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48-556: The Cinemanila icon is the bulol , a deity whose presence ensures good harvest. The Cinemanila International Film Festival invokes the bulol as a blessing towards the Filipino film industry in general – as a prayer towards good harvest, a plentiful bounty of excellent Filipino films. In the festival's competitive section, the top award is the Lino Brocka Award, given in honor of the acclaimed Filipino director, Lino Brocka . Another award,

96-712: A Former Colony: American Fantasies, Philippine Cinema; an entry on Brocka in the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Encyclopedia of Philippine Art ; and a compilation of articles edited by critic Mario Hernando. Contestable Nation-Space Cinema, Cultural Politics, and Transnationalism in the Marcos-Brocka Philippine s, a book by University of the Philippines Professor Rolando B. Tolentino, focuses on Brocka's engagement with society and dictatorship in

144-769: A car accident in 1991, he was posthumously given the National Artist of the Philippines for Film award for "having made significant contributions to the development of Philippine arts." In 2018, Brocka was identified by the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board as a Motu Proprio human rights violations victim of the Martial Law Era . Brocka was born in Pilar, Sorsogon . He grew up and lived in San Jose, Nueva Ecija and graduated from Nueva Ecija High School in 1956. He attended

192-594: A feature-length documentary titled Barefoot to Herat which chronicles life in refugee camps and the city of Herat during and after the anti-Taliban offensive of 2001. In 2008, Majidi's acclaimed film The Song of Sparrows was the opening film of the Visakhapatnam International Film Festival in India. Majidi was one of five international film directors invited by the Beijing government to create

240-468: A local comic serial, in 1970. It won an award for best screenplay at the 1970 Manila Film Festival. Later that year he also won the Citizen's Council for Mass Media's best-director award for the film Santiago! In 1974, Brocka directed Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang ("You Have Been Weighed and Found Wanting"), which told the story of a teenager growing up in a small town amid its petty and gross injustices. It

288-483: A maverick. In 2006, he accused the Philippine media of not doing enough to promote the festival and independent films , stating at a news conference: "All I want from you writers are three lines and a picture promoting the festival. Why do you think it's so hard for independent producers to have success here, locally? I haven't seen any support from either broadsheet or tabloids with any story on independent cinema." Among

336-547: A protest rally in 1985 while Ferdinand Marcos was still president. Brocka, Cervantes, and Severino were subsequently charged with illegal assembly and inciting to sedition. In a decision issued after the EDSA People Power Revolution that ousted Marcos , the Supreme Court ruled that the criminal proceedings against Brocka et al. amounted to persecution and were "undertaken by state officials in bad faith." Brocka

384-643: A show starring Malu Barry, in a 1991 Toyota Corolla being driven by Lorenzo, heading home to Tandang Sora in Quezon City , Metro Manila . At around 1:30a.m., the car crashed into an electric pole made of concrete along East Avenue, after Lorenzo tried to avoid a tricycle suddenly swerving towards their path. Both Brocka and Lorenzo were rushed to the East Avenue Medical Center, where Brocka was declared dead on arrival, with Lorenzo in critical condition but declared out of danger by doctors. At his funeral he

432-462: Is a national festival screening only Filipino films.) The festival featured a lecture on cinematography by Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer Christopher Doyle . The festival has typically been a low-key affair in terms of red-carpet visits by foreign celebrities. However, in 2003, the festival honored Hollywood stars with Filipino-American roots, and was graced by Lou Diamond Phillips , Tia Carrere , Dean Devlin and Rob Schneider . The same year,

480-758: Is an Iranian filmmaker and producer. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. Born in a Persian middle-class family, he grew up in Tehran and at the age of 14 he started acting in amateur theater groups. He then studied at the Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tehran. After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, his interest in cinema brought him to act in various films, most notably Mohsen Makhmalbaf 's Boycott in 1985. In 1997, Majidi directed Children of Heaven , which

528-725: The Pusan International Film Festival . Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Aruna Vasudev and Philip Cheah during awards night at Malacañan Palace by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . The festival was held from August 8 to 19 at Gateway Mall with an additional program from August 17 to 19 on Boracay Island . Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Belgian director Robert Malengreau , American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and Thai director Chatrichalerm Yukol , during awards night at Malacañan Palace by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . The 10th edition of

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576-613: The "Cinemanila Moonlight Series", regular outdoor screenings expanded from Sine Barangay, to take place over the course of Manila's dry season. The second Cinemanila was held from July 3 to 10, 1999 in Mandaluyong . It was the first international film festival in the Philippines since the Manila International Film Festival , which had been held in the 1980s. (There is the Metro Manila Film Festival , but it

624-544: The CIFF: main, Southeast Asian, local digital, Young Cinema and documentary. The President was joined in the award ceremonies by CineManila Festival director Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairperson and Department of Education undersecretary Vilma Labrador, and NCCA executive director Cecile Guidote Alvarez. Cinema One Originals movies dominated the award rites. The top Lino Brocka Grand Prize

672-505: The Cannes' Director's Fortnight with his third entry, Bona , a film about obsession. In 1983, Brocka created the organization Concerned Artists of the Philippines (CAP), which he led for two years. His stand was that artists were first and foremost citizens and, as such, must address the issues confronting the country. His group became active in anti-government rallies after the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. , eventually becoming one of

720-597: The Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema, was first given at the 2000 festival, in honor of Filipino director Ishmael Bernal , to young independent Filipino filmmakers. One of Cinemanila's running components is Sine Barangay - a three-day event with free film appreciation and education workshops, culminating in an outdoor screening to barangay residents. It was previously held at the Marikina Riverbanks and Bonifacio High Street. In 2012, Cinemanila will launch

768-515: The Philippines commemorated Brocka's 70th birth anniversary in 2009 with "Remembering Brocka: Realities/Rarities," a series of screenings of Brocka's films and public fora following the screenings. In 1987, a documentary entitled Signed: Lino Brocka was directed by Christian Blackwood . It won the 1988 Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival . The Philippine Educational Theater Association , where Brocka

816-744: The Philippines (CAP), dedicated to helping artists address issues confronting the country, and the Free the Artist Movement. He was a member of the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy. He directed landmark films such as Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang (1974), Manila in the Claws of Light (1975), Insiang (1976), Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim (1984), and Orapronobis (1989). His body of work consisted of popular and political melodramas. After his death in

864-477: The Philippines. The book explores "Brocka's filmic engagement and critique of the Marcos politics provide the condition of possibility that allows for the dictatorship to cohere and fragment, and for 1970s and 1980s Philippine cinema to be an important receptacle and symptom of negotiations with the dictatorship, the latter allowing for the foregrounding of subversions to the state and its order." The Cultural Center of

912-608: The University of the Philippines and began working in theatre, acting and directing plays where his career in cinema and television followed suit. Brocka was openly gay, and a convert to Mormonism . He joined the Mormon Church and lived on Mokoka'i for a year, tending to lepers, in an attempt to find answers regarding his homosexuality, but shortly after he returned to Manila after seeking closure. He directed his first film, Wanted: Perfect Mother , based on The Sound of Music and

960-466: The country's underclass, dark and cramped metropolitan feel, and seedy and impoverished locations. Much of the film's acclaim is directed towards the excellent cinematography by Mike de Leon , who would later on direct landmark films such as Kisapmata and Batch '81 . The film won the FAMAS Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor in 1976. Insiang (1976)

1008-437: The drivers. They were released after 16 days, following public pressure for President Ferdinand Marcos to release the directors. He joined the Coalition for the Restoration of Democracy after his release. In 1984, Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim ("My Country") was deemed subversive by the government of Ferdinand Marcos , and underwent a legal battle to be shown in its uncut form. At the 1984 Cannes Film Festival however, it

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1056-779: The festival included Thai superstar Ananda Everingham , filmmaker Im Sang Soo ( The Housemaid , South Korea), journalist Stephen Cremin (FilmBiz Asia), filmmaker Wi Ding Ho, filmmaker Edmund Yeo (Malaysia), Jeonju Film Festival programmers Un-seong Yoo and Ji-hoon Jo (Jeonju, South Korea), and cinematographer Yadi Sugandi (Indonesia). The 13th Cinemanila International Film Festival was held from November 11 to 17 in Taguig in Metro Manila screening eighty films from thirty different countries. Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Filipino actress Nora Aunor , and Italian director, Dario Argento . The 14th Cinemanila International Film Festival

1104-525: The festival moved to the Manila city limits, with screenings held at SM City Manila and Robinsons Ermita cinemas. The inaugural year for the festival included a lecture on cinematography by Christopher Doyle . Adoor Gopalakrishnan was honored in the "Director in Focus" program. The first year for Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema, which is primarily given to alternative, independent films. The "Director in Focus"

1152-584: The festival took place from October 15 to 29 at the Gateway Mall Cinemas in Cubao . The festival hosted the Asian screening Of directors' fortnight films. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo , on October 20, 2008, led the awarding of winners in the 10th-2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival at Malacañan Palace 's Kalayaan Hall. The President bestowed 13 out of 17 CineManila awards to Filipinos, in the following categories of

1200-502: The film out of the country to evade government censorship; the print is now in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art . Other notable works include Orapronobis (international title: Fight for Us ) (1989) and Gumapang Ka sa Lusak (1990). In 1990, Brocka's frequent cinematographer Pedro Manding Jr. was found stabbed to death in a canal in Quezon City, with authorities later identifying

1248-527: The film, her daughter Imee Marcos , who is also Brocka's friend, helped sponsor the film's fundraising premiere. The film Jaguar (1979) was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival , becoming the first Filipino film to compete in the main competition of the festival. It won Best Picture and Best Director at the 1980 FAMAS Awards. It also won five Gawad Urian Awards , including Best Picture and Best Direction. In 1981, Brocka returned to

1296-505: The first Lifetime Achievement Award was given, honoring Indonesian actress Christine Hakim . In 2007, director Quentin Tarantino and Thai director Chatrichalerm Yukol were among the Lifetime Achievement recipients. A retrospective of Tarantino's feature films was shown, from Reservoir Dogs to Kill Bill . He attended the awards ceremony at Malacañan Palace , accepting the award from President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . Both

1344-399: The opening film of the golden age. The film tells the allegorical tale of a young provincial named Julio Madiaga who goes to Manila looking for his lost love, Ligaya Paraiso. The episodic plot has him careering from one adventure to another until he finally finds Ligaya. This film fosters a dialogue about human rights violations and Marcos' rising autocratic rule through micro-narratives of

1392-466: The perpetrator as a person from Labrador, Pangasinan . For his opposition against the Marcos regime, Brocka, in 1986, was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission to draft a new constitution for the country. He eventually resigned in August 1986. His main contribution to the 1987 Constitution is Article III, Section 4. According to Justice Adolfo Azcuna , he

1440-414: The president and the honoree were late to ceremony due to being stuck in a traffic jam. Tarantino, accompanied by festival founder Tikoy Aguiluz , took a pedicab to make it to the ceremony, and showed up without leather shoes as required to enter the palace. He was given a new pair of shoes by Aquiliuz. The festival is closely identified with its founder, filmmaker Tikoy Aguiluz , who has a reputation as

1488-407: The proclamation of Martial Law 44 years ago." Screenings of Brocka's films and of the documentary Signed: Lino Brocka were held at Cinemateque Manila. A symposium, a panel discussion with martial law survivors, and a film editing workshop were also held as part of the retrospective. Brocka is mentioned in books on Philippine cinema, which include film scholar José B. Capino's Dream Factories of

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1536-408: The progressive organizations representing artists and cultural workers in the country. On January 28, 1985, Brocka and fellow filmmaker Behn Cervantes were arrested at a nationwide transport strike organized by public transportation drivers. They were charged for organizing illegal assembly and denied bail. Both directors denied being leaders of the strike, stating they were attending in sympathy with

1584-413: The sacrifices made by the honorees. In his address to the audience, Salonga said, "We promise their relatives that we will never forget their sacrifices so that the light of justice may never be extinguished in this country whose fertile soil was washed by their blood." The Film Development Council of the Philippines organized a retrospective of Brocka's films on September 20–25, 2016, "in remembrance of

1632-706: The world community of film festivals, Cinemanila has gained respectability with its programming of independent Asian film. Jurors at past festivals have included Christian Jeune , director of the film department of the Cannes Film Festival . Early incarnations of the festival were held outside of Manila , though still in the Metro Manila area, in Makati , and for a time was known as the Makati Cinemanila International Film Festival. In 2005,

1680-438: Was Majid Majidi from Iran . The "Director in Focus" was Nonzee Nimibutr from Thailand . President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the guest of honor. The Cinemanila-ASEF Film Development Plan and a scriptwriting competition were launched. A "Direct Action Cinema" workshop was conducted by Rob Nilsson and a cinematography workshop was conducted by Pierre-William Glenn . A Tribute to Filipino-American Hollywood celebrities

1728-479: Was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema . His filmography often addressed the country's societal issues, and despite his initial closeness with the Marcos family , his work eventually grew to have anti-authoritarian themes in opposition to the Marcos dictatorship. He co-founded the organization Concerned Artists of

1776-482: Was a box-office success, and earned Brocka another Best Director award, this time from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS). The following year, he directed Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag ("Manila in the Claws of Light"), which is considered by many critics, including British film critic and historian Derek Malcolm , to be the greatest Philippine film ever made and is further acknowledged as

1824-432: Was accorded an adulation reserved only for heroes, and thousands walked miles to escort his remains to their final resting place. In 1997, Brocka was given the posthumous distinction of National Artist for Film . Lino Brocka's name has been included on Bantayog ng mga Bayani 's Wall of Remembrance, which recognizes heroes and martyrs who fought against martial law in the Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos . Brocka

1872-516: Was also recognized by the University of the Philippines (U.P.), his alma mater, for his involvement in the fight against martial law in the Philippines . At the recognition ceremonies held at U.P., then university president Emerlinda Roman lamented how the "dictatorship had crushed [U.P. students' and alumni's] dreams for the future." Roman said the recognition was held to "remember their extraordinary valor." Former Senator Jovito Salonga also noted

1920-486: Was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts in 1985, for "making cinema a vital social commentary, awakening public consciousness to disturbing realities of life among the Filipino poor". He was posthumously named Philippine National Artist for Film in 1997. Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( Persian : مجید مجیدی , romanized :  Majīd Majīdī )

1968-643: Was held from December 5 to 11, 2012 in Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Italian director Sergio Leone , Filipino directors Marilou Diaz-Abaya and Celso Ad Castillo and the Thai motion picture production and distribution company Sahamongkol Film International . The 15th Cinemanila International Film Festival was held from December 18 to 22, 2013 in Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991)

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2016-441: Was held, honoring Lou Diamond Phillips , Tia Carrere , Dean Devlin , Fritz Friedman and Rob Schneider . The first Lifetime Achievement Award was given, honoring Indonesian actress Christine Hakim . The "Director in Focus" was Jafar Panahi . Special tributes to Roger Corman and Hong Kong filmmaker Yonfan were held. The "Director in Focus" was Raymond Red . The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Kim Dong Ho , director of

2064-484: Was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It garnered four honors at the 1986 Gawad Urian Awards, including Best Picture. In 1986, Brocka served as a jury member in the 39th Cannes Film Festival . Brocka directed over forty films. Macho Dancer (1988) was screened in the Philippines at the time of its release, but it was heavily censored due to its political and sexual content. Brocka secretly smuggled an uncensored 35mm print of

2112-584: Was nominated to receive the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . Though it lost to the Italian film Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni , Children of Heaven is the first Iranian film to have been nominated by the academy. Majidi has directed several other feature films since Children of Heaven : The Color of Paradise in 2000, Baran in 2001, and The Willow Tree in 2005 (alternative English title One Life More ). He also recently directed

2160-599: Was once executive director, named its multi-purpose hall the Lino Brocka Hall, in memory of the director. Law professor Tony La Viña noted the significance of the 1990 Philippine Supreme Court decision in the Brocka vs. Enrile case, which, for La Viña, "illustrates... what a difference democracy makes." Brocka, Behn Cervantes , and Howie Severino were arrested by officers from the Northern Police District at

2208-563: Was the first Philippine film ever shown at the Cannes Film Festival . It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section of the 1978 Cannes Film Festival . It is considered to be one of Brocka's best films — some say his masterpiece. The film centers on a young woman named Insiang who lives in the infamous Manila slum area, Tondo . It is a Shakespearean tragedy that deals with Insiang's rape by her mother's lover, and her subsequent revenge. Despite First Lady Imelda Marcos 's criticism of

2256-510: Was the only delegate who had succeeded in amending the Bill of Rights. One of the last things Brocka campaigned for was the removal of U.S. bases in the Philippines. He would continue to do so, urging senators and the government to remove U.S. military presence in the country, until his death. On May 22, 1991, Brocka and actor William Lorenzo left the Spindle Music Lounge, where they watched

2304-525: Was won by Israeli film The Band's Visit , directed by Eran Kolirin . The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela (Iceland/Philippines/France) by Olaf de fleur Johannesson, received the Grand Jury Prize. Other awards include: The 2010 festival opened with Pinoy Sunday by Wi Ding Ho , a Filipino comedy directed by a Malaysian born filmmaker living in Taiwan. It closed with John Sayles ' Amigo . Guests of

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