The World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) line-up for this year, which will happen from June 24 to July 7, 2015, are as follows;
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The selected films are set to have their international premiere upon their showing during the festival in June. The Gala Premieres of the films will take place on the dates of June 25-27, 2015.
Films in the Main Competition will vie for the following prestigious awards: Grand Festival Prize and the Grand Jury Prize, as well as awards for Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Artistic Contribution, Technical Grand Prize, and Best Ensemble Performance.
directed by Angga Sasongko
Indonesia
Tres Mentiras (Three Lies)
directed by Ana Murugarren
Spain
Sonata for Cello (Sonata per a violoncel)
directed by Anna M. Bofarull
Spain
Crimean (Kirimli)
directed by Burak Cem Arliel
Turkey
The End of Love (愛情的盡頭)
directed by Li-Da Hsu
Taiwan
Son of Mine (Gluckauf)
directed by Remy van Heugten
Netherlands
The Territory (Territoriya)
directed by Aleksandr Melnik
Russia
The Gull Theorem
directed by Joosep Matjus
Estonia
Emery Tales
directed by Susanne Bausinger and Stelios Efstathopoulos
Greece
Nopoki “I Come”
directed by Inmaculada Hoces
Peru/Spain
Since the World was the World
directed by Günter Schwaiger
Austria/Spain
Fish
directed by Derviş Zaim
Turkey
Ten films have been selected to vie in the Parallel Section: Euroview of the World Premieres Film Festival Philippines 2015.
The Euroview showcases a diverse collection of films hailing from all over the European continent, exhibiting the many narratives that shape it. The wonders of cinema allow these films and stories from Europe to forge deep connections between cultures as they premiere to an international audience, and as they are also shared with Filipinos nationwide during the regular festival run.
Films in this section shall vie for the Intercontinental Prize for Best film, to be given by a special jury committee.
Paranoia Park
directed by Bruno Mercier
France
Naked Island
directed by Tiha K. Gudac
Croatia
Candlestick
directed by Christopher Presswell
United Kingdom
Sinking of Sozopol
directed by Kostadin Bonev
Bulgaria
Ghoul
directed by Petr Jákl
Czech Republic
Ma Folie
directed by Andrina Mračnikar
Austria
Not My Day
directed by Peter Thorwarth
Germany
Zero Point
directed by Mihkel Ulk
Estonia
Inferno
directed by Vinko Mődernorfer
Slovenia
B-Movie
directed by Jörg A.Hoppe, Klaus Maeck & Heiko Lange
Germany
This section will feature 8 new Filipino films from contemporary filmmakers who are looking to premiere their latest works before an international audience in the Philippines. This provides the festival with a section highlighting films produced and made by the host country.
Awards for this section include film grants of varying amounts as well as awards for Best Picture (1st and 2nd place), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Musical Score, Best Sound Engineering, Best Production Design, and Best Performance by an Actor, Best Performance by an Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress. The awards shall be given by a special jury comprised of experts in Philippine cinema.
The exhibit is aimed at promoting Southeast Asian cinema and, in turn, creating a regional community of active cultural exchange. With their close proximity to one another and shared history the member states have much common ground on which to stand. ASEAN Skies endeavors to build the bridge in the region through the corridors of cinema.
Films in this sections shall vie for the Intercontinental Prize for Best film, to be given by a special international jury committee.
Pekak
directed by Mohd Khairul Azri Bin Md Noor
Malaysia
The Hand in the Glove
directed by Yusuke Inaba
Thailand/Japan
The Last Executioner
directed by Tom Waller
Thailand
When Will You Get Married?
directed by Ody C. Harahap
Indonesia
Da Dog Show
directed by Ralston Jover
Philippines
Vientiane in Love
directed by Anysay Keola, Xaisongkham Induangchanthy,
Vannaphone Sitthirath, Phanumad Disattha
Laos
Sayang Disayang
directed by Sanif Olek
Singapore
Red Cotton Silk Flower
directed by Wyne
Myanmar
Be Deserving of a Successor
Myanmar
Day In the Country
directed by Sin Chan Saya
Cambodia
Cat Nong
directed by Le Hoang
Vietnam
Films in this sections shall vie for the Intercontinental Prize for Best film, to be given by a special jury committee.
The Deserter
directed by Raul Chamoro
Venezuela
This year’s World Premieres Film Festival Philippines, in partnership with SM Cinemas the Philippine Daily Inquirer, introduces the Classics Section, which includes seven timeless films that have been restored by the Martin Scorsese’ s The Film Foundation/World Cinema Project and the L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratories.
The section features seven restored films from the then Soviet Republic of Armenia, Indonesia, India, Sri-Lanka, Senegal, and the Philippines from directors who are cinema legends. The selections include The Color of the Pomegranates (1969, Sergei Parajanov), After the Curfew, (1954, Usmar Ismail), Kalpana (1948, Uday Shankar), Nidhayana (1973, Lester James Peries), Touki Bouki (1973, Djibril Diop Mambety), Insiang (1977, Lino Brocka) and Portrait of an Artist as Filipino (1965, Lamberto Avellana).
The Color of the Pomegranates (Նռան գույնը) by Sergei Parajanov tells the story of Armenia’s 18th Century musician and poet Sayat Nova, also known as the “King of Song.” In a stunningly unique film language and aesthetic, the film tackles the events from the poet’s childhood up to the time of his death. The scenes are framed through Parajanov’s brilliant imagination and the poetry of Sayat Nova. The restoration used the original camera negative was scanned in 4K resolution and was preserved at Russia’s Gosfilmofond. Tthe 35mm dupe negative held by the National Cinema Centre of Armenia was also used.
Usmar Ismail’s After the Curfew (Lewat Djam, Malam) follows Iskandar, a medical student and war veteran, who finds himself disillusioned with civilian life in the post-war era. Eventually he is on the run from the authorities in a city that, after the revolution, is still under the curfew. The film is considered to be one of the greatest films of Indonesian cinema. The original camera negative was canned at 4K resolution, and the original 35mm camera and sound negatives, interpositive and positive prints preserved at Sinematek Indonesia were used in the digital restoration.
The only film by Uday Shankar, his mesmorizing Hindi dance-drama Kalpana follows the struggles of a dance troupe dealing with the need for art to survive in an increasingly consumerist world. The film is autobiographical as it reflects Shankar's own attempt to set up his dance academy. Kalpana was the first film to present an Indian classical dancer in the leading role and was entirely shot as a fantasy-dance ballet. The dupe negative and a positive print held at the National Film Archive of India were used to digitally restore the film.
Adapted from a short story by G.B. Senanayake, Lester James Peries’ Nidhayana is considered to be one of the best Sinhalese films of all time. Set in colonial Sri Lanka at the time of the British Raj, the film follows a young aristocratic man in search of a hidden treasure that will rescue him from his financial troubles. His determination knows no bounds. A dark allegory of the degradation of the society of that time, Nidhayana won the Silver Lion of St. Mark at the Venice International Film Festival in 1972. Two elements essential to the restoration were the 35mm positive pring struck from the original camera negative and held by Degeto Film, as well as a combined dupe negative preserved at the National Film Archive of India.
Djibril Diop Mambéty’s poetic satire Touki Bouki mixes elements of fantasy with a classic morality tale of two young lovers who dream of escaping their troubles by moving to Paris. Touki Bouki was Senegalese cinema legend Mambéty’s first feature and was named one of the greatest and most experimental films. His masterful filmmaking from editing to production design painted a critical but lyrical portrait of postcolonial African society. The film was digitally restored at 2K resolution using the original 35mm camer and sound negatives provided by the director’s son Teemour Diop Mambéty and preserved at the GTC in Paris.
One stand-out film of Lino Brocka’s social realist cinema, Insiang is a striking critique of Marial Law-era Philippines. The narrative follows the struggles of a mother and daughter who live in Manila’s most notorious slum: Tondo. When they find themselves in an inscestual-esque love triangle as they end up sharing the same lover, their relationship transforms forever. In true filmic genius, Brocka makes ambiguous the personal fight for justice against poverty and patriarchy sought by mother and daughter. The original camera negatives were scanned at 4K resolution. The original sound negatives were used as well. Both negatives were found at LTC Patrinome.
An adaptation Nick Joaquin’s play of the same name, Lamberto Avellana’s Portrait of an Artist illustrates the transformation of old Intramuros, as American influences overtook that of the Spanish in pre-World War II Manila. The first Filipino film entirely in English, the film focuses on the struggles of the genteel Marasigan family as they cope with tough financial times and the coming war. Central to the film is the question generational remembrance of the past, especially since the Philippines experienced numerous political turnovers by the middle of the 20th century.
The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project seeks to preserve and restore neglected films from all over the world. A total of twenty-four films from Africa, South America, Central America, Eastern Eruope, the Middle East, and Central and Southeast asia have been restored, preserved, and shown to audiences worldwide.
L'Immagine Ritrovata, created by Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna, is a highly specialized film restoration laboratory. Today it is a major presence in the restoration of world cinematographic heritage.
Victoria
directed by Sebastian Schipper
Germany
Balikbayan #1
directed by Kidlat Tahimik
Philippines
The World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) is derived from a simple concept of bringing together a number of countries, with film cultural exchange partnerships, with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) for a distinct film festival.
Participating countries are asked to each field a new film yet to be screened elsewhere prior to June 2014 from a director of note for a world premiere in the Philippines.
The WPFF is the next step in the FDCP's Film Cultural Exchange Program whereby FDCP partners with Embassies and their cultural arms in the country for events showcasing the cinemas of various nations.
Feature films will vie for top awards, have red carpet screenings at the country's posh cinemas, all with film luminaries and celebrities in attendance, and are set for release and distribution beyond the festival run through the Philippines' largest cinema chain.
The WPFF aims to be primarily a film festival of the biggest international scope
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