Película Spanish Film Festival 2009 Screening Schedules

It’s a triple treat for film buffs as Instituto Cervantes de Manila brings back Película, the biggest annual Spanish Film Festival in Asia, at chosen venues in Metro Manila for the whole month of October.


Due to the past successes of its first seven seasons, organizers have doubled the number of films (this year more than 40!), gone from one to three venues and lengthened the film festival. Cultural events have also been calendared, in line with the theme of this year’s festival: Locos por el cine or Adik sa Pelikula.

With new partnerships forged by Instituto Cervantes, the cultural arm of the Spanish Embassy, and the strengthening support from Spanish filmmakers, last year’s attendance by cinema enthusiasts is expected to increase this year. Last year, more than 15,000 spectators attended the Festival.

Selection of films will be divided into four groups this year: Official section (at Greenbelt 3 Cinemas), a Cycle of Spanish & Filipino documentaries (CCP), Spanish Cinema in 8 Films (screened at College of Saint Benilde), and a selection of Latin American indie productions entitled Cine en construcción, also scheduled at College of Saint Benilde.

Película is organized by Instituto Cervantes, in cooperation with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, AECID, Ministerio de Cultura of Spain, Filmoteca del Ministerio de AA.EE. de España, Cine en Construcción, Spanish Program for Cultural Cooperation, Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day, LRT, MRT, Cultural Center of the Philippines, College of St.Benilde, Greenbelt and Ayala Malls Cinemas. Special thanks to Dusit Thani Manila - the official hotel residence, Qatar Airways - the official airline, Jaguar – the official luxury car and welovepost - the official post and design boutique.

Other sponsors are Alba Restaurante Español, Barcelo Café, Espa-Fil, Bai Capture, Icon Graphics, PostManila, Tooth Fairy productions, Mapfre Insular Insurance Corp., and Embajada de México. Media partners: 2nd Avenue, Lifestyle Asia, Lifestyle Travel and Business Mirror, ClickTheCity.com and Spot.ph (Online), UR 105.9 and RJ 100.3 (Radio).




Película Spanish Film Festival 2009 Manila Screening Schedules

Official Selection
GREENBELT 3, Cinema 2
October 1-11, 2009
Ticket Price: P65

Oct 1 (Thu)
04:30pm Forasters / Strangers
07:00pm Chuecatown Boystown / Chuecatown
09:30pm 14 Kilometers / 14 Kilómetros

Oct 2 (Fri)
04:30pm One Word from You / Una palabra tuya
07:00pm Casual Day
09:30pm Mediterranean Diet / Dieta mediterranea
12:00am Chaotic Ana / Caótica Ana

Oct 3 (Sat)
02:00pm The Missing Lynx: Paws of the Run / El lince perdido
04:30pm The Blind Sunflowers / Los girasoles ciegos
07:00pm Don’t ask me to kiss you, because I will / No me pidas que te bese porque te besaré
09:30pm Time Crimes / Los Cronocrímenes
12:00am Chuecatown Boystown / Chuecatown

Oct 4 (Sun)
02:00pm Midsummer Dream / El sueño de una noche de San Juan
04:30pm Casual Day
07:00pm Empty Nest / El nido vacío
09:30pm The One-Handed Trick / El truco del manco

Oct 5 (Mon)
04:30pm 53 Winter Days / 53 días de invierno
07:00pm La Zona
09:30pm Before The Fall / 3 días

Oct 6 (Tue)
04:30pm One Word from You / Una palabra tuya
07:00pm The Good Life / La buena vida
09:30pm Empty Nest / El nido vacío

Oct 7 (Wed)
04:30pm The One-Handed Trick / El truco del manco
07:00pm The Good News / La Buena Nueva
09:30pm Empty Nest / El nido vacío

Oct 8 (Thu)
02:00pm Chaotic Ana / Caótica Ana
04:30pm Return to Hansala / Retorno a Hansala
07:00pm Before The Fall / 3 días

Oct 9 (Fri)
04:30pm The Good News / La Buena Nueva
07:00pm Just Walking / Sólo quiero caminar
09:30pm The Blind Sunflowers / Los girasoles ciegos
12:00am Time Crimes / Los Cronocrímenes

Oct 10 (Sat)
12:00pm Chaotic Ana / Caótica Ana
02:00pm La Zona
04:30pm The Good Life / La buena vida
07:00pm Mediterranean Diet / Dieta mediterranea
09:30pm Casual Day
12:00am Don’t ask me to kiss you, because I will / No me pidas que te bese porque te besaré

Oct 11 (Sun)
12:00pm Mediterranean Diet / Dieta mediterranea
02:00pm The Missing Lynx: Paws of the Run / El lince perdido
04:30pm Return to Hansala / Retorno a Hansala
07:00pm *Audience Choice*
09:30pm Just Walking / Sólo quiero caminar

No Todos Es Verdan / Hindi Lahat Ng Nakikita Mo Ay Totoo (Filipino & Spanish Documentaries)
October 7-11, 2009
Tanghalang Manuel Conde (CCP Dream Theater)
Ticket Price: FREE ADMISSION (First come, First served)

Oct 7 (Wed)
04:30pm Bucarest. Memory Lost / Bucarest. La memoria perdida
07:00pm Imelda

Oct 8 (Thu)
04:30pm Walai d/w Ang Pasko ni Intoy
07:00pm Walking the Waking Journey

Oct 9 (Fri)
04:30pm Cine > Sine
07:00pm Tapologo

Oct 10 (Sat)
01:00pm Tamaraw Quest d/w Medalawna
04:30pm Flores de luna
07:00pm The Last Journey of Ninoy

Oct 11 (Sun)
01:00pm Lucio
04:30pm Syokoy
07:00pm Extranjeras

Cine en construcción
October 13-15,20,22, 2009
College of Saint Benilde, SDA Museum
Ticket Price: FREE ADMISSION (First come, First served)

Oct 13 (Tue)
07:00pm The Pope's Toilet / El baño del papa

Oct 14 (Wed)
12:00pm Anger / Rabia

Oct 15 (Thu)
07:00pm Blue Eyelids / Párpados Azules

Oct 20 (Tue)
07:00pm Devil´s Point / La punta del diablo

Oct 22  (Thu)   
07:00pm A Stray Girlfriend / Una novia errante

Spanish Cinema in 8 Films
October 2009
College of Saint Benilde, SDA Museum
Ticket Price: FREE ADMISSION (First come, First served)

Oct 7 (Wed)
12:30pm The Lovers of the Arctic Circle / Los amantes del Círculo Polar
07:00pm Viridiana

Oct 9 (Fri)
12:30pm Amanece, que no es poco
07:00pm  The Spirit of the Beehive / El espíritu de la colmena

Oct 14 (Wed)
07:00pm The Holy Innocents / Los santos inocentes

Oct 15 (Thu)
12:30pm Astronauts / Astronautas

Oct 16 (Fri)
12:30pm The Holy Innocents / Los santos inocentes
07:00pm Amanece, que no es poco

Oct 21 (Wed)
12:30pm The Spirit of the Beehive / El espíritu de la colmena
07:00pm Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! / ¡Átame!

Oct 22 (Thu)
12:30pm Welcome Mr. Marshall / ¡Bienvenido, Míster Marshall!

Oct 23 (Fri)
12:30pm Viridiana
07:00pm The Lovers of the Arctic Circle / Los amantes del Círculo Polar

Oct 28 (Wed)
12:30pm Welcome Mr. Marshall / ¡Bienvenido, Míster Marshall!
07:00pm Astronauts / Astronautas

For more information, please call 526 1482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es or www.pelicula.ph Instituto Cervantes de Manila is located at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.