Dateline: 05 August 2018, Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila
Visited the Trenta exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Bulwagang Juan Luna, the main gallery. The exhibition, which to my impression only occupied half of the main gallery, celebrates 30 years of the Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video. Meanwhile, outside the main gallery, the CCP is almost overflowing with attendees moving in and out of the many screenings of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
This (above) installation of many drawings of Munch's Scream, as explained, "Animation scenes from Manila Scream with Blair Camilo and Bob Macabenta from Cinema Regla." Beside this, a so-called "12 Commandments of Independent Filmmakers."
The exhibit's brochure included "10 Things About the CCP Gawad Alternatibo," as follows:
- It's the longest-running shorts competition in Asia
- It mirrors the relentless forward thrust of technology
- It's a jumping point for many key figure in the Pinoy film scene
- It reflects the shifting themes/narratives/issues of Pinoy culture
- It promoted the then fledgling regional cinema
- It helped create awareness of and interest for the short film form
- It reconfigured the meaning of Pinoy independent cinema
- It paved the way for bigger and better things, like Cinemalaya
- It proved you could do things just for the love of it
- Finally, CCP Gawad Alternatibo - it's only just begun
[This post is antedated: 20180924]
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