Posted by nonoy lauzon at the UPFI yahoogroup:

UP Films Institute holds expanded run for KUBRADOR

As highlight of its forthcoming semester break special, the UP Film Institute
holds the expanded run for what could be the best Filipino film of the year.

Jeffrey Jeturian’s Kubrador produced by MLR Films and starring Gina Pareño
will have multiple screenings from October 23 Monday to October 27 Friday
at 2, 5 and 7 p.m. for the pure convenience of all audiences who may want
to catch the landmark film either for first-time or repeat viewing.
Admission is at popular price.

Kubrador continues to garner accolades across the globe since its winning
streak in Moscow where it had its world premiere last June followed by
more prizes it bagged in New Delhi. It has also screened to date in Toronto
for its North American premiere, Antalya for its Turkish premiere and Vancouver in Canada.

Its next round of festival participation includes Mumbai for its
Bollywood premiere, Pusan for its East Asian premiere, London for its UK
premiere, Tokyo for its Japanese premiere and São Paulo for its Latin American premiere.

For its US premiere in Hawaii, it vies for the top prize. It is similarly in main
competition for its Iberian premiere in Valladolid and its French premiere
in Amiens. Further European engagement follows with Brussels, Thessaloniki
and Rome all in November before proceeding to Dubai for its Middle East
premiere in December. It is once again main competition entry for its
international Southeast Asian premiere in Bangkok come January 2007
when the must-see film shall have made it to at least 20 major international filmfests
for a truly unprecedented feat.

Watch out for the full line-up of screenings for this year’s UP Film Institute
Sembreak special. To get the screening schedule ahead, simply
email upfilminstitute@hotmail.com.

University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/International Association of Film and Television Schools)
Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax)
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmeña Avenues, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax)
http://www.upd.ph/~film_institute
filminstitute@up.edu.ph
upfilminstitute@hotmail.com

Kubrador (The Bet Collector)
An MLR Films Production
Graded A for Excellence by the Cinema Evaluation Board of the Film
Development Council of the Philippines

An aging bet collector clings to the job she has known for more than
20 years despite the crackdown on the country’s illegal numbers game
called jueteng.

Winner of FIPRESCI International Critics Prize; Official Selection
for Golden St. George—2006 Moscow IFF; Best Picture, Best Actress
for Gina Pareño, FIPRESCI International Critics Prize—2006 Osian Cine
Fan Festival of Asian Cinema in New Delhi, India
among more awards and distinctions

Direction: Jeffrey Jeturian. Screenplay: Ralston G. Jover.

Cast: Gina Pareño.

2006 105 minutes 35mm color Filipino with English subtitles

Update from nonoy lauzon at the UPFI yahoogroup:

The Great Pinoy Indie Film

In recognition of the unparalleled triumph of MLR Films’ “Kubrador”
directed by Jeffrey Jeturian, the UP Film Institute is showing the acclaimed
film for five straight days from October 23 Monday to October 27 Friday
with three screenings each day at 2, 5 and 7 p.m. What could be the best Filipino
film of the year is also touted as the Asian film to catch this year across the globe
as it is primed to make further waves internationally especially in most leading
world showcases for Asian cinema.

Fresh from its East Asian premiere at the 11th Pusan International Film
Festival, “Kubrador” is off to more filmfests for the rest of this month with
the 50th London Film Festival; the 26th Hawaii International Film Festival;
the 51st Valladolid International Film Festival; the 30th Sao Paulo International
Film Festival; the 19th Tokyo International Film Festival.

More filmfests are lined up for Kubrador till next year. As UP Film Institute
runs the film, Kubrador vies for the Grand Prize Golden Spike Award in Valladolid
as well as the Best Picture in Hawaii. It would similarly compete for the respective
top plums at forthcoming festivals such as Brussels, Amiens, the Asiatica Film
Mediale in Rome and Bangkok.

For a truly unprecedented feat, “Kubrador” has succeeded to more than
manifest Philippine cinema’s global competitive edge.

Here is Kubrador’s chronology of full international filmfest engagement thus far:

Official Selection for Golden St. George; Winner of International Critics
Prize—28th Moscow International Film Festival 23 June-2 July 2006 (World Premiere)

Best Picture; Best Actress for Gina Pareño, International Critics
Prize—8th Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian Cinema in New Delhi, India
14-23 July 2006 (Asian Premiere)

Official Selection—31st Toronto International Film Festival 7-16 September 2006
(North American Premiere)

Official Selection—43rd Antalya Eurasian Film Festival 16-23 September 2006
(Turkish Premiere)

Official Selection—25th Vancouver International Film Festival
28 September-13 October 2006

Official Selection in Main Competition—5th Mumbai Asian Film Festival
12-19 October 2006 (Bollywood Premiere)

Official Selection—11th Pusan International Film Festival 12-20 October 2006
(East Asian Premiere)

Official Selection—50th London Film Festival 18 October-2 November 2006
(UK Premiere)

Official Selection in Main Competition—26th Hawaii International Film Festival
19 October-5 November 2006 (US Premiere)

Official Selection for Golden Spike—51st Valladolid International Film Festival
20-28 October 2006 (Iberian Premiere)

Official Selection—30th Sao Paulo International Film Festival
20 October-2 November 2006 (Latin American Premiere)

Official Selection—19th Tokyo International Film Festival 21-29 October 2006
(Japanese Premiere, Winds of Asia)

Official Selection in Main Competition—33rd Brussels International Independent
Film Festival 7-12 November 2006 (Western Europe Premiere)

Official Selection—27th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
7-26 November 2006 (Balkan Premiere)

Official Selection in Main Competition—26th Amiens International Film Festival
10-19 November 2006 (French Premiere)

Official Selection in Main Competition—7th Rome Asiatica Film Mediale
18-26 November 2006 (Italian Premiere)

Official Selection—10th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
23 November-10 December 2006 (Estonia Premiere)

Official Selection—8th International Film Festival Bratislava 1-9 December 2006
(Slovak Republic Premiere)

Official Selection—3rd Dubai International Film Festival 10-17 December 2006
(Arabian Premiere)

Official Selection—Suchira International Film Festival in Chennai and Bangalore
15-29 December 2006

Official Selection for Golden Kinnaree—5th Bangkok International Film Festival
26 January-5 February 2007 (International Southeast Asian Premiere)

Kubrador (The Bet Collector)
An MLR Films Production
Graded A for Excellence by the Cinema Evaluation Board
An aging bet collector clings to the job she has known for more than 20 years
despite the crackdown on the country’s illegal numbers game called jueteng.
Winner of FIPRESCI International Critics Prize; Official Selection for Golden
St. George—2006 Moscow IFF; Best Picture, Best Actress for Gina Pareño,
FIPRESCI International Critics Prize—2006 Osian’s Cinefan Festival of Asian
Cinema in New Delhi, India among more awards and distinctions
Direction: Jeffrey Jeturian. Screenplay: Ralston G. Jover. Cast: Gina Pareño.
2006 105 minutes 35mm color Filipino with English subtitles

University of the Philippines Film Institute
(Member, CILECT/International Association of Film and Television Schools)
Plaridel Hall, Ylanan Road, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 2669, 2670; 9206863 (Telefax)
Cine Adarna, Magsaysay and Osmena Avenues , UP Diliman, Quezon City
Tel: 9818500 (UP Trunkline) local 4286, 4289; 9262722 (Telefax)