ACFM 2022 PH Film Catalogue

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is the national agency under the Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines responsible for film policies and programs to ensure the economic, cultural, and educational development of the Philippine film industry. It aims for the following:

To create policies to support the growth of the Philippine film industry

To develop the industry through education and trainings

To provide incentives to encourage production of quality films

To promote Phiippine Cinema locally and internationally

To provide platforms and venues to showcase Philippine Cinema

To preserve our cinematic heritage

FDCP envisions a globally competitive film industry that contributes to the economic development of the country while championing our culture and heritage.

It currently manages an audiovisual film fund that supports different stages of filmmaking to encourage the film industry to create quality films for domestic and international distribution.

The UniPhilippines Office is the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ dedicated arm for the promotion of Filipino films abroad. It aims to enhance the distribution and marketing possibilities of quality Filipino films across traditional and alternative international release platforms, increase the recognition of Filipino content and talent on the international scene, and make Filipino films attractive to international buyers through its assistance, partnership, and incentive programs for filmmakers, producers, and distributors alike.

UniPhilippines also leads the Agency’s partnerships with institutions, participation in film festivals and markets, and gathering relevant data on the status of Filipino films and talents worldwide while providing support to Filipino films and filmmakers to continuously expose Filipino films and talents to the global arena.

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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.

Date : Oct 8 (Sat) - 11 (Tue), 2022

Format : Hybrid Venue : Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO, Busan

ICONS

ICONS SECTION

FEAST

Directed by Brillante Ma Mendoza 2022 | 108 MINS

A hit-and-run accident transpires between Rafael, the son of a prominent businessman, and MATIAS, a tricycle driver wherein Matias, unfortunately, succumbs to his death. Rafael’s father, ALFREDO, sacrifices himself in place of Rafael when NITA, the widow, files a criminal case against them. Alfredo willingly pleads guilty and is sent to prison. Before parting, Alfredo instructs Rafael to make amends with Nita. At his father’s instruction, Rafael employs Nita and her eldest son, TOPE, at Alfredo’s family restaurant, intertwining both families. Through the years, Rafael earns Nita and Tope’s trust, however, Rafael is burdened with guilt – for keeping the truth from Nita and for having Alfredo suffer the consequences of his mistake. Emotionally imprisoned, Rafael wishes to liberate himself and Nita by finally confessing the truth.

WHEN THE WAVES ARE GONE

(KAPAG WALA NG MGA ALON)

Directed by Lav Diaz

2021 | 210 MINS | THRILLER, DRAMA

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS

Annecy Marie Bautista and Stelle Laguda

PRODUCERS

Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew, Jean-Christophe Simon, Joaquim Sapinho, and Marta Alves

LEAD ACTORS

John Lloyd Cruz, Ronnie Lazaro, and Shamaine Buencamino

Lt. Hermes Papauran, one of the best investigators of the Philippines, is in a deep moral crossroad, being a witness to his institution’s being a party to a murderous anti-drug campaign, which is spearheaded by no less than the president of the country, Rodrigo Duterte. The moment Duterte sat as the new president of the Philippines in the year 2016, his biggest act was launching his so-called war against drugs, shocking the world for its brutality and the ensuing human rights abuses. Extra-judicial killings attributed to drugs have become rampant and most of the crimes are connected to the police. The atrocities are corroding Lt. Papauran physically and spiritually. He suffers from severe psoriasis, a skin disease resulting from insidious anxiety. A dark past haunts him and it has eventually and literally come back for a reckoning, for a closure.

FILMS BOUTIQUE contact@filmsboutique.com

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION MANAGER Hazel Orencio

Venice International Film Festival

WINDOW ON ASIAN CINEMA

Rakib is a male housekeeper who works in an aristocratic mansion that belongs to Purna, a retired military general who is running for a mayoral election. When Purna’s election poster is vandalized, Rakib doesn’t hesitate to track down the culprit, kicking off an increasingly violent chain of events.

ON ASIAN

ARNOLD IS A MODEL STUDENT

Directed by Sorayos Prapapan 2022 | 86 MINS

Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who runs an underground business helping students cheat on their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold considers working with Bee, many of his schoolmates, unhappy with their school’s disrespect of their freedom, organise a big protest. PRINCIPAL PROPONENTS

ONLINE MARKET SCREENINGS

12 WEEKS

Directed by Anna Isabelle Matutina 2022 | 105 MINS | DRAMA

PRINCIPAL PROPONENTS

After ending a toxic relationship with her younger boyfriend Ben, 40-year-old Alice discovers that she is pregnant. With her age and current relationship status, her first instinct is to have the pregnancy aborted. 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?

ACCOLADES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FESTIVALS

ONLINE MARKET SCREENINGS

BLUE ROOM

Directed by Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan

2022 | 107 MINS | DRAMA, COMEDY, CRIME

PRINCIPAL PROPONENTS

A progressive rock band composed of privileged teenagers get arrested for drug possession, and are brought into the “Blue Room” where they must make the difficult choice between freedom or standing up for what they believe in.

Cinemalaya Film Festival 2022

• Special Jury Award

• Best in Direction (Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan)

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Soliman Cruz)

• Best in Cinematography (Neil Daza, LPS)

• Best in Production Design (Marxie Maolen Fadul)

74th Locarno Film Festival

• Pro-Online Delegate (as Producer)

National Commission for Culture and the Arts 2021

• Post-production Grantee

ACCOLADES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FESTIVALS MARKETING CONTACT

HARLENE BAUTISTA harlenebautista@hbeproduction.com

MA-AN L. ASUNCION-DAGÑALAN emailadko@gmail.com

Film Development Council of the Philippines

• CreatePHFilms Small Budget Production Fund Recipient

DGPI QCinema Film Pitching 2019

• Finalist (Writer)

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17 year-old Amir is a Moro child soldier whose father was killed in all-out war in 2000. But unlike other boys Amir 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 confronting him to choose between pursuing his dream or fighting in the war.

FEATURED FILMS FROM THE PHILIPPINES

ACCOLADES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FESTIVALS

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YELLOWFIN

Popi, a 28-year-old tuna fisherman returns home from being jailed in Indonesia for two years, only to find out that his wife and everybody else has moved on, as they thought he died at sea. This pushes Popi into further isolation, forcing him to return to commercial fishing, but his now ex-wife’s new husband is the captain and has aimed to make his life a living hell.

FEATURED FILMS

ELLA ARCANGEL

Directed by Mervin Malonzo

2022 | 80 MINS

PRODUCER Manny Angeles WRITER Julius Villanueva ROCKETSHEEP STUDIO admin@rocketsheepstudio.com

In the midst of a brutal drug war, Ella grapples with her sorcery now that her grandmother has passed. She bears the guilt of her grandma’s early demise after a reckless mistake in one of their encounters with an evil spirit. Thrust early into becoming the poor village’s sole recourse for supernatural problems, Ella encounters a monster that the police are blaming for the rampant deaths. Ella, still a child, now has to learn to control her magic to battle both the fantastic and the real.

ANG KARTERO

(THE MESSENGER)

Jay, a messenger from the afterlife, returns to the world of the living to deliver and receive messages for and from the living. He visits three people who haven’t found closure with the deaths and disappearance of their loved ones. Gerry, 40, a jeepney driver, who is still searching for his brother who was taken and made to disappear during Martial Law in the 80s. Karen, 7, whose father was murdered by Simon, a former police officer who had to fill his daily quota of kills during the recent War on Drugs. And Ligaya, 85, whose musician father was killed during the second world war, which turns out to be Jay, now able to visit her after all these years.

Through the messages and interactions with Jay, all three find an understanding of the importance of the memories they keep on holding.

LOST MEMORIES IN TRANSIT

Directed by Austin Tan

2023 (TARGET YEAR OF PRODUCTION)

A hopeful teenager, a vengeful mother and a repentant police officer - three separate journeys follow the terror and injustice of the Philippine drug war. Under the scorching heat of Manila, we watch NORA, 17, job hunting after being laid off at the cinema over age requirements. She is desperate to provide for her mother after the murder of her father.

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At Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), MERCY, 48, lands in Manila after working in Saudi for years. She takes a bus going home to the funeral of her son. Fueled by anger and hatred, she tracks down her son’s murderer to serve justice herself. ARNEL, 22, wakes in the middle of a rice field, lost and confused. On an empty highway, he meets EDONG, 61, parked on the opposite side of the road. Arnel joins him on a cruise through abandoned houses and gone families for his search for redemption. Edong promises to take Arnel home.

PAULI, ISAGANI

JAMES, 32, was born in a small town in Cebu, the Philippines. When he was just a newborn baby, he was found inside a plastic bag hung on a banana palm and turned over to social services for adoption.

ACCOLADES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FESTIVALS

• Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Selection

• Participant in Docs by the Sea 2022

Adopted by a Caucasian couple and brought to America, James has always felt out of place and missing a piece of his history. As he traces his roots, he enlists the help of a Filipino filmmaker who speaks the local language. This creative documentary follows their journey, to uncover the truth about the adoption and to define what family means — all in the continued search for home.

WINDOW SHOPPING

KUN MAUPAY MAN IT

Determined to flee to the big city after Typhoon Haiyan ravages a coastal town, Miguel searches for his mother Norma and his beloved Andrea before another storm approaches.

ACCOLADES AND PARTICIPATION IN OTHER FESTIVALS

World Premiere, Festival del Film Locarno 2021

• Winner Cinema e Gioventù Prize

Metro Manila Film Festival 2021

• 2nd Best Picture

• Best VFX

• Best Production Design

• Special Jury Prize

• Best Actress

• Best Supporting Actress

London East Asian Film Festival 2021

• Best Director

FAMAS 2022

• Best Production Design

• Best Actress

Malaysian Golden Global Awards 2022

• Best Cinematography

Guanajuato Film Festival, Mexico, 2021

• Special Mention

FEATURED FILMS

ABOUT US BUT NOT ABOUT US

Directed by Jun Robles Lana

PRINCIPAL PROPONENTS

PRODUCTION COMPANY

The IdeaFirst Company, Octobertrain Films and Quantum Films

MARKETING CONTACT

ATTY. JOJI ALONSO (QUANTUM FILMS) aap23@yahoo.com

PERCI INTALAN (THE IDEAFIRST COMPANY) perci@theideafirstcompany.com

A conversation between a professor and his student turns into a game where the truth could be at stake.

IT’S ME, JIN-HAE

Directed by Carlo Obispo

After his younger brother’s open letter about his longing for his father goes viral, Jin-Hae decides to traverse Korea to search for their Korean father who left them 15 years ago.

Nimfa the pretty pussycat is a perfume sales kitty at a department store. Her boyfriend, Roger the macho mongrel, is a janitor. Nimfa meets Inigo the bourgeoisie business dog & chemistry ignites! Will Nimfa & Roger’s love keep them together, or will Inigo’s high society charms tear them apart?

TIRSO

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