’m Mrs. She’s too big now she’s too thin

(You want a piece of me)

I’m Mrs. ‘You want a piece of me?’

Tryin’ and pissin’ me off

Well get in line with the paparazzi

Who’s flippin’ me off

Hopin’ I’ll resort to some havoc

End up settlin’ in court

Now are you sure you want a piece of me?

(You want a piece of me)

I’m Mrs. ‘Most likely to get on the TV for slippin’ on the streets’

When getting the groceries, no, for real..

Are you kidding me?

No wonder there’s panic in the industry

I mean please, do you want a piece of me?

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E-mail reactions at rickylo@philstar.net.ph or at entphilstar@yahoo.com

Clickthecity.com Article: "Pera-perahang Lata" Nears Completion

2008-01-22T11:29:00.000+08:00

After the success of her first two short films "Aninag" (New York International Independent Film and Video Festival 2005, Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival 2006, New York Filipino Film Festival 2005, UNESCO Audio-Visual E-Platform, 3rd Place at Viva's PBO Digitales Film Competition 2006) and "Karsel" (Kodak Film Award 2003 and Best Production Thesis 2003 of the UP Film Institute, International Women's Film Festival 2006 and Nominee for the Gawad Urian Best Short Film 2003), writer-director Rianne Hill Soriano saw an opportunity to make a third film with "Pera-perahang Lata," a film that explores the journey of a young factory worker during the Christmas season.

For the rest of the article, click here.

Producers: National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Colorwheel Media Studios

2007-12-25T22:40:00.000+08:00

National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) provides grants for artists, project managers, and organizations with various art projects and events including research, scholarships, films, festivals, and performance and visual arts events.

The project proposals pass through different committees (for film projects – via the cinema committee composed of distinguished artists and media practitioners). Once approved by the committee, it goes up different levels until the Board gives its final approval.

Colorwheel Media Studios
Colorwheel Media Studios is a group of freelance production artists providing services for both commercial and independent productions (corporate videos, films, and music videos). Their set-up promotes a cost-effective way for quality production work. Since it’s inception during the production of “Pera-perahang Lata,” Colorwheel has already produced a good number of commercial and independent film and video productions.

The team’s latest projects include a series of videos for De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, an upcoming AVP for the Office of the President’s Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), and AVPs for Tuldok Animation Studios.

Nilo: Von Arroyo

2007-12-25T22:39:00.004+08:00

“Pera-perahang Lata” is the debut film of singer, TV host, Pinoy Dream Academy (Seasons 1 and 2) Diction Master, John Robert Powers instructor, and V-Factor Events and Promotions project manager Von Arroyo.

Amidst the extensive auditions, Von is Rianne’s only choice to play the role of Nilo. Professional and good-natured as he is, he had that look that she found solely on him among the roster of talented actors vying for the role.

Von is best known for his musical talents with his very early and yet successful singing career. He was a Ryan Cayabyab music scholar and member of Cayabyab’s 14K. He had a number of music hits under his belt: his first self-titled album “Mr. Lonely” under Viva Records; “Maisip Mo Lang Ako” and “Reborn” under Prime Music and distributed by Viva Records; and the 14K Music album from 1989-1993. His hit singles include “If You Leave Me,” “Single Rain,” and “Through the Fire.”

He appeared in TV commercials for Coke, RCBC, Toyota, and PLDT. He also had his share of theatrical performances including the musicals “Princess of the Moon” at the Aliw Theater from 2002 to 2004 and “Belen” at the Star Theater, Star City from 2002 to 2004. He hosted PAGCOR’s Spin2win Magic 5 and also starred on “Fidel,” his second independent short film.

Von also attended ABS-CBN acting workshops and the 11th batch of Ricky Lee’s scriptwriting workshop.

He is an instructor for Conversational English, Voice and Communications, Believability, Acting, VTR and Eye Contact for John Robert Powers International.

Gary: Arnold Reyes

2007-12-25T22:32:00.003+08:00

More than being a very talented film, TV, and theater actor, Arnold’s attitude and work ethics is an inspiring breath of fresh air. After the dire need of the production for a new actor to play the role of Gary, he is indeed a blessing for the production. And he is undoubtedly the best "Gary" to play the role.

This is his first time to collaborate with Rianne and it has been a truly wonderful experience to have him portray one of the film's major characters.

A familiar face on television, Arnold Reyes did numerous ad campaigns. He was a featured model for Smart, PLDT, McDonalds, San Miguel Beer, Downy Fabric Conditioner, Wrigley’s Orbit Chewing Gum, Lucky Me, Sarsa ni Mang Tomas, Talk N’ Text, Benadryl, Kawasaki, Bacchus, Knorr, among others.

For theater, he acted for: "Hamlet Redux,” Atlantis Productions’ "Rent Manila," Actor’s Repertory Theater’s "Romeo and Juliet" and "Florante at Laura," CCP’s entry to the International Theater Festival 2006 "Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal" for which he was voted Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Dodong (Best of Theater 2006, Philippine Daily Inquirer), and “Orosman at Zafira,” an entry to the “1st International Komedya Fiesta” of the University of the Philippines Centennial Celebration.

He is also into song writing. His song "Paano Na?" interpreted by Bituin Escalante garnered Second Prize Honors at the Metro Pop 2000 Song Writing Festival. In 2003, his composition "Kung Ako Ba Siya?" interpreted by Piolo Pascual made it to the Finals at the Himig Handog Love Song – winning him the coveted Texters’ Choice Award.

He also proved his versatility as an actor playing various roles for renowned independent films including "Big Time," "Pisay," "Ang Huling Araw Ng Linggo," “Imoral,” “Manila,” “Adela,” and “UPCAT.”

He’s also part of the ensemble in Camera Café, the five-minute French comedy show which was adapted by some of the country's leading playwrights to suit Pinoy sensibilities. Arnold also starred in the ABS-CBN “teleserye” “Dragona” and French producer Henri de Lorme’s and director Mark Meily’s “You Women.”

Adult Beggar: Gio Respall

2007-12-25T22:22:00.006+08:00

Gio Respall is an Industrial Design/Fine Arts graduate who does lots of artistic things. As a top dancer, he is member of Douglas Nieras' Powerdance. He also starred in the Cinema One Originals film “Yanggaw.”

Apart from being a dancer and a character actor, he is also known for his hosting and choreography stints.

During the course of filming "Pera-perahang Lata," Rianne and Gio realized that they already worked together years before for a music video of Slapshock.

Juda: Paul Sy

2007-12-25T22:21:00.001+08:00

Paul Sy is a theater actor from Gantimpala. As a puppeteer, he's the man behind the character “Kokey,” an ABS-CBN comedy “teleserye” of the same title. He also appeared in the ensemble of Camera Café.

Gary's Mother: Judith Soriao

2007-12-25T22:15:00.003+08:00

This is Judith Soriao's first independent film production. A revelation during the casting call (a few minutes after being so nervous during her audition), her acting background was honed way back her college days in a theater group at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.

Gary’s Father: Dante Balois

2007-12-25T22:09:00.002+08:00

Dante Balois is one of the earliest members of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA). With an acting career spanning more than 30 years, he appeared in a number of films in support roles, particularly in Lino Brocka’s "Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang" and “Orapronobis” and Marilou Diaz Abaya’s "Bagong Buwan.” He also acted for Cinemalaya’s “Baby Angelo.”

Dante and Rianne met up in a PETA play entitled "Tata Selo."

Gary’s Sister: Jocel Vergel de Dios

2007-12-25T22:03:00.003+08:00

A familiar face seen on many TV commercials and TV productions, Jocel Vergel de Dios is also starting to make a name in the film scene. She also acted in the 2006 film “Pamahiin.”

Boss: Dido dela Paz

2007-12-25T21:55:00.001+08:00

Dido dela Paz is a veteran film, theater, and TV actor. His renowned mainstream and independent film credits include “Magnifico,” “Mano Po,” “Kristo,” “Sa Ilalim ng Cogon,” “Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino,” “Altar,” “Astigmatism,” “Sukob,” “Sisa,” “Eskapo,” and Hesus Rebolusyonaryo.”

Boss’ Wife: Marnie Lapus

2007-12-25T21:44:00.002+08:00

Marnie Lapus is a favorite talent in TV commercials and “teleseryes.” As a character actress, she starred in mainstream films including “D’ Anothers” and awarded independent short films “Luna” and “Mansyon.” She was also part of the TV series “Encantadia.”

Marnie has collaborated with Rianne for various productions before, but this is the first time that she acted for her film.

Pansit Vendor: Via Antonio

2007-12-25T21:38:00.004+08:00

Via Antonio is a theater artist and dancer from Dulaang UP. She performed for the “1st International Komedya Fiesta” of the University of the Philippines Centennial Celebration through “Orosman and Zafira” and she was part of the 2009 theater release of "Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Muzikal." She also starred in the independent film “Now Showing.”

Beggar Boy and Mom: Henrex Aldueso and Loida Petalo

2007-12-25T21:32:00.002+08:00

Henrex Aldueso’s first production was for a public service ad for children. “Pera-perahang Lata” is his first film.

Loida Petalo appeared in many character roles for various productions including “Darna,” “Calla Lily,” “Maala-ala Mo Kaya,” and “Kabalikat.”

Woman in Jeep: Ellen Estrada

2007-12-25T21:28:00.002+08:00

Ellen Estrada is a member of the Actors Workshop Foundation. As a character actress, she appeared in a number of soap operas, TV commercials, and films. She also played the role of the Spanish era/ancestral mother for Rianne’s first film “Karsel.”

She was the writer of “Emergency,” the first segment of Regal Film’s Metro Manila Film Festival 2008 entry “Shake, Rattle, and Roll X.”

Snatcher: Rey Solo

2007-12-25T21:24:00.004+08:00

Rey Solo is a veteran actor, stuntman, and fight director. His local and international film credits include “M.O.N.A.Y. ni Mr. Shooli,” “Dugo ng Panday,” “Squala,” “Shake, Rattle and Roll IV,” “Killer vs. Ninjas,” “Buddy en Sol (Sine Ito),” “Bullet,” “Bobby Barbers, Parak,” “Hostage,” “Magic Kombat,” “Cobra Nero 2,” and “The Boy in the Golden Kimono.”

Man 1 and Man 2: Ces Aldaba and Karl Moro

2007-12-25T21:15:00.003+08:00

Ces Aldaba and Rianne met while working in a Fil-Am indie production. Ces was one of the actors in major role while Rianne was the Assistant Director. He is a familiar face in TV and film. Apart from starring in a number of TV commercials and soap operas, he also acted in films “My Big Love,” 'Wag Kang Lilingon,” “Ang Pamana,” and “Baliw.”

Comedian Karl Moro shared credits on GMA 7’s TV comedy show “Bubblegang.” He also starred in the independent film “Baliw.” He is Rianne's top pick for the Man #2 role during the auditions.

Student in Jeep and Drunk Maniac in Jeep: Ed Jaluag and Rommel Buenaventura

2007-12-25T21:11:00.003+08:00

Ed Jaluag and Rianne met at Tuldok Animation Studios where they are both members. Ed also worked as an artist for the indie animated short (also funded by the NCCA through the proponent Ramon del Prado, also Rianne's friend and one of the storyboard artists for "Pera-perahang Lata") where Rianne also worked for Tuldok's AVP and BTS video.

Rommel Buenaventura made a number of independent productions mostly for the University of the Philippines Film Institute and Mowelfund. He is also one of the founders of the Pi Omicron Independent Film Festival at the University of the Philippines.

Rommel Buenaventura is Rianne's batchmate at PETA when they opened their application way back 2000/2001.

The voices behind the characters Nilo’s mom and little sister: Gigi Pirote and Noemi Oineza

2007-12-25T20:51:00.004+08:00

Gigi also played the mom character for Rianne’s first film “Karsel.” They met up in a play of PETA (Tata Selo).
Noemi Oineza is a promising child actress building a very good acting portfolio at a very young age. She is a mainstay of the ABS-CBN children’s gag show “Going Bulilit.” She also starred in a major role at the network’s “teleserye” version of “Princess Sarah” and does voice talent works for TV commercials and corporate productions.

Noemi is a talented little girl Rianne met from another audition around 2 months before shooting the film. Her sister Jane is also part of ABS-CBN's "Going Bulilit," "Prinsesa ng Banyera" and "Kung Fu Kids."

Mahjong, Pusoy, and Bingo Players

2007-12-25T20:20:00.002+08:00

Tong-its and poker players - Alexander Isidro, Philip Arvin Jarilla, and Cris Isidro; Bingo players - Cristy Isidro, Remegio Isidro Jr., Cristina Perez, Loreta Marcelino, Danilo Enriquez, and Carlos Marcelino; Mahjong players - Oliver Isidro, Nestor Baliwag, and Nardo Santiago; additional people at the wake - Emy Isidro, Viofy Marcelino, Rosa Marcelino, Tricia Isidro, and Lean Isidro

The Factory People

2007-12-25T19:50:00.001+08:00

Factory workers - Rommel Ruiz Robles, Lordgie Llobrera, Glenn Daque, Karen Laru-an, Thed Galicia, Exequiel Ebreo, Oscar Domingo, and Harold Duligues

The Caroling Kids and the Simbang Gabi People

2007-12-25T19:31:00.001+08:00

Caroling kids - Karen Isidro, Clarina Leyble, Harold Aldueso, and Haris Aldueso; Woman with caroling kids - Tessie Isidro

Parish priest - Father Jeffrey Quintela; Simbang Gabi people - Mavis Isidro, Christian Isidro, Jose Isidro, Filipina Isidro, Leonor Ignaciao, Reny Ignacio, Ren-ren Ignacio, Evelyn Buasan, Dustin Uy, churchgoers and vendors at St. Francis Xavier Parish Church

Choir ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH GRAND CHOIR
Parish priest FATHER JEFFREY QUINTELA
Simbang Gabi people MAVIS ISIDRO
CHRISTIAN ISIDRO
JOSE ISIDRO FILIPINA ISIDRO
LEONOR IGNACIO
RENY IGNACIO
REN-REN IGNACIO
EVELYN BUASAN
DUSTIN UY
CHURCHGOERS & VENDORS AT ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH