The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will once again highlight some of the best works of the regional Filipino filmmakers in CineRehiyon 2 – a non-competition film festival, and one of the seven flagship projects of this year’s Philippine International Arts Festival (PIAF) Ani ng Sining celebration.
Expect a bigger, more diverse film festival with the participation of 10 featured regions from all over the country. CineRehiyon 2 aims to give budding regional filmmakers the opportunity to showcase their unique culture, through films set in their respective regions, and shot in their local dialects.
The Cinema Committee, led by Dr. Miguel Rapatan, and Vice-Head, Teddy Co, will head the selection of standout short and full-length films from each participating regions. The selected films will be screened in the culminating film festival to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines from February 16 to 20. Forums and panel discussions will also be organized prior to the film festival.
The regions, and provincial centers who participated for this year’s CineRehiyon 2 are: Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Naga, Pampanga, Samar, Central Visayas (Cebu and Bohol), and Western and Central Mindanao.
PIAF is held every February, as part of the National Arts Month in pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 683 signed by President Corazon Aquino in 1991. The month-long celebration is led by NCCA Chairman, Dr. Vilma Labrador, Executive Director, Cecile Guidote Alvarez, and PIAF Festival Director and Head of Subcommission on Arts, Ricardo de Ungria.
For details, please contact RENE NAPEÑAS, Head of the NCCA-Public Affairs and Information Office (PAIO) and PIAF Media Director at 527-5529 or at numbers 097-5582656 / 09285081057 or VANESSA MARQUEZ, PIAF Deputy Festival Manager at 527-2209 or 0918-6380412. You can also call us at 527-2192 (loc. 612-615) or email us at ncca.paio@gmail.com.
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