The UP Film Institute unveils its full screening lineup for February 2008. Highlights include the observance of February as the month of hearts and the arts, the extended run of Manila Pride Fest, premieres of new homegrown digital features, a sampling of Iranian cinema, a special presentation commemorating Philippine-German cinema relations, the inaugural of the film festival for health and the Elwood Perez retrospective.    

 

Day-by-day screenings are as follows:

 

February 2008

Feb 1 Fri

4:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Laughing Matters…The Men (USA, 81 minutes)

6:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Tan Lines (Australia, 2006, 96 minutes)

 

Feb 2 Sat @ the Videotheque 12 noon onwards

Kino-Sine (Philippine-German Cinema Relations) with Cinethon of Independent and Experimental Shorts

 

Feb 4 Mon

4:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Outing Riley (USA, 2004, 87 minutes)

6:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Tick Tock Lullaby (UK, 2007, 73 minutes)

7:30 p.m. Premiere: Ang Lihim ni Antonio (Digital Viva)

 

Feb 5 Tue

4:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: So Far, So Close

5 p.m. The Misadventures of Margaret

6:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: Children of Heaven

 

Feb 6 Wed

4:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: So Far, So Close

5 p.m. Live Flesh

6:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: The Son of Mary

 

Feb 7 Thu

4:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: Children of Heaven

5 p.m. The Misadventures of Margaret

6:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: The Color of Paradise

 

Feb 8 Fri

4:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: The Son of Mary

6:30 p.m. Films from Iran @ the Videotheque: Saint Mary

 

Feb 9 Sat

2 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Loving Annabelle (USA, 2006, 76 minutes); Dogme 41: Lonely Child (Canada, 2005, 50 minutes)

2:30/5 p.m. Live Flesh

4:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Tan Lines (Australia, 2006, 96 minutes)

7 p.m. The Misadventures of Margaret

7 p.m. Bernal Gallery Night with Ateneo Video Open

 

Feb 11 Mon

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: The Story of Adele H

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Basquiat

7 p.m. Burlesk King

 

Feb 12 Tue

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Kino-Sine (Philippine-German Cinema Relations) with Selected Independent and Experimental Shorts

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Kino-Sine (Philippine-German Cinema Relations) with Maybe I Can Give You Sex (Documentary Feature by Jürgen Brüning and Rune Layumas)

7 p.m. Burlesk King

 

Feb 13 Wed 3/5/7 p.m.

First Run: Daybreak

 

Feb 14 Thu 3/5/7 p.m.

First Run: Daybreak

 

Feb 15 Fri

4:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Kananete (The Infidel, RP, 22 minutes); Back Soon (USA, 2007, 83 minutes)

6:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Dogme 41: Lonely Child (Canada, 2005, 50 minutes); The Parricide Sessions (Brazil, 2006, 72 minutes)

 

Feb 16 Sat

2 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: No Magic Bullet (UK, 59 minutes); Dogme 41: Lonely Child (Canada, 2005, 50 minutes)

3/5/7 p.m. First Run: Daybreak

4: 30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Saving Marriage (USA, 2006, 90 minutes)

6:30 p.m. Manila Pride Fest Extended @ the Videotheque: Go West (Bosnia, 2005, 97 minutes)

 

Feb 18 Mon-20 Wed 5 & 7 p.m.

1st Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health—Malayo sa Bituka

 

Feb 18 Mon

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Two Homelands, Cuba and the Night (Dos Patrias, Cuba y la Noche)

 

Feb 19 Tue

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Two Homelands, Cuba and the Night (Dos Patrias, Cuba y la Noche)

 

Feb 20 Wed 1:30 p.m.

Kino-Sine (Philippine-German Cinema Relations) with Noli Me Tangere

 

Feb 21 Thu

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Pakiusap

5 p.m. The Passionate Strangers

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Pabling

7 p.m. Live Flesh

 

Feb 22 Fri

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: The Story of Adele H

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Basquiat

 

Feb 23 Sat

2:30 & 6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Paper Dolls

4:30 p.m. Burlesk Queen (30th Year Commemoration - Limited Admission, English Subtitles)

 

Feb 25 Mon

2 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Nakawin Natin ang Bawa’t Sandali (Sampaguita-VP Pictures, 1978)

5 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Till We Meet Again (Regal Films, 1985)

7:30 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: I Can’t Stop Loving You (Regal Films, 1985)

Feb 26 Tue

2 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Ibulong Mo sa Diyos (Regal Films, 1988)

5 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Masarap, Masakit ang Umibig (Sampaguita Pictures, 40th Anniversary Presentation, 1977)

7:30 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit (Regal Films, 1989)

 

Feb 27 Wed

2 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Isang Gabi, Tatlong Babae (Juan de la Cruz Productions, 1974)

5 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Pakawalan Mo Ako (MVP Pictures, 1981)

7:30 p.m. Elwood Perez Retrospective: Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M (MRN Films, 1991)

 

Feb 28 Thu

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Kino-Sine (Philippine-German Cinema Relations) with Maybe I Can Give You Sex (Documentary Feature by Jürgen Brüning and Rune Layumas)

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Burlesk Queen (30th Year Commemoration - Limited Admission)

 

Feb 29 Fri

2:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Pabling

4:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Galawgaw

6:30 p.m. @ the Videotheque: Hindi Kita Malimot

 

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Anne Marie G. De Guzman
Director
University of the Philippines Film Institute
agdeguzman@up.edu.ph

 

Libay Linsangan Cantor
Faculty Coordinator for Academic Programs and Research
libay.cantor@gmail.com

 

Maria Carolina Rodriguez Bello
Faculty Coordinator for Theater Services and Extension
bahaynicarol@gmail.com

 

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