Cinemanila 2010

NETPAC Award-winning Films to be Screened at the Cinemanila International Film Festival 2010

Screening Schedule

December 1 - Wednesday
December 2 - Thursday
December 3 - Friday
December 4 - Saturday
December 5 - Sunday
December 6-8 Cinemanila Extension

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To highlight the unparalleled importance of Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) in the development of international cinema, the 2010 Cinemanila International Film Festival has included in its line-up of events the screening of past winners of the NETPAC Award. NETPAC is considered a prestigious program in film festivals, and NETPAC Awards have been presented in A-list festivals such as Berlinale and Rotterdam Film Festivals. To date, the NETPAC Award is now given at 28 international film festivals in 21 countries and 5 continents.

NETPAC is also marking twenty years of productive service to the cinema community this year. It first took part in Cinemanila International Film Festival in 1999, when ‘Birth of a Butterfly’ by Mojtaba Raei (Iran) and ‘Pila Balde’ by Jeffrey Jeturian (Philippines) both won the NETPAC Jury Award.

The following NETPAC Award-winning pictures are set for screening: ‘Animal Town’ by Kyu-hwan Jeon (South Korea / USA, 2009), ‘August Sun’ by Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka, 2003), ‘Au Revoir, Taipei’ by Arvin Chen (USA / Taiwan, 2010), ‘Floating Lives’ by Nguyen Panh Quang Binh (Vietnam, 2010), and ‘Kaleldo’ by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines, 2006).

The NETPAC award-winning films screening event is presented by the Cinemanila International Film Festival and supported by the Film Development Council of the Philippines. The 12th Cinemanila International Film Festival runs from December 1-5, 2010 at the Robinsons Movieworld Galleria, Ortigas Center, Quezon City.

The 12th Cinemanila International Film Festival will be held from December 1 to 5, 2010 in Robinsons Movieworld Galleria, Quezon City. Around 50 international and local films will be screened in a span of 5 days – from the current toasts of the local indie scene to the award-winners and favorites at prestigious festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Rotterdam, Sundance, and Pusan. The festival will also feature workshops, seminars and master classes. For more info, or jpegs for a release, please contact cinemanila.press@gmail.com and cinemanila@gmail.com or go to www.cinemanila.org.ph.

The 2010 Cinemanila is presented by the Film Development Council of the Philippines and the Cinemanila International Film Festival Foundation, together with Robinsons Movieworld Galleria, in cooperation with Cinema One, Manila Bulletin, Business World, Click the City, Pep.ph, Spot.ph, Web Philippines, TBWA\Mangada Santiago Puno, Outpost Visual Frontier, Solid Video Corporation and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office.

CINEMANILA 2010 is presented by

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