2 RP films in Japan fest
By Marinel Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 09:27pm (Mla time) 05/05/2007

MANILA, Philippines - Two Filipino films are competing in the fourth
Con-Can Movie Festival, an online short film festival in Japan this
month.

Khavn dela Cruz's "Can & Slippers" and Nick Olanka's "Monday of
Sorrow" are up against 18 other short films from around the world in
the Fiction 2 category.

"Can & Slippers" is about a boy from the slums who plays football
with an empty can as soccer ball. "Monday" is about the revenge of a
woman scorned. Both have won awards in other worldwide festivals.

The other films under Fiction 2 are: Carlos Ceacero's "The Hole,"
Miguel del Arco's "To Die To Sleep To Dream," Guillermo
Rios' "Nasija" and Pedro Touceda's "The Clearing" (all from Spain);
Marie Miyayama's "Maika's Weekend," Petra Schoeder's "Exploding
Buds" and Claire Walka's "Promenade d-aspres-midi" (Germany); Lau
Chec Nien's "Old Woman"(Singapore) ; Slava Ross' "Meat" and Nadej
Zaretckaya's "Scratch" (Russian Federation); Yoshihiro
Aragaki's "The Tradition" (Japan); Lin-Tay-Jou' s "Bardo" (Taiwan);
Sevada's "Mikosh" (Armenia); Eric Chin's "Strong Spirits" (China);
Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan's "Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager" (USA);
Maarit Koskiner's "Pappa" (Finland); and Julia Ruskiewicz's "Wild
Duck Season" (Poland).

A total of 80 films in three categories - fiction, animation,
documentary - were selected, subtitled and streamed for global
viewing. Four --- two for fiction, one animation and one
documentary -- will be chosen for the Global Audience Award through
public voting. Winners will receive $1,000 each (according to the
festival website, www.con-can. com) and are automatic nominees for
the Grand Prix Award, with a cash prize of $10,000.

A five-member international jury and the audience ratings will
determine the winner of the Con-can Grand Prix and Tamashii awards.
Two short films will receive the Tamashii Award and a cash prize of
$2,000 each.