PH goes to Busan International Film Festival 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FDCP’s participation at BIFF

FDCP Objectives

Philippine Participation in Numbers

Icons Section

Window on Asian Cinema

Philippine presence at ACFM Philippine Pavilion

Filipino Production Companies and Filmmakers at the Philippine Pavilion

ACFM Market Screenings

Asian Project Market

AFIS (Asian Film School)

BAFA (Busan Asian Film Academy) mylab (Malaysian Fiction Feature Film Development Lab)

Platform Busan Forum BIFF

Philippine Events in Busan

The FDCP’s participation in the Busan Film Festival and Asian Contents and Film Market is pursuant to the fulfillment of the Agency’s mandate pursuant to Republic Act 9167 Sec. 4 to encourage and undertake activities that will promote the growth and development of the local film industry and promote its participation in both domestic and foreign markets.

By participating in one of the biggest and most significant film festivals in Asia, FDCP offers the Philippines access to diverse global networks, screenings, and festival and industry activities that would allow delegates to explore and secure international partnerships and cooperations on all levels and aspects of film and audiovisual production.

The Busan International Film Festival has grown from Korea’s first international film festival to Korea’s largest, and has become a film festival loved by many filmmakers and audiences not only in Asia but also in the world.

As the largest film festival in Asia, it has won the heart of filmmakers and industry professionals who appreciate the programming and the festival offering that spans the cultural, creative, development, and industry aspects. Happening simultaneously is the Asian Contents and Film Market.

FDCP OBJECTIVES

In this year’s participation, the FDCP aims to achieve the following:

• To be present and network with important industry players including film commissions, film markets, film festivals, development labs, funding agencies, and filmmakers.

• To introduce the new leadership and FDCP’s new directions from 2022 onwards

• To showcase the Philippine delegation and support the delegates’ participation in the Busan Film Festival and Asian Contents and Film Market

• To support the Filipino delegates in Busan to fulfill their objectives in finding international partners and collaborations through networking events.

• To continue the promotion of the FilmPhilippines brand and incentive programs.

• To promote and support new and upcoming Filipino films aiming for international sales and distribution

• To pursue and secure relevant partnerships in line with FDCP’s programs and promotion of Philippine Cinema internationally

FILIPINO FILMS AT THE FESTIVAL

In the early days of its establishment, it was simply focused on building the best film festivals in Asia and promoting Korean films to the world. Today, it is also serving as a bridgehead to promote Asian films to the world by discovering and supporting various films and talented filmmakers.

As a non-competitive film festival that rose to the top in such a short time, the Busan International Film Festival played a decisive role in making Busan the center of the film industry and the city of film.

Five Filipino films are featured in this year’s festival.

ICONS SECTION

A showcase of the latest films of contemporary iconic filmmakers from around the world. Two Filipino Icons were selected with their new films.

FEAST

SYNOPSIS SCREENING SCHEDULE

A hit-and-run accident transpires two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a criminal case. Alfredo is sent to jail after pleading guilty in place of his son Rafael, but Rafael cannot be released from the burden of guilt.

08 OCT 16:30 CGV Centum City 3 *with guest visit

09 OCT 09:00 CGV Centum City 5 *with guest visit

12 OCT 17:30 Lotte Cinema Centum City 9

Directed by Brillante Mendoza | Center Stage Productions

WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE

SYNOPSIS SCREENING SCHEDULE

Lieutenant Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators in the Philippines, is at a deep moral crossroads. He is a first-hand witness of the murderous anti-drug campaign conducted by his force, his anxiety and guilt triggering a severe skin disease. As he tries to heal, a dark past haunts him.

07 OCT 14:00

11 OCT 13:30

12 OCT 14:00

Lotte Cinema Centum City 2 *with guest visit

Lotte Cinema Centum City 8

Lotte Cinema Centum City 10

Directed by Lav Diaz | Sine Olivia Pilipinas and Epicmedia

WINDOW ON ASIAN CINEMA

A peek into the various styles and visions within Asian Cinema, highlighting the latest films from well-established directors as well as the upcoming rookies of the industry. The audience can grasp the zeitgeist of Asian films of the year.

The following Filipino co-productions have been selected in this year’s Window on Asian Cinema section:

AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Directed by Makbul Mubarak Co-produced by Armi Cacanindin with Indonesia, France, Poland, Germany, Qatar SYNOPSIS

A young man is working as a housekeeper in an empty mansion. When its owner returns to start his mayoral election campaign, the young man bonds with him and defends him when his campaign is vandalized, setting off a chain of violence.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

07 OCT 12:30 Lotte Cinema Centum City 6 *with guest visit

9 OCT 16:00 Lotte Cinema Centum City 7 *with guest visit

13 OCT 14:00 Lotte Cinema Centum City 9

ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT

SYNOPSIS

A school representative for an academic contest gets involved with the cheating of the entrance examination to the prestigious military school. What happens to him after that will change his perception of morality forever.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

07 OCT 09:00 Lotte Cinema Centum City 5 *with guest visit

10 OCT 19:30 Lotte Cinema Centum City 7 *with guest visit

13 OCT 17:00 Lotte Cinema Centum City 9

Directed by Sorayos Prapapan Co-produced by Armi Cacanindin of ACC Cinematografica with Thailand, Singapore, France, the Netherlands

PLAN 75

Directed by Chie Hayakawa Co-produced by Alemberg Ang of Daluyong Studios and Wilfredo Manalang of Fusee with Japan, France, and Qatar

SYNOPSIS

In Japan, government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

07 OCT 14:30 CGV Centum City 7

9 OCT 20:00 CGV Centum City 3 *with guest visit

11 OCT 19:30 Busan Cinema Center Cinema 1*with guest visit

PHILIPPINE PRESENCE AT ACFM

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) is a marketplace where diverse media content from films to audiovisuals, publications, webtoons, and web novels are traded. As a networking and business platform for industry professionals worldwide, ACFM provides various programs, including investment and co-production markets, industry conferences and events, and film production funding programs.

Over 2,000 industry professionals from more than 50 countries participate in ACFM every October during the Busan International Film Festival. ACFM 2022 will host a physical market to provide in-person networking and business opportunities to worldwide participants with online components supplemented.

PHILIPPINE PAVILION

The Philippine Pavilion in this year’s Asian Content and Film Market will serve as a one-stop-shop for all interested to work with Filipino producers, screen and acquire Filipino films, and explore possible collaboration with FDCP and the Philippines.

BOOTH E03 | HALL 4C-F, EXHIBITION CENTER 2, BEXCO

FILIPINO PRODUCTION

PHILIPPINE PAVILION FILMMAKERS COMPANIES AND

AT THE

This year, seventeen (17) production companies are joining the market on-site. We also issued market badges and assisted twenty seven (27) filmmakers representing these companies in the market.

ANIMA

bianca.balbuena@kroma.ph | www.anima.ph

MS. BIANCA BALBUENA

Head of Studios and Manager Director

MS. ETHEL ESPIRITU Vice President for Film & Series Productions and Development

MR. AUGUST LYLE ESPINO

CEO and President

augustlyle828@gmail.com | www.clayshopinc.com info@createcinema.org | www.createcinema.org

MS. MICA OLIVEROS

Associate Producer

MR. JULES KATANYAG Co-Owner/Director and Producer

MS. DANZEN KATANYAG Co-Owner/Producer

MR. ALFREDO ADLAWAN Director

MS. TANYA MACAPAGAL Producer

heavensbestentertainment@gmail.com www.hbeproduction.com

ethelmespiritu@yahoo.com | kreativden.com juleskatanyag@gmail.com | digitaldreams.com.ph

MS. GELLIE BALBUENA

Producer and Finance Officer

gelliebalbuena@gmail.com | www.epicmedia.ph will@fusee.biz | www.fusee.biz

MR. WILFREDO MANALANG

Founder/President

MS. HARLENE BAUTISTA Producer

MS. MA-AN ASUNCION DAGNALAN Director

kthouseproductionsinc@gmail.com www.facebook.com/KTHousePH manny@twentymanila.com | www.twentymanila.com

MR. EMMANUEL ANGELES Producer

johannakirsten@icloud.com www.facebook.com/mandalaproductions

MS. JOHANNA KIRSTEN LAGMAN Producer

MS. AMELIA PEREZ Head of Production

FILIPINO PRODUCTION COMPANIES AND FILMMAKERS

NOKARIN PRODUCTIONS INC.

nokarin08@gmail.com | www.nokarin-production.com

MR. CARLO OBISPO Director

MR. MARVIN REYES Producer/Cinematographer

QUANTUM FILMS

contact@quantumfilmsph.com www.quantumfilmsph.com

ATTY. JOJI ALONSO

Chief Operating Officer

REGAL FILMS

adesquitado@regal-entertainment.com | regalfilms.com

MS. ROSELLE MONTEVERDE Chief Operating Officer

MS. ANNIE DESQUITADO Head of Acquisitions and Sales

SOUTHERN LANTERN PRODUCTIONS

sherondayoc@southernlantern.com www.southernlantern.com

MR. SHERON DAYOC Director/Producer

MR. SONNY CALVENTO Director/Producer

MR. ARDEN ROD CONDEZ Director

SPRING FILMS, INC.

fernc@springfilmsph.com www.facebook.com/SpringFilms

MS. FERN CASTRO Associate Producer

MS. LADY MAE GASALAO Supervising Producer

TBA STUDIOS

rogielou.patapat@tba.ph | www.tba.ph

MS. DAPHNE CHIU President and COO

MS. ROGIELOU PATAPAT Manager, Film Screenings and Distribution

ACFM ONLINE MARKET SCREENINGS

Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) provides exhibitors who have purchased Sales Booth or Online Booth the opportunity to register for Online Screening. It is operated for 4 days on the ACFM 2022 Online Site with convenient access.

The Online Market Screenings will help the films and production companies to reach more possible buyers, sellers, and distributors in the market. The films will screen online for four days where market badge holders can access the films on demand.

This year, the following films have been sponsored by FDCP to be part of the ACFM Market Screenings

THE BASEBALL PLAYER

Directed by Carlo Obispo | Nokarin Productions

Amir, a 17-year-old Moro child soldier whose father was killed in an all-out war in 2000, dreams to live a different life – he wants to become a baseball player. Training extensively with his coach, he makes it to the final tryout of a local university. Unfortunately, another all-out war against Moro rebels breaks out in 2003, and he is confronted with making a choice between pursuing his dream or fighting in the war.

SCREENING SCHEDULE

October 8-11, 2022 | www.acfm.kr

SYNOPSIS

BLUE ROOM

Rebel Rebel, an indie rock band composed of woke albeit sheltered teens, gets its biggest break at a prestigious local music festival. But after their celebratory night at the local bar, they are arrested for drug possession. Instead of the standard procedures, they were hauled to the Blue Room, a VIP detention area where they can bribe their way out through rogue cops. The band members have to decide whether to use their privilege to go on with their lives or to own up to what they had been preaching.

SCHEDULE

October 8-11, 2022 | www.acfm.kr

Directed by Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan | Heaven’s Best Entertainment SYNOPSIS SCREENING

12 WEEKS

Directed by Sunshine Matutina | Digital Dreams

After ending her toxic relationship with her boyfriend Ben, 40-year-old Alice discovers she is pregnant. With her age and current relationship status, her first instinct is to have the pregnancy terminated. As her body undergoes dramatic changes, Alice struggles and needs to decide what to do. Will she slide back into the arms of Ben? What will this mean for the child growing inside her?

October 8-11, 2022 | www.acfm.kr

SYNOPSIS

ASIAN PROJECT MARKET

Asian Project Market (APM) is the first launched co-production platform in Asia that offers emerging filmmakers the opportunity to meet international leading film professionals.

After launching in 1998 as Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP), it has grown into the biggest and most important pre-market in Asia. In 2011, it was renamed as Asian Project Market and has been successfully delivering its role as the cradle of creativity.

Each year APM discovers fresh feature film projects ranging from big-scale commercial ones to low-budget indies to link them with global film investors, producers, and distributors. Numerous APM projects have already made it through to completion and received positive responses from both film festivals and international audiences. As such, APM continues to earn greater interest from filmmakers around the world.

This year, the Film Philippines Office will be joining the Asian Project Market and will meet with the selected projects and explore possible co-productions with the Philippines and offer FPO incentives and grants.

AFIS (ASIAN FILM SCHOOL)

Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) is located in Asia’s first UNESCO-designated City of Film, Busan. This educational facility has been founded in 2016 to foster the development of the global film industry for the benefit of professionals and filmmakers from around the world.

AFiS operates International Film Business Academy, Busan Film Academy, and Asian Filmmaking Workshop for young talents in Asia, to lay the foundations for Asian cinema’s mutual development.

AFiS is also seeking an Asian aesthetic and beauty which is found within and reflects the cultural diversity of Asia, and to prepare the film industry for a foundation to share its strengths among other Asian countries, and while accelerating the growth of the domestic film industry, see likewise growth to the global film industry as well.

MARIA DANZEN KATANYAG ANDREI KAROLY HERNANDEZ Film Producer Film Director, and Producer

BAFA

(BUSAN ASIAN FILM ACADEMY)

The ‘Asian Film Academy’, designed to discover the emerging generation of Asian filmmakers and catalyze diverse networks among young talents, now has 363 alumni from 32 countries since 2005. For the past 17 years, the ‘Asian Film Academy’ has been well received by participants as a global educational program to learn the practice and philosophy of filmmaking under the guidance of worldrenowned directors and instructors. Its alumni have been recognized for their excellence in the film industry around the world and at the world’s prestigious film festivals.

JAN KYLE NIEVA

APRIL DAYNE GARCIA JEAN CHERYL TAGYAMON

Film Director and Producer Cinematographer Film Editor and Director

MYLAB

(MALAYSIAN FICTION FEATURE FILM DEVELOPMENT LAB)

mylab is a joint project initiated by the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, the Singapore Film Commission (SFC), and the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) geared toward Asian filmmakers. It focuses on projects in their early stages of development, with a team of scriptwriters, directors, and/or producers attached, targeted at regional or international audiences.

All participants will undergo special lectures and guidance from regional and international experts in scriptwriting, directing, producing, distribution, and markets and festivals, as it aims for each project to deliver a package of script, budget, financing plan, dossier, and pitch-ready materials by the end of the program.

SONNY CALVENTO

SHERON DAYOC

SONNY

PLATFORM BUSAN

Platform BUSAN is a network of independent filmmakers aiming to reach collective growth by encompassing Korean and Asian film directors, producers, and key staff members.

Platform Busan, a joint growth network of Asian independent filmmakers, is a forum for exchanges where Asian independent filmmakers can gather to share their experiences and explore opportunities for solidarity and collaboration. By building a network of young filmmakers working in Asia, the Busan International Film Festival, which has already established itself as a hub for Asian films, is expected to play an important role in leading the future of Asian films.

FDCP SCHOLARS PLATFORM BUSAN DELEGATES

• Arvin Kadiboy Belarmino

• John Eric Bico

• Mark Noel Ebreo

• Jahn Ansell Kyle Fermindoza

• Kyle Jumayne Francisco

• Kristelle Jurao Laguda

• Gian Carlo Librojo

• Maria Gabriela Seuss Serrano

• Myra Angeline Soriaso

• Cyril John Zinampan

• Faith Kristie Aragon

• Mike Cabrales

• Kirstie Lee Contrevida

• Xzy Dumabok

• Jeddalyn Medrano

• Kevin Piamonte

• Robert Rodriguez

• Jay Mananday Rosas

• Robert Joshua San Luis

• Tyron Santos

• Jarell Mahinay Serencio

• Kristine Camille Sulit

• Edmund Telmo

• Ryan Termoso

FORUM

As a socializing hub for filmmakers and professionals worldwide, Forum BIFF will provide the audience with an opportunity to experience the wealth of cinematic intelligence.

KOFIC (Korean Film Council) will host events during Forum BIFF. FDCP will be joining the forums and sessions this year.

PHILIPPINE EVENTS

BIFF IN BUSAN

To meet the objectives of this year’s participation, the following events will be hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines:

1. Welcome cocktails to introduce FDCP’s new leadership, FilmPhilippines Office, and Full Circle Lab Philippines 2023 at the Philippine Pavilion on October 8, 2022 | 4PM | MARKET BADGE HOLDERS

2. Philippine Cinema Night co-presented by the Philippine Embassy in Seoul on October 11, 2022, Haeundae Ogtap Rooftop, 8:30 PM-1:30 PM

Address: Haeundae Ogtap Restaurant, 28 Dalmaji-gil 62beon-gil, Jung 1(il)dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan, South Korea | STRICTLY FOR INVITED GUESTS ONLY

LOCAL TRANSPORTATION

ACFM SHUTTLE SERVICE

Market Shuttle runs exclusively for ACFM badge holders.

Market GENESIS Vehicle

Show your ACFM Badge to volunteers and notify them about your destination.

Operation Schedule

Boarding & Drop-off

8 - 10 October, 8:30 - 19:30 11 October, 8:30 - 18:30

Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO Seacloud Hotel Kwangsu Hotel Felix by STX

Shilla Stay Shuttle Bus

Shilla Stay shuttle buses run on a fixed schedule between Shilla Stay Haeundae and Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO.

8-10 October 11 October

SHILLA STAY BEXCO

BEXCO

8:00 | 8:25 | 9:50 10:15 | 11:00 | 12:00 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:30

8:00 | 8:25 | 9:50 10:15 | 11:00 | 12:00 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 16:00 | 17:00 | 17:30

SHILLA STAY

Metro

13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:30 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00 19:30 | 20:00

13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 16:00 | 16:30 | 17:30 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:00

Busan’s extensive Metro system makes it possible to go just about anywhere. There are four lines (1,2, 3 and 4) and they are easily traveled given their distinct colors. Destination announcements are made in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. The sound of a bird is used for stops that are transfer points, accompanied by announcements in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.

Bus

A bus fare can be paid in cash or by transportation card (used to pay both bus and metro fares) upon boarding the bus.

To indicate you want to get off, push the button on the wall. Get off using the back door. Note that the cash fare is higher than the transportation card fare. In addition, those who pay in cash are unable to receive a transfer discount.

General Taxi

You can catch a taxi at a taxi stand or flag one down in the street. If the taxi is vacant, you will find a “Vacant” or “For Hire” sign in red color and the lamp of the taxi sign on top will be turned on.

Taxi fares increases after midnight until 4:00am.

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