UPFI Film Center this February

UPFI Film Center this February The UP Film Institute's Film Center commemorates February 2011 both as the Diliman Month and the Arts Month with an international twist. Contemporary video works from Vietnam reflecting emergent paths taken by its vibrant community of artists and filmmakers are in showcase at the Videotheque for two Thursdays (Feb 10 & 17) and two Fridays (Feb 11 & 18). The screenings are complemented by an exhibition of Vietnamese video art at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery. Spotlight on Indonesian cinema is set at the Cine Adarna on Feb 24 (Thursday) and 25 (Friday) as Philippine audiences are treated to selections from the Jakarta International Film Festival, top-billed by the latest acclaimed releases from Riri Riza, Joko Anwar and Nan Triveni Achnas. Screenings at the Videotheque on Feb 22 (Tuesday) and 23 (Wednesday) further explore the full spectrum of contemporary film and video in Indonesia with underground and experimental titles from Ruangrupa Collective's OK Video Festival as well as Kinoki and Q Festival. More Videotheque screenings constitute UP Film Institute's distinct Arts Month presentation with alternative films that respectively dwell on the bodies of works of two leading female names in Philippine visual arts. Hesumaria Sescon's "Yuta" – an homage to Julie Lluch's earth art – screens on Feb 15 (Tuesday), while Milo Sogueco's "Groovy: The Colors of Pacita Abad" is slated on Feb 16 (Wednesday). Over at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery on February 18 (Friday), back-to-back events feature Vietnamese contemporary video art and a live performance by experimental filmmaker and underground icon Roxlee with doom metal band Surrogate Prey and art-noise collective Elemento. UPFI workshops for Intermediate Scriptwriting and Digital Photography run simultaneously throughout the month. CINE ADARNA / MAIN CINEMA: RIRI RIZA : The Dreamer & 3 Days to Forever NAN TRIVENI ACHNAS : The Photograph JOKO ANWAR : Forbidden Door Feb 24 thu & 25 fri 230pm , 5pm & 730pm *FREE ADMISSION ------------------------------------------------------------------ VIDEOTHEQUE: Việt Nam Phở Sho : a survey of new phim and new video works from Vietnam Feb 10, 11, 17 & 18, 5pm In celebration of National Arts Month, Feb 15 tue , 5pm - GROOVY : The Colors of Pacita Abad Feb 16 wed , 5pm - YUTA : Earth Art of Julie Lluch Dalena OK, Q : Contemporary Indonesian Video and Short Films selected by Kinoki & Ruangrupa Art Collective Feb 22 tue & 23 wed, 5pm *FREE ADMISSION except for GROOVY with P60 admission fee ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ISHMAEL BERNAL GALLERY: A Twist of the Past for the Present: Vietnamese Video Now curated by San Art + Heat Studies : Video installation & Performance featuring Roxlee in collaboration with Surrogate Prey & Elemento Feb 18 fri, 8pm *FREE ADMISSION with special thanks to Mervin Espina, Shanty Harmayn, Elida Tamalagi, Ade Darmawan, Green Papaya Art Projects, dia/projects, Hanoi DOCLAB, me phim + Future Shorts Vietnam, YxineFF, TPD, plataporma, Visual Pond