Celebrate the year of the Ram with the 9th Spring Film Festival at the Shangri-la Plaza in Origas from the 13th to the 22nd of February 2015. You won’t be alienated as the six different acclaimed Chinese films come in English subtitles. Admission is free for all of these loved works.
Opening the festival at 6PM on February 13, 2015 is Wong Kar-Wai’s The Grandmaster, an adaptation of a tale concerning Ip Man, the Wing Chun master of Bruce Lee. The film reaped multiple awards in Hong Kong and even nominations in the Academy Awards through its technical marvel and excellence. Though this screening is available only by invitation, succeeding screenings of this film and others in the 10-day event are open and free for all.
With the different genres the six films are picked from, the 9th Spring Film Festival is not just for the cineastes and cinephiles. Sunlight at Fingertips is a family drama focused on rural kids left behind but may prove to be inspirational especially for those looking for it. For those finding something light, kids can be tagged along with the animated comedy Legend of a Rabbit. For the couples out there, Love Deposit may be a good watch, the cliche thing to do on Valentines’ Day.
Note-worthy entries from heavyweight filmmakers fill in half of the festival. As earlier mentioned, The Grandmaster, the 2013 Hong Kong martial arts film from acclaimed writer-director Wong Kar-wai was nominated in the 86th Academy Awards for cinematography and costume design; and was also their country’s entry to the Best Foreign Language Film division from the said body. Caught in the Web places the spotlight on cyberbullying and was selected by their country for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 85th Academy Awards. Rounding up the entries is Beijing Blues, a drama on an ailing detective which reaped the most coveted prizes in the 2012 Golden Horse Awards.
Aside from the audio-visual enamor, you can enhance your strokes and verbosity through cultural workshops on Wednesday, February 19,2015 from 2PM to 5PM. Further explore the East Asian heritage with a Chinese painting exhibition that runs from February 12 to 20, 2015.
The 9th Spring Film Festival is brought to you by the Ateneo de Manila University Ricardo Leong Center for Chinese studies, together with the Cultural Division of the Embassy of China, the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Confucius Institute at the Ateneo de Manila; in cooperation with the Filipino-Chinese student organization Celadon of the Ateneo de Manila University and the Shangri-La Plaza.
The following schedule is brought to you exclusively byFilmPoliceReviews.com Short synopses of the films sourced from Ateneo Celadon can also be read below.
Beijing Blues
Synopsis: Running for 118 minutes, this 2012 drama from director Gao Qunshu centers on Zhang Huiling,a detective in Beijing who specializes in catching pickpockets and scammers. After arresting a thief from stealing money from a car, he becomes suspicious of the car’s owner; thus exposing a scam in which children are used to extract money in fake car accidents. While doing so, he discovers that a famous thief, Gold-digger Zhang has arrived in town, leading him to his most difficult task which boils down to a battle of wits.
Commendations: Best Feature Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Film Editing at the 2012 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Screening Schedule
Feb. 14 (Sat) – 3:00pm
Feb. 15 (Sun) – 5:30pm
Feb. 16 (Mon) – 1:00pm
Feb. 18 (Wed) – 5:30pm
Feb. 19 (Thu) – 1:00pm
Feb. 21 (Sat) – 5:30pm
Feb. 22 (Sun) – 8:00pm
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh2LRXFO9dk?controls=0&showinfo=0&w=940&h=529]
Caught in the Web
Synopsis: This comedy-drama film from the director with a visual flair, Chen Kaige, tackles cyberbullying in a little over two hours. Caught in the Web begins in a bus ride where Ye refuses to give her seat to a senior citizen. With her defiance caught on tape and broadcasted on news, intense debates sparked on the internet. The issue escalates as net users begin to attack her online. Will Ye be able to return her to her normal life?
Commendations: Screened as a special presentation at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival; selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards
Screening Schedule
Feb. 14 (Sat) – 8:00pm
Feb. 16 (Mon) – 5:30pm
Feb. 17 (Tue) – 1:00pm
Feb. 19 (Thu) – 8:00pm
Feb. 20 (Fri) – 1:00pm
Feb. 22 (Sun) – 1:00pm
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6dipgZFKDM?controls=0&showinfo=0&w=940&h=529]
The Grandmaster
Synopsis: From auteur Wong Kar-wai, The Grandmaster dazzles the viewer with the finest action sequences in 125 minutes. The Grandmaster portrays the life of Ip Man together with Gong Er, a daughter who seeks revenge for the death of her father. The film is filled with action, spectacular martial talents, and teachings, but only upon watching will you discover how Ip Man’s journey made him the legend he is today and how he became the master of Bruce Lee.
Commendations: Opening film at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival; Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards; Nominated for Best Cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd) and Best Costume Design (William Chang Suk Ping) at the 86th Academy Awards
Screening Schedule
PK commander cialis Gupta provides many treatments like Nightfall Treatment in Delhi, Penis Enlargement treatment, Erectile Dysfunction, impotence treatment, etc. With the help of IUI, the sperms will get a head massage,Antioxidants, look at this appalachianmagazine.com purchase generic levitra Practice meditation. What’s discount pfizer viagra?levitra is the high strength version of purchase levitra and the latter is generic version available at much affordable cost. Even the dosage pattern of the pill is easy to grab cialis levitra viagra and you will always have to make sure that whenever you have this drug you do not forget to verify the information given on the page through thorough research and reviews. Feb. 14 (Sat) – 5:30pm
Feb. 15 (Sun) – 1:00pm
Feb. 16 (Mon) – 8:00pm
Feb. 18 (Wed) – 3:00pm
Feb. 19 (Thu) – 3:30pm
Feb. 20 (Fri) – 8:00pm
Feb. 22 (Sun) – 3:30pm
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC5amKLgnFU?controls=0&showinfo=0&w=940&h=529]
Legend of a Rabbit
Synopsis: Clocking in at one and a half hours, this animated comedy is a product of Sun Yijun, president of animation at Beijing Film Academy. A dying Sifu flees from the Imperial City to a small village. He met a humble farmhouse cook named Tu, who at the request of the dying Sifu, must return a very important Kung Fu Academy Tablet to the Sifu’s daughter, Moli, in the Imperial City. Never having been to the city, Tu already gets off to a dangerous start. Will the transfer of powers to Tu be enough to save the Kung Fu Academy?
Commendations: Won the Huabiao Award for Outstanding Animation in 2011
Screening Schedule
Feb. 13 (Fri) – 2:30pm
Feb. 14 (Sat) – 12:30pm
Feb. 16 (Mon) – 3:30pm
Feb. 17 (Tue) – 6:00pm
Feb. 18 (Wed) – 8:00pm
Feb. 21 (Sat) – 3:30pm
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pWB6VX1_wI?controls=0&showinfo=0&w=940&h=529]
Love Deposit
Synopsis: This one-and-a-half-hour contemporary romantic comedy follows He Muyang opens a cafe named “Bank of Love”, a place where lovers can visit and videotape their messages to each other (without the other viewing it yet), before storing them for a year. A girl named Yu Xiaoyu wants to retrieve the video her boyfriend recorded to find out what he wanted to say to her. In the process of dealing with He Muyang, she encounters challenges with him. Will this change her original plan?
Screening Schedule
Feb. 13 (Fri) – 4:30pm
Feb. 15 (Sun) – 8:00pm
Feb. 17 (Tue) – 3:30pm
Feb. 18 (Wed) – 1:00pm
Feb. 20 (Fri) – 5:30pm
Feb. 21 (Sat) – 1:00pm
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5QjeMH2TJU?controls=0&showinfo=0&w=940&h=529]
Sunlight at Fingertips
Synopsis: This family drama packs punch in just a little under 90 minutes. Sunlight atFingertips is about the lives of Shi XiaoHe and Shi XiaoYu, whose parents work in the urban city Shenzen, while they are left living in the countryside with their grandfather. In an attempt for the siblings to reunite with their parents again, they compete to be selected to join the “See Your Family” trip organized by the county, where they fight hard to win the Ferry Boat ace in the spirit of “One Boat, One Mind.”
Commendations: Premiered at the Asian New Talent Competition of the Shanghai Film Festival
Screening Schedule
Feb. 13 (Fri) – 12:30pm
Feb. 15 (Sun) – 3:30pm
Feb. 17 (Tue) – 8:00pm
Feb. 19 (Thu) – 6:00pm
Feb. 20 (Fri) – 3:30pm
Feb. 21 (Sat) – 8:00pm
Feb. 22 (Sun) – 6:00pm
