Friday, July 12, 2019

10 ENTRIES FOR 3rd EDITION OF PISTA NG PELIKULANG PILPPINO REVEALED


The Film Development Council of the Philippines, spearheaded by Chairwoman Liza Diño announced that Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino will take place from September 13 to 19.  This year's edition will feature seven films and three other films that are part of PPP Sandaan Showcase in commemoration of 100 years of Philippine Cinema.

Here is the full list of 10 Feature Films for the 3rd edition of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino:

1)  CUDDLE WEATHER
Director: Rod Marmol
Production: Project 8 corner San Joaquin and Regal Entertainment
Logline:
After realizing that prostitutes are not entitled to the best part of love making, two sex workers form a screwy relationship as 'cuddle partners' only to realize that they want something more.

2) THE PANTI SISTERS
Director: Jun Robles Lana

Production: The Ideafirst Company, Blacksheep and ALV films

Logline:

Three gay sons are called back by their estranged and terminally-ill father and given an offer they can’t refuse: a P300 million inheritance in exchange for each of them giving him a grandchild.


3) G!
Director: Dondon Santos
Production: Cineko Productions
Logline:
A series of good times, bad times, cherished bonding moments which will make them all realize the value of love, friendship, family and life.


4)  WATCH ME KILL
Director: Tyrone Acierto
Production: CineBandits Entertainment
Logline: A ruthless assassin’s plan is interrupted when she discovers that the man she needs to kill has more to hide than expected. Her life unravels as she must juggle her new priorities with her inner demons. Set in a world where violence rules over virtue, she must face the hardest reality -- is she the real danger or the monsters that control the criminal underworld?


5) PAGBALIK
Director: Hubert Tibi and Maria S. Ranillo
Production: Nuances Entertainment Productions & PRO. PRO
Log line:
A trouble OFW is forced to return home and come to terms with the family she left behind.

6)  LSS (LAST SONG SYNDROME
Director: Jade Castro
Production: Produced by Globe Studios in association with Dokimos Media Studios Inc. and Ben&Ben
Logline:
Sara and Zak, an aspiring musician and a yearning son find themselves in a series of almost-but-not-quite romantic encounters as they follow an upcoming indie-folk band. The two are struggling dreamers in their 20s who discover what it means to grow up as they experience the joy and pain of love and loss accompanied by the music of Ben & Ben.

7)  I’M ELLENYA L.
Director: Boy 2 Quizon
Production: Spring films, N2 Productions and Cobalt Entertainment
Logline: Ellenya’s life revolves around social media just like a typical millennial; seeking
validation from the online society. With aspirations of being a big influencer and vlogger,
she chases her dreams by creating a persona and content with the help of her family and
friends. Will Ellenya earn online fame or will she be an epic fail?

8) CIRCA
Writer/Director: Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr.
Cast: Anita Linda, Gina Alajar, Laurice Guillen, Jaclyn Jose, Elizabeth Oropesa, Ricky Davao, Enchong Dee with the special participation of Eddie Garcia
Production Company: ABAJ Film Productions, Noble Wolf, Swift Productions, RSVP


9)  LOLA IGNA
Director: Eduardo Roy Jr.
Production: Found Films and EMBA Production
Logline: Lola Igna is a foul-mouthed and stubborn woman who is eager to die but her neighbors are hung up on her winning the title “the oldest living grandmother in the world.” Her long lost great-great-grandson, Tim, is an aspiring Vlogger who wants to latch on to her now-famous grandma but ends up giving her a new reason to live

10) OPEN
Director: Andoy Ranay
Production: T-Rex Entertainment and Blacksheep
Logline: Rome and Ethan have been together for 14 years. He is the love of her life, and she is his number one supporter. They are each other’s firsts, and to their friends, they are the perfect couple. When the two begin to feel that their relationship has gone stale, they explore the idea of going open. It’s something Ethan wants to do, and it’s the only way Rome feels she can keep her man. They agree that they are allowed to have sex with strangers, but they are not allowed to fall in love. In a relationship built over time, the two begin to “explore” expecting to salvage the exact same thing they are giving up. In the end, they learn the importance of the very thing they have been blind to -- a relationship without trust will eventually crumble.



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