November 15, 2012

Cinema One Originals 2012 Film Festival Finalists

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)
Erich Gonzales in Mariposa Sa Hawla ng Gabi


  • 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

Mater Dolorosa


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

Assunta and Alessandra De Rossi in Baybayin


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

SECOND CATEGORY (Budget: P1 Million)
Ang Paglalakbay ng Mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim


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

Catnip


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

Melodrama Negra


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

A Scene from Slumber Party


  • 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

Pascalina


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

Anak Araw


ANAK ARAW
  • Talks about the colonial illusion of an albino who believes that he is a son of an American
  • Director: Gym Lumbera

EDSA XXX


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

Aberya


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

Palitan


PALITAN
  • Depicts lovers who find themselves asphyxiated and trapped in an erotic triangle
  • Director: Ato Bautista

Mamay Umeng


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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