Cinema One Originals Festival 2012 line up
- 1/13
"Cinema One Plus" category: "Mater Dolorosa" by Adolfo Alix, Jr. is a story about a typical Filipino mother who lives a dark, shadowy life in Manila’s underground starring Gina Alajar, Cogie Domingo, Alessandra de Rossi, Carlo Aquino, Joem Bascon, and Mercedes Cabral with the special participation of Phillip Salvador.
ABS-CBN - 2/13
"Cinema One Plus" category: "Baybayin" by Auraeus Solito is a unique tale of two sisters who fall in love with a man who can’t hear and speak starring siblings Assunta and Alessandra de Rossi and introducing Adrian Sebastian.
ABS-CBN - 3/13
"Cinema One Plus" category: Erich Gonzales in "Mariposa sa Hawla ng Gabi" by Richard Somes. The movie is a tale of an innocent woman who unravels horrible truths while in search of her long lost sister in the city. The film also stars Alfred Vargas, Joel Torre, Maria Isabel Lopez, John Lapus and Mark Gil.
ABS-CBN - 4/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Slumber Party" by Emmanuel Dela Cruz is a riotous comedy about a tied-up cute frat boy and three curious gays starring Markki Stroem, Archie Alemania and RK Bagatsing.
ABS-CBN - 5/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Aberya" by Christian Linaban, Cebu story about love, sex, and psychedelic potions which intertwine the lives of four people in one night starring Will Devaughn, Mercedes Cabral, Iwa Moto, and Nicholas Varela.
ABS-CBN - 6/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Anak Araw" by Gym Lumbera talks about the colonial illusion of an albino who believes that he is a son of an American.
ABS-CBN - 7/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Catnip" by Kevin Dayrit is a psychological film on two friends who despite their frequent rifts and differences find comfort in being together starring Lauren Young and Maxene Magalona.
ABS-CBN - 8/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "EDSA XXX" by Khavn De La Cruz is a futuristic black comedy film infused with original rock soundtrack. It tells the story of the reign of Three Eyes in the Philippines in year 2030 starring Epi Quizon.
ABS-CBN - 9/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Mamay Umeng" by Dwein Baltazar gives a glimpse into the life of an 84-year-old man who is alone, waiting, and praying not for long life, but for a quick escape.
ABS-CBN - 10/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Melodrama Negra" by Ma. Isabel Legarda is a dark comedy which follows the complicated and macabre lives of a woman and her ‘dead’ friends, blood-hungry sociopaths and a wealthy political family.
ABS-CBN - 11/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim" by Arnel Mardoquio is a story about the companionship between three escaping rebels and a young war survivor against a Mindanao war backdrop.
ABS-CBN - 12/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Palitan" by Ato Bautista depicts lovers who find themselves asphyxiated and trapped in an erotic triangle.
ABS-CBN - 13/13
"Cinema One Currents" category: "Pascalina" by Pam Miras is an untypical story of a simple girl who, after visiting her dying aunt, experiences changes in her life that will push her to the edge of madness and monstrosity.
ABS-CBN
On its 8th year, Cinema One Originals 2012 presents the 13 feature films that will compete in two categories namely "Cinema One Plus" (composed of seasoned directors awarded with a two million production budget each) and "Cinema One Currents" (composed of new breeds awarded with a one million budget each).
The festival will also pay tribute to Pinoy classic movies through the screening of “Oro Plata Mata”, “Himala” and “Genghis Khan”.
The 2012 Cinema One Originals Festival will run from November 28 to December 9 at Robinson’s Galleria Movie World and from November 29 to December 4 at the Edsa Shangr-La Cineplex. The festival’s much awaited awards night will be held on December 3 at Studio 1 ABS-CBN Main Building.
Here are the films in competition.