Eight Filipino films, featuring five titles in the Eddie
Garcia Retrospective section, participate in Italy’s Far East
Film Festival (FEFF) in Udine from June 24 to July 2 in a hybrid form with both
in-person and online showings.
FEFF is the largest festival in Europe specializing in Asian
Cinema and a contributor to the commercial distribution of Asian films across
European and Italian markets. Last year, Xeph Suarez’s project, “Dancing the
Tides” and Khavn Dela Cruz’s “Skeleton River” were featured in the FEFF
Industry section.
For its 23rd edition this year, the Competition section
features the award-winning film “Fan Girl” directed by Antoinette Jadaone,
which will have its international festival and online worldwide premiere, while
multi-awarded director Joel Lamangan’s “Anak Ng Macho Dancer” will have its
Italian and online worldwide premiere. “A is for Agustin,” the first
feature-length documentary by Grace Simbulan, is under the Out of Competition section
and will have its European and online worldwide premiere.
In honor of the late television and film legend Eddie Garcia
for his invaluable contributions to the industry, the special tribute “Eddie
Garcia: Life as a Film Epic” under the Retrospective section presents four
feature films and one short film.
The restored version of Ishmael Bernal’s debut film
“Pagdating sa Dulo” and Jun Robles Lana’s “Bwakaw” will both have their Italian
premiere, online worldwide, and offline screenings. Lamangan’s “Rainbow’s
Sunset,” Raymond Red’s Cannes Palme d’Or for Short Film recipient “Anino,” and
“Sinasamba Kita” by Eddie Garcia will have their Italian and online only
worldwide premiere.
For this year’s FEFF’s Industry section, Martika Ramirez
Escobar’s project “Bird Eyes” will participate in Focus Asia’s program.
Journalists Jason Tan Liwanag and Richard Olano will be part of the FEFF Campus
training project.
Since 2017, through the Spotlight Philippines program, FEFF
has screened 19 Filipino films, which includes Lana’s “Die Beautiful,” Loy
Arcenas’ “Ang Larawan,” and Joyce Bernal’s “Miss Granny,” among others, to
showcase the diverse and multifaceted Filipino stories. The festival has also
been a platform for more Filipino filmmakers to be exposed on a global platform.
“We are grateful to the Far East Film Festival in Udine for
propagating Asian films in Europe and supporting Philippine Cinema once more by
featuring a total of eight films, selecting a project and two journalists, and
mounting a heartwarming tribute to our eternal icon Eddie Garcia to further his
artistry and legacy,” said FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño.
In 2018, FEFF selected the Philippines as its “Country of
Focus” in celebration of the One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema. Through
the FDCP’s International Film Festival Assistance Program, the Agency provided
support to the five selected Filipino films for their participation in FEFF
2019. Two Filipino projects were selected for the FEFF Industry section when it
moved into online platforms in 2020.
The 23rd FEFF, organized by Centro Espressioni
Cinematografiche, will screen 63 titles from South Korea, China, Hong Kong,
Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Macau, Myanmar, and the
Philippines.
For more information on the participating films in the FEFF,
visit https://www.mymovies.it/ondemand/23feff/.
The Far East Film Festival
2021 lineup from June 24 to July 2:
Competition
●
“Fan Girl” by Antoinette Jadaone
● “Anak Ng Macho Dancer” by
Joel Lamangan
Out of Competition
● “A is for Agustin,” by Grace
Simbulan
Retrospective
Eddie Garcia: Life as a Film
Epic
●
“Pagdating sa Dulo” by Ishmael Bernal
●
“Bwakaw” by Jun Robles Lana
●
“Rainbow’s Sunset” by Joel Lamangan
●
“Anino” by Raymond Red
● “Sinasamba Kita” by Eddie
Garcia
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