Another achievement in Philippine movies, Filipino director Brillante "Dante" Mendoza latest movie "Serbis" will compete in the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival 2008 in France.
This is only the second time after 24 years that a Filipino director and his film is included for competition in the said Film festival. The year 1984 is last time when the same achievement occur and it was the late National Artist, activist and director Lino Brocka for his movie "Orapronobis" .
"Serbis" chronicles the struggles of a rural family that decides to run a prostitute service based in a fake theater.
The film stars veteran, multi-awarded actress Gina Pareño and talented newcomer Coco Martin.
Brillante “Dante” Mendoza is also the man behind the award winning indie movies like “Masahista” and “Foster Child”.
Here are the 19 films competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or award on May 14 to 25, 2008.
"Uc Maymun" (The Three Monkeys) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)
"Le Silence De Lorna" (The Silence of Lorna) by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)
"Un Conte de Noel" (A Christmas Tale) by Arnaud Desplechin (France)
"Changeling" by Clint Eastwood (United States)
"Adoration" by Atom Egoyan (Canada)
"Waltz With Bashir" by Ari Folman (Israel)
"La Frontiere De l'Aube" (The Frontier Of Dawn) by Philippe Garrel (France)
"Gomorra" by Matteo Garrone (Italy)
"24 City" by Jia Zhangke (China)
"Synecdoche, New York" by Charlie Kaufman (United States)
"My Magic" by Eric Khoo (Singapore)
"La Mujer Sin Cabeza" (Woman Without A Head) by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)
"Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
"Delta" by Kornel Mundruczo (Hungary)
"Linha de Passe" (Line of Passage) by Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas (Brazil)
"Che" by Steven Soderbergh (United States)
"Il Divo" by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
"Leonera" by Pablo Trapero (Argentina)
"The Palermo Shooting" by Wim Wenders (Germany)
Out of competition:
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by Woody Allen (United States)
"The Good, The Bad, The Weird" by Kim Jee-Woon (South Korea)
"Kung Fu Panda" by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson (United States)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" by Steven Spielberg (United States)
More info and list, check this link...Festival 2008
This is only the second time after 24 years that a Filipino director and his film is included for competition in the said Film festival. The year 1984 is last time when the same achievement occur and it was the late National Artist, activist and director Lino Brocka for his movie "Orapronobis" .
"Serbis" chronicles the struggles of a rural family that decides to run a prostitute service based in a fake theater.
The film stars veteran, multi-awarded actress Gina Pareño and talented newcomer Coco Martin.
Brillante “Dante” Mendoza is also the man behind the award winning indie movies like “Masahista” and “Foster Child”.
Here are the 19 films competing for the prestigious Palme d'Or award on May 14 to 25, 2008.
"Uc Maymun" (The Three Monkeys) by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)
"Le Silence De Lorna" (The Silence of Lorna) by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Belgium)
"Un Conte de Noel" (A Christmas Tale) by Arnaud Desplechin (France)
"Changeling" by Clint Eastwood (United States)
"Adoration" by Atom Egoyan (Canada)
"Waltz With Bashir" by Ari Folman (Israel)
"La Frontiere De l'Aube" (The Frontier Of Dawn) by Philippe Garrel (France)
"Gomorra" by Matteo Garrone (Italy)
"24 City" by Jia Zhangke (China)
"Synecdoche, New York" by Charlie Kaufman (United States)
"My Magic" by Eric Khoo (Singapore)
"La Mujer Sin Cabeza" (Woman Without A Head) by Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)
"Serbis" by Brillante Mendoza (Philippines)
"Delta" by Kornel Mundruczo (Hungary)
"Linha de Passe" (Line of Passage) by Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas (Brazil)
"Che" by Steven Soderbergh (United States)
"Il Divo" by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
"Leonera" by Pablo Trapero (Argentina)
"The Palermo Shooting" by Wim Wenders (Germany)
Out of competition:
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" by Woody Allen (United States)
"The Good, The Bad, The Weird" by Kim Jee-Woon (South Korea)
"Kung Fu Panda" by Mark Osborne, John Stevenson (United States)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" by Steven Spielberg (United States)
More info and list, check this link...Festival 2008
