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| Let's get Short! (Photo credit: Man Overboard Production) |
It's going to be an exciting week for Davao City's
Film Community as Man Overboard Production's LET'S GET SHORT! Events kick into
gear on March 8, 9 and 11.
Ricky Lee, who will be celebrating his birthday
thisMarch is visiting Davao City after almost 20 years. He will be giving a
Scriptwriting Workshop at 3 venues namely:
Holy Cross of Davao College on the afternoon of March
08,
University of Southeastern Philippines on the
morning of March 09,and the
FDCP Cinematheque Davao also on MARCH 09 from 4PM to
8PM.
Man Overboard Productions Founder and Davao
Filmmaker JarellMahinaySerencio had been dreaming about an event like this for
Davao City. He participated in the first batch of Ricky Lee's Scriptwriting
Workshop sponsored by ABS-CBN back in 2003.
Serencio went to Manila after graduating from the
Holy Cross College of Davao with a degree in Mass Communications. "Kahitayawngmagulangkonamagtrabahoakosamalayo,
sinunodko pa din angpangarapko. Noon pa man,
hinahangaankonaangmgapelikulananasusulatniSir Ricky kaya noong nag-announce ang
ABS-CBN nanaghahanapsilangmga applicants parasa scriptwriting workshop niya,
hindikonapinalagpas. Nakapasokakosa workshop at yon angnagbigaydaanparamakapagtrabahoakosa
ABS-CBN bilang researcher at writer. (My parent doesn’t want me
to work in far places but I still followed my dream. Even when I was still studying
I already admired the films of Ricky Lee. That’s why when ABS CBN announced
they were looking for applicants for his workshop, I grabbed the chance. I got
into the workshop and that was my ticket to work in ABS-CBN as a researcher and
writer.
There were over 2,500 applicants who lined up on the
ABS CBN compound in Quezon City from as early as 4:00am. They came from all
over Metro Manila, and as far north as Ilocos Norte in Luzon, and cities in
Visayas and Mindanao. Only 39 of them passed and were given a chance to be
mentored by Lee, and Serencio was one of the 39.
Serencio adds that, "This kind of
opportunity doesn't come along very often. If you are serious about honing your
craft, then you should make it a priority to attend this event. It might change
your life, like it has changed mine."
As of this writing, registration for the LET’S GET
SHORT! Events at HCDC and USeP are now officially closed.
For those who wish to join Ricky Lee's Workshop on
MARCH 9 at the FDCP Cinemateque Davao, you may register at LET’S GET SHORT FILM
Screening Event Facebook Page as there are LIMITED slots available. You may
register as an Individual or Group, School Org or Film Club.
Registration fee is only Php 300 per head. Ricky
Lee's books will also be available at FDCP Cinemateque Davao starting MARCH 4
(Saturday). Trip to Quiapo
copies are selling by the dozen and those who have already pre-paid can pick up
their copies at FDCP Cinemateque Davao starting March 3.
FILM Screening of Award Winning Short Films will
also be held at HCDC on March 8 (exclusive for Davao City National High School
senior high students, and Holy Cross students) and on MARCH 11 at the FDCP
Cinemateque Davao 6PM. Admission is FREE!
Line-up of Films include
RYANNE MURCIA's "Entre Medio del
Fin" (in the Middle of an End) which won the Best Film award at
the Mindanao Film Festival last 2016. Murcia will be joining Serencio for a
Q&A after the film screenings on March 8 and 11.
These Short Films will also be showcased: JarellSerencio'sVictor, which won Best Short Feature
in Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2012, and his MgaBitoonsaSiyudad which won him the Best Director Award during
MMFF2016; SheronDayoc’sMientras Su
Durmida (As He Sleeps) which won Best Short Film at the International
Film Festival in Serbia and Best Director at the Cinemalaya Independent Film
Festival in 2012; Martika Ramirez Escobar’s PusongBato (Stone Heart) which won Best Short Feature at the
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2015 and Best Short Film at the
Singkuwento International Film Festival; Petersen Vargas’ LusyunqngGeografia(Geography
Lessons) which won Best Director at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in
2015; Isabel Quesada’s Pektus
which won Best Short Feature and Best Screenplay at the Cinemalaya Independent
Film Festival 2016; Mon A.L. Garilao’sFish
Out of Water which won Best Director for a Short Feature and Special
Jury Prize at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2016; and EJK by BorOcampo which won Best
Short Film at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 2016.
Man Overboard Productions would also like to thank
everyone who have been working alongside with them to make this event happen. For
more details, please visit their Official Facebook Page athttps://www.facebook.com/manoverboardprod/
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