Showing posts with label Iloilo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iloilo. Show all posts

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Iloilo Film Festival 2011

Friends in Iloilo, check this out...
Their advocacy is "Bringing Filipino Films to Filipinos". Hmm, if I were to be a pilosopo, I'd say that the most efficient way to bring Filipino films to Filipinos is through low-cost, but 100% legal,DVDs. 


Anyway, going back to the film festival. This is a truly interesting event. What I find truly worthwhile are those movies with the Director/Star in attendance + Q&A.


Last year, I was fortunate enough to have watched the movie Adela, with multi-awarded Director/Writer/Producer Adolfo Alix, Jr. and Living Legend Anita Linda in attendance. 


The Q&A session was an absolute blast! Both stars sincerely and brilliantly answered every question thrown at them. The questions came pouring in non-stop for over an hour... longer than the movie itself. For me, the face-to-face session added at least three layers of appreciation for the film.


I hope the Ilonggos would take full advantage of the opportunity.