The UP Film Institute is most proud to hold the Philippine gala premiere of Brillante Mendoza’s Tirador (international title: Slingshot) this Monday, 3 December 2007, at 7 p.m. as the opening film of Cine Veritas Human Rights Film Festival.
The film is the sixth feature in three years from Brillante as practically all of his previous works have grabbed major international prizes. Tirador had its world premiere at Toronto (Canada, 6-15 September 2007); was exhibited for the Dragons and Tigers Out-of-Competition at Vancouver (Canada, 27 September-12 October, 2007) and got its Asian premiere no less at Pusan, South Korea (Window on Asian Cinema, 4-12 October 2007). It is slated to date for further showcase across the globe till middle of next year in prestigious filmfests foremost of which are the Marrakech (Morocco, 7-15 December 2007) where it vies in main competition for the Golden Star Grand Prize and the 58th Berlin (Germany, 7-17 February 2008) for the International Forum of New Cinema.
The RP premiere of another homegrown exemplar of world-class cinema is a UP Film Institute exclusive not to be missed. Another of Brillante Mendoza’s body of work, Foster Child—the Director’s Fortnight entry at this year’s Cannes (France, 16-27 May 2007)—for its part screens on Dec 4 Tue at 5 p.m. to also comprise this year’s full selection for Cine Veritas which runs until December 8 Saturday.
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