QCinema International Film Festival returns for its 7th edition this October 13 to 22, 2019. The annual film festival organized by the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC) will be featuring more than 70 movies this year.
VENUES
QCinema will be held in various cinemas in Quezon City, comprised of Gateway Cineplex 10, Robinsons Galleria, Trinoma Mall, UPFI Cine Adarna, Cinema ’76 Anonas, and Cinema Centennario.
ASIAN NEXT WAVE
QCinema is rebranding its main competition with Asian Next Wave, which will now feature works done by Filipino filmmakers. The three Filipino films selected and received ₱1,500,000 grants for production are:
• "Kaaway sa Sulod" by Arnel Barbarona
Arnel Barbarona's "Kaaway sa Sulod" |
Rae Red's "Babae at Baril" |
Glenn Barit's "Cleaners" |
These films will be competing against other Asian titles comprised of:
• "Ave Maryam" by Robby Ertanto (Indonesia)
Robby Ertanto's "Ave Maryam" |
Zahir Omar's "Fly By Night" |
• "Nakorn-Sawan" by Puangsoi Aksornsawang (Thailand, Germany)
Puangsoi Aksornsawang's "Nakorn-Sawan" |
Sheng Qiu's "Suburban Birds" |
Mattie Do's "The Long Walk" |
QC SHORTS
Che Tagyamon's "Judy Free" |
• “Excuse Me Miss, Miss, Miss” by Sonny Calvento
• “Here, Here!” by Joanne Cesario
• “Isang Daa’t Isang Mariposa” by Norvin De los Santos
• “Judy Free” by Che Tagyamon
• “SPID” by Alejo Barbaza & Mervine Aquino
• “Tokwifi” by Carla Ocampo
DocQC DOCUMENTARIES
Jet Leyco's "For My Alien Friend" |
• “A is for Agustin” by Grace Simbulan (Philippines)
• “For My Alien Friend” by Jet Leyco (Philippines)
• “Spring by the Sea” by Aleia Garcia (Philippines)
• “Kabul, City in the Wind” by Aboozar Amini (Afghanistan)
• “Talking About Trees” by Suhaib Gasmelbari (Sudan)
• “The Future Cries Beneath Our Soil by Pham Thu Hang (Vietnam)
OPENING AND CLOSING FILM
Sigrid Bernardo's "Untrue" |
Anthony Chen's "Wet Seassn" |
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
Midi Z's "Nina Wu" |
• “Bacurau” by Kleber Mendonca Filho and Juliano Dornelles (Brazil)
• “Beanpole” by Kantemir Balagov (Russia)
• “By the Grace of God” by Francois Ozon (France, Belgium)
• “Frankie” by Ira Sachs (France)
• “God Exists Her Name is Petrunya” by Teona Mitevska (Macedonia)
• “High Life” by Claire Denis (France)
• “Nina Wu” by Midi Z (Taiwan)
• “On A Magical Night” by Christophe Honore (France)
• “Synonyms” by Nadav Lapid (France, Israel)
• “The Whistlers” by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania)
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Francis Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut" |
• “Lingua Franca” by Isabel Sandoval (Philippines, USA)
• “Dogs Don’t Wear Pants” by J.-P. Valkeapää (Finland)
• “Top End Wedding” by Wayne Blair (Australia)
• “No Data Plan” by Miko Revereza (Philippines, USA)
• “The Cave” by Tom Waller (Thailand)
• “Krabi, 2562” by Ben Rivers and Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand)
• “A Girl Missing” by Koji Fukada (Japan)
• “Vitalina Varela” by Pedro Costa (Portugal)
• “Apocalyse Now: The Final Cut” by Francis Ford Coppola (USA)
Rounding this section is a Flickerfest, a special program of Australian short films sponsored by the Australian Embassy.
NEW HORIZONS
Erwan De Luc's "The Bare Nexessity" |
• “The Bare Necessity” by Erwan De Luc (France)
• “Buoyancy” by Rodd Rathjen (Australia)
• “Chola” by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (India)
• “Homeward” by Nariman Aliev (Ukraine)
• “The Red Phallus” by Tashi Gyeltshen (Bhutan)
• “System Crasher” by Nora Fingscheidt (Germany)
RAINBOWQC
Santiago Loza's "Brief Story from the Green Planet" |
• “And Then We Danced” by Levan Akin (Sweden, Georgia)
• “Brief Story from the Green Planet” by Santiago Loza (Argentina)
• “José” by Li Cheng (Guetamala)
• “Port Authority” by Danielle Lessovitz (France)
• “Song Lang” by Leon Le (Vietnam)
• “Where We Belong” by Kongdej Jaturanrasamee (Thailand)
CENTENNIAL CLASSICS
Gregorio Fernandez's "Malvarosa" |
• “Biyaya ng Lupa” by Manuel Silos
• “Insiang” by Lino Brocka
• “Malvarosa” by Gregorio Fernandez
• “Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag” by Lino Brocka
• “Noli Me Tangere” by Gerardo de Leon
• “Tisoy!” by Ishmael Bernal
Three classic titles from Viva Entertainment is also one of the highlights under this section. One of the studio’s founding figures, Vicente del Rosario, Jr., is set to receive a Special Life Achievement Award.
Joel Lamangan's "The Flor Contenplacion Story" |
• “The Flor Contemplacion Story” by Joel Lamangan
• “Working Girls” by Ishmael Bernal
SCHEDULE
The full schedule of all screenings is now posted here.
TICKET PRICE AND FESTIVAL PASSES
Admission for one (1) regular screening is ₱200. Select exhibition titles such as “Flickerfest” will be free for the public.
Festival passes are now available here, priced at ₱1,000 (good for 5 screenings, with QCinema tote bag and notebook) and ₱2,000 (good for 10 screenings, with QCinema tote bag, t-shirt and cable organizer).
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