UP Centennial Digital Film and Photo Competition Festival and Awards Night

The UP Film Institute is inviting everyone to this free event.

THIS IS OPEN TO EVERYBODY.

The semi-finalists of the UP Centennial Digital Filmmaking competition will be screened starting at 3pm at the UPFI Cine Adarna building (main theater) and not 2pm as earlier announced.

The winners of the filmmaking and photography competition will be announced and awarded at the 6pm Awarding Ceremonies at the Cine Adarna (right after the semi-finalists festival screening).

The semi-finalists of the Centennial Photography competition will be exhibited at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery at the back of the UPFI Cine Adarna building. The exhibit will be opened after the awards night ceremonies.

The UP Centennial Digital Filmmaking and Photography competition showcases the best images from UP students from around the country. This is part of the celebration of the 100 years of UP.

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The complete list of film semi-finalists:

BATCH 1 (3-4 p.m.):

SABLAY
A film by Ma. Ledda “Dada” Docot
5 min 30 sec, documentary
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute, special student)
Binubusog tayo sa teorya sa loob ng U.P. at habang nag-aaral pa, marami sa atin ang nangangarap basagin ang ordinaryo dahil tayo ay hinuhubog na maging mahusay, ideyalistiko at makabayan. Pero saan na tayo tutuloy pakaiwan ng ating mga sablay? Saan na patungo ang biyahe mula sa tinaguriang "red carpet" ng edukasyon?

SA APOY (FLAMONEY)
A film by Jesse Rey Baban, Jules Mateo, and Kim Garcia
7 min, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
A 100-peso bill burning in real time. Fireworks in pitch-black darkness. U.P. Anthem which seems like a dirge. These are the images that constitute Sa Apoy/Flamoney, a critique of the centennial celebration. The film questions the necessity and appropriateness of the chosen activities (fireworks, in particular) when the funds could have been used for more pressing and important matters/programs.

IGLAP
A film by April Fronda
12 min 2 sec, narrative
U.P. Diliman (College of Fine Arts)
This is about a young man who makes the most out of his college life...a life not really meant to be his. The film is a reflection on the increasing inaccessibility of education to the Filipino youth.

IKOT
A film by Ericson Manansala
12 min, narrative
U.P. Diliman (College of Fine Arts)
Sa U.P. lamang matatagpuan ang ikot jeep; itinuturing na rin itong icon ng unibersidad. Ito ang napili naming paksa sapagka’t sinasalamin nito ang pag-ikot ng buhay ng tao. Sa tatlumpung taong pamamasada ni Mang Larry bilang ikot driver, nakailang libong ikot na siya sa U.P. campus. Nguni’t sa pagkakataong ito, di na magiging tulad ng dati ang kanyang pagbibiyahe.

WALANG MAWAWALA SA MARTES
A film by Regina Salazar
11 min 46 sec, narrative
U.P. Diliman (College of Fine Arts)
Nats is the only student activist left in U.P. This is his story and the never-ending fight for our right to speak our minds and defend our rights. The theme was chosen because of what seems to be a slow death of student activism in the university. Student activism is an important part of being a U.P. student—what of the many times student before us have fought for our rights. We believe that whatever happens, however unpopular activism may seem today, it will never die.

CENTENNIAL FOR PEDESTRIANS
A film by Romina Mislang
1 min 18 sec, experimental
U.P. Diliman (College of Home Economics)
This is an experimental film about the celebration of U.P. Centennial through the road of history. It is a visual pool of basic elements, shapes, colors that constitute the university’s core structures and ideals. The whole production staff hopes to give homage to these very symbols of U.P. through this experimental video.

BATCH 2 (4-5 p.m.):

OBLÊ
A film by
Nai Calapardo, Ami Gatchalian, Shegs Encelan, Jozza Palaganas, Jombits Quintos
1 min 54 sec, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
The Oblation statue comes to life and mingles with everyone on campus. What lies ahead of him in this day in the life of UP?

MANGYARI LAMANG
A film by Gerson Abesamis, Jesse Baban, Rivelle Mallari, Cheska Ramos, Roja Tejada
6 min 20 sec, narrative
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
High school students reflect on the challenges they will face in the next course of their lives.

TAWAG
A film by Greg Sabado
5 min, narrative
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
The shifting student's only hope lies in that one fateful phone call -- the one that will change his academic destiny.

U.P. FIGHT
A film by Cayin Mariano
11 min 10 sec, documentary
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
100 years of existence. 100 years of excellence. U.P. Fight is a short documentary film that features different viewpoints that make U.P. the premiere university in the country. In its centennial celebration, this simple yet entertaining documentary is a testament to U.P.'s unfaltering commitment in providing the best education to the Filipino youth.

DAYBREAK
A film by Sheen Irerick Seeckts
2 min 38 sec, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
It is hard to enter the university through the University pf the Philippines College Admission Test. Once you are already inside, it is also hard to survive. But still, there is a struggle to stay inside because one knows that in every darkness of the road, there is always a new hope: a daybreak.

12 ROSES
A film by Moises Anthony Cruz
26 min 40 sec, narrative
U.P. Manila (College of Arts and Sciences)
12 women, 12 different personalities. The film depicts a dialog of 12 different women with their respective partners. Each act represents and illustrates a real/possible situation of a relationship.

RUN
A film by Hong Jang Won
53 sec, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute, exchange student)
This movie can connect between old history and the present. Trees have older history than human history. Toothed wheels mean some kinds of connections.The Statue means old history of UP.

TRIUMPHANT
A film by Amilou Gatchalian
1 min, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
The film is about the challenge faced by a UP student after being able to enter the university. There are things more important than looking up at the prestige of UP; different views other than from down below the sky-high glitz. That is what we learn through the years of being its students.

BATCH 3 (5-6 p.m.):

REMEDIOS QUINTOS: PHOTOCOPIER, NATIONBUILDER
A film by Samantha Portillo, Stephanie Dereja, Frederick Hipol, Maolen Fadul
7 min 40 sec, documentary
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
This documentary delves into the life of Tita Remy, a 64-year old photocopier at the Filipiniana section of the U.P. Main Library. This documentary explores how she has touched the lives of U.P. students and how, through her services, she has contributed to the molding of the university's greatest achievers as well as its present studentry.

CLASS CARD ‘94
A film by Krista Arenillo, Rochele Aujero, Meryl Besabe, Carlo Manatad, Ilsa Malsi, Grace Simbulan
6 min 53 sec, narrative
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
The U.P. student, the class card, the nineties, kuwatro o singko, baduy o cool, “Uno ka nga, engineering ka ba?” Inane, nostalgic, sublime, unique? What is U.P. but a shared experience. This is the story of how a class card travels through time and space and becomes witness to the daily lives of the students of the University of the Philippines.

PAPERBOAT
A film by Jay Jomar Quintos
2 min 25 sec, experimental
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
As the paper boat travels, it faces different challenges and rough ways. It met some dead ends, but it looked for other ways to continue its journey. In a sense, U.P. is like a paper boat. It is like a vessel that has provided quality education to a lot of Filipino minds. Despite the challenges and hardships that it faces, it still managed to become one of the best universities in the country. In its centennial anniversary, where will it go? What way should it sail?

TICK TOCK
A film by Marinela Estrella, Jimico Esquivel, Crystal Pornela, Candy Sun
9 min 25 sec, narrative
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
When there’s so much to do in so little time, how can you manage to do them all? Crystal, a U.P. Mass Communication student, works her way to accomplish not just academic deadlines but organization matters as well. Everything has to be done in one night and with luck not in her way. How will she be able to stand up to the challenge?

WANTED: PERFECT TEACHER
A film by Gerson Abesamis, Maita Lupac, Nicca San Antonio
15 min 9 sec, documentary
U.P. Diliman (U.P. Film Institute)
UP students and their professors talk about what it means to be a perfect teacher. But...is there really one?