The 2012 Cinema One Originals Festival will run from November 28 to December 9 at Robinson’s Galleria Movie World and from November 29 to December 4 at the Edsa Shang Cineplex. The festival’s much awaited awards night will be held on December 3 at Studio 1 ABS-CBN Main Building.
Here are the 13 finalists at the 2012 Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival:
FIRST
CATEGORY (Budget: P2 Million)
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- A
tale of an innocent woman who unravels horrible truths while in search of her
long lost sister in the city
- Director:
Richard Somes
- Starring:
Erich Gonzales, Alfred Vargas, Joel Torre, Maria Isabel Lopez, John Lapus and
Mark Gil
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MATER
DOLOROSA
- A
story about a typical Filipino mother who lives a dark, shadowy life in
Manila’s underground
- Director:
Adolfo Alix, Jr.
- Starring:
Gina Alajar, Cogie Domingo, Alessandra de Rossi, Carlo Aquino, Joem Bascon,
and Mercedes Cabral with the special participation of Phillip Salvador
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BAYBAYIN
- A
unique tale of two sisters who fall in love with a man who can’t hear and
speak
- Director:
Auraeus Solito
- Starring:
Assunta and Alessandra de Rossi and introducing Adrian Sebastian
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SECOND
CATEGORY (Budget: P1 Million)
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ANG
PAGLALAKBAY NG MGA BITUIN SA GABING MADILIM
- A
story about the companionship between three escaping rebels and a young war
survivor against a Mindanao war backdrop
- Director:
Arnel Mardoquio
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CATNIP
- A
psychological film on two friends who despite their frequent rifts and
differences find comfort in being together
- Director:
Kevin Dayrit
- Starring:
Lauren Young and Maxene Magalona
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MELODRAMA
NEGRA
- A
dark comedy which follows the complicated and macabre lives of a woman and
her ‘dead’ friends, blood-hungry sociopaths and a wealthy political family
- Director:
Ma. Isabel Legarda
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- A
riotous comedy about a tied-up cute frat boy and three curious gays
- Director:
Emmanuel Dela Cruz
- Starring:
Markki Stroem, Archie Alemania and RK Bagatsing
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PASCALINA
- An
untypical story of a simple girl who, after visiting her dying aunt,
experiences changes in her life that will push her to the edge of madness and
monstrosity
- Director: Pam Miras
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ANAK
ARAW
- Talks
about the colonial illusion of an albino who believes that he is a son of an
American
- Director:
Gym Lumbera
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EDSA
XXX
- A
futuristic black comedy film infused with original rock soundtrack. It tells
the story of the reign of Three Eyes in the Philippines in year 2030
- Director:
Khavn De La Cruz
- Starring:
Epi Quizon
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ABERYA
- Cebu
story about love, sex, and psychedelic potions which intertwine the lives of
four people in one night
- Director:
Christian Linaban
- Starring:
Will Devaughn, Mercedes Cabral, Iwa Moto, and Nicholas Varela
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PALITAN
- Depicts
lovers who find themselves asphyxiated and trapped in an erotic triangle
- Director:
Ato Bautista
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MAMAY
UMENG
- Gives
a glimpse into the life of an 84-year-old man who is alone, waiting, and
praying not for long life, but for a quick escape
- Director:
Dwein Baltazar
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