SINE HALAGA FILM FESTIVAL - Per raccontare la cultura e i valori delle Filippine

Cari amici, sono così contenta di presentarvi il Sine Halaga film festival. Si tratta di un festival cinematografico online con lo streaming gratuito di 12 cortometraggi che raccontano, con le loro storie, la cultura e i valori più profondi del mio amato Paese. Le pellicole selezionate diventeranno webinar e guide di studio nelle scuole. Trovo che sia una bella iniziativa!

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has partnered with the Negros Cultural Foundation for its new film festival dubbed Sine Halaga.

Sine Halaga (The NCCA Filipino Values Film Festival) gives a platform to all filmmakers to tell beautiful stories depicting Filipino values in contemporary films. The online film festival was open Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 6 p.m. with an opening program that was streamed on Facebook followed by the world premiere of 12 films that highlight cultural values.

In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Sine Halaga Film Festival director Elvert Bañares said the movies will stream online for free. Our Vimeo OnDemand is for everyone, for Filipinos all over the world.

Bañares explained that the film festival would tackle 19 Filipino values identified from a two-year research conducted by the NCCA.

Aside from showcasing 12 movies which were chosen from at least 100 entries made by filmmakers nationwide, Sine Halaga also has an educational component because the films will be used for classroom education. It’s what makes Sine Halaga unique from other film fests — the films used as a tool to teach Filipino values.

Bañares also added, that they were organizing a series of webinars and preparing study guides to aid our teachers in discussing the films to their students. With the help of our teachers, we can articulate effectively the values that each film conveys.

The 12 movies that will participate in Sine Halaga are the following:

“Bakit ako Sinusundan ng Buwan” by Richard Legaspi
“Black Rainbow” by Zig Madamba Dulay
“Dandansoy” by Rod Arden Condez
“Hadlok” by Ralston Jover
“Looking for Rafflesias and other Fleeting Things” by James Allen Fajardo
“Lorna” by Noel Escondo
“Masalimuut Ya Tiyagew Ed Dayat” by Jan Carlo Natividad
“Mina’s Family History” by Christopher Gozum
“Sa Balay ni Papang” by Kurt Steven Soberano
“Salog ning Diklom” by Jordan Jose Dela Cruz
“Ugbos ka Bayabas” by Manie Magbanua Jr.
“13 Feet” by Carlo Obispo