The UP Asian Center will hold "Tumandok: Showcasing West Visayan Culture through Films" on 12 November 2019, 8:30 am –12 nn, ASEAN Hall, UP Asian Center, QC. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, frist served. Walk-ins are welcome but participants are encouraged to sign up.
SHORT FILMS | SET A
Hutik Sang Paminsaron (Whisper of the Mind)
by Edgar John Zaragoza
Summary: Placed in a dark room unraveling her own thoughts
5 mins, Finalist, Student + Youth, CineKasimanwa 6
Joseph, Joseph
by Gio Enzo Lebourg
5 mins, Finalist, Student + Youth, CineKasimanwa 6
Amiel, Modern Albularyo (Amiel, Modern Quack Doctor/Herbalist)
by Jayson Cineta
Finalist, Student + Youth, CineKasimanwa 6
Hagas sa Katalagman (Weakened by Peril)
by Rovic Lopez
Summary: Man chased by his fears
6.07 mins, Best Short Film Winner, Student + Youth, CineKasimanwa 6
Katungdanan (Obligation)
by Richard Salvadico and Kat Sumagaysay
Summary: Father and son through the daily struggles of life
13.20 mins, Jury Prize, Student + Youth, CineKasimanwa 6
SHORT FILMS | SET B
Pagkadamuhal (Being Rude)
by Aldrich Rosano
Finalist, Main Competition, CineKasimanwa 6
Hila(u)was (Lust)
by Dennis Hubag
Summary: Sins of the born
9.05 mins, Jury Prize Winner, Main Competition, CineKasimanwa 6
Pamati-i Bala Ang Akon mga Ihutik Nga Binalaybay (Listen to the Poems that I'll Whisper)
by Elvert Bañares
Summary: Interpretation of "Ang Ilongga nga Nagsasakay sa Habal-habal" (The Ilongga Who Rode a Motorcycle Taxi) by Filipino poet Karla Quisumbing)
4.16 mins, Nominee, Gawad Urian 2019
Ribuk (Revolt)
by Carlo Navarrete
Finalist, Main Competition, CineKasimanwa 6
Ang Babayi sa Bahura (The Woman in the Reef)
by Kyle Fermindoza
Summary: A father who keeps on seeing memories of his daughter
11.32 mins, Best Short Film Winner, Main Competition, CineKasimanwa 6
Jameson
by Kurt Soberano
Jury Prize Winner, Main Competition, CineKasimanwa 6
ABOUT THE ORGANIZER
The film screening is organized by UP KASANAG (Katilingban Sang Nakatundang Kabisayaan) and the UP Asian Center. It is copresented by CineKasimanwa and Western Visayas Filmmakers Network.
ASIAN CENTER'S 64TH ANNIVERSARY
This event is part of the Asian Center's 64th anniversary celebrations. View full list activities and sign up. The free screenings are one of three events scheduled for November 12:
• Power and Knowledge in Southeast Asia: State and Scholars in Indonesia and the Philippines | A Roundtable-Book Launch
• Free screenings of West Asian films (details to follow)
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The Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D. program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded atthe journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.
