Country Australia Philippines
Year:2015
Festival: 2015
Director: Sam McKeith, Tom McKeith
Producer: Robert Coe, Will Jaymes, Bianca Balbuena
Cast: Garret Dillahunt, Chad McKinney, Angeli Bayani, Will Jaymes, Wyzel Myo Indonto
Duration: 94 min
Genre: drama, sport
Description:
Jaime is a young boxer living in Manila. He is managed by his own father, Rick, an American expat. Rick has great ambitions for his son, and convinces him to tamper with his gloves in order to win a match. When his defeated opponent dies from injuries sustained in the match, Jaime is guilt-stricken. Meanwhile, the criminals who had a stake in the game are combing the streets for Jaime. The youngster asks himself if he can still be a good man after having done such a bad thing. A gritty and extremely naturalistic tour of the Manilan underworld that is rarely shown on screen.
23 movies from 18 European countries will be shown to showcase European culture, experiences and traditions.
September 10-20, 2015
Shang Cineplex (Cinema 1), Shangri-La Plaza
Free admission.. First-come, first-served basis
Cine Europa 18 continues to grow further as from nine cities last year, it now goes to 10 venues this year, with the additional venue in Manila at the Metro Manila Development Authority.
Baguio: Sept 25 - 27
Iloilo: Sept 29 - Oct. 4
Cebu: Oct 9 - 11
Leyte: Oct 14 - 18
Tacloban: Oct 21 - 25
Davao: Nov 3 - 8
Zamboanga: Nov 10 - 15
Cagayan De Oro: Nov 18 - 22
MMDA Cinema: Nov 24 - 29
Cine Europa Film Festival brings once more a collection of great European movies to the Philippines, this year for the 18th time. The festival has expanded from its early years both in number of participating countries and venues going around nine different cities all around the Philippines. Twenty three movies from 18 European countries will be shown to showcase European culture, experiences and traditions.
This year is special as the Embassy in Poland based in Kuala Lumpur, for the first time will participate with their two famous movies – Miasto 44 and Ida.
10 - 20 September 2015
Shang Cineplex 1, Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong City
Free Admission: First-com, first-served basis
Baguio: 22-27 Sept (Film Development Council of the Philippines)
Iloilo: 29 Sept-04 Oct (Iloilo City Cinematheque)
Cebu: 09-11 Oct (Ayala Center)
Zamboanga: 14-18 Oct (Zamboanga Cinematheque)
Tacloban: 21-25 Oct (University of the Philippines, Tacloban)
Davao: 03-08 November (Film Development Council of the Philippines, Davao City)
Leyte: 10-15 November (Visayas State University)
Cagayan de Oro: 18-22 November (Liceo De Cagayan University)
Metro Manila: 24-29 November (Metro Manila Development Authority)
Drodzy, dołączajcie do akcji #ChcePokojuNaSwiecie na 70 lat ONZ! 20 czerwca Nowym Światem w Warszawie przejdzie Błękinty Marsz. Pamiętajcie: silna ONZ to lepszy świat! #UN70
Dear all, join the action #ChcePokojuNaSwiecie (I want peace in the world!) organized in 70th anniversary of esteblishing the United Nations. On the 20th of June at Nowy Świat Str. in Warsaw you can join the Blue March. Remember: strong UN equals better world! #UN70
The UP Concert Chorus, the only Asian choir that participated in the 6th International Krakow Choir Festival, won the Grand Prix for being the best choir in the festival, alongside winning 1st Prize in Category A (Mixed Choirs) and 2nd Prize in Category F (Folk, Popular, and Gospel) in the said competition.
The members of the jury were some of the most well-known and distinguished musicians around the globe namely Romuald Twardowski, Ko Matshushita, Javier Busto, Irina Roganova, and Rihards Dubra. UPCC bested various choirs from 10 different countries.
Mabuhay ang Korus! Mabuhay ang UP! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
Is your maid closer to your child than you are?
O&M’s provocative campaign asks
Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2), a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving conditions for low-wage migrant workers in Singapore, has partnered with Ogilvy & Mather Singapore (O&M) to launch a film and behavioral change campaign.
The campaign calls attention to the plight of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) or ‘maids’ that work for months or years on end with no rest days. The campaign was launched in the run up to International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, on 1 May.
According to statistics from the Humanitarian Organisation for Migration Economics (HOME), it is estimated that approximately 40% of Singapore’s 222,500 domestic workers do not have a weekly day off, despite a law coming into effect in January 2013 making it mandatory.
One in five households in Singapore today employ a domestic worker, primarily those with children or elderly parents. A problem arises when employers do not allow their domestic workers to take a rest day each week or informally ‘buy out’ their legally required day off by promising them payment in-lieu.
With the majority of Singapore’s domestic workers being far away from their families in the Philippines, Indonesia and Myanmar, working endlessly with no breaks for personal time or rest often leads to homesickness and mental health problems such as depression.
This campaign centers around the idea that what may help parents to bond with their children is also a fundamental worker’s right – a weekly day off.
To communicate this message, O&M created a short film called “Mums & Maids” that shows both women being quizzed on the habits and thoughts of the young children in the family, before the children answer the questions themselves. The campaign shows the domestic workers answering the questions correctly while the mums fumble for answers, demonstrating the importance of spending quality time with children.
Take a look below:
The film seeks to convince employers to give domestic workers their day off by shifting perceptions amongst Singaporean families so that they view the domestic worker’s absence as an opportunity to bond with their children, rather than as an inconvenience.
(To find out how the moms reacted to the campaign, click here.)
“O&M has made a provocative video that will arouse debate. We at TWC2 hope it will contribute to a constructive re-examination of employers’ relationship with their domestic workers,” Noorashikin Abdul Rahman, president of TWC2 said.
Eugene Cheong, chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific, added that the film is deliberately confronting because it needs it to be effective and must actually change behavior.
“We focused the creative strategy on tapping into modern parents’ fear of missing out. By showing how parents are losing out on their relationship with their children by always requiring their domestic worker to be around, we reposition their day off as an opportunity to enhance family bonding. We didn’t want to paralyse the audience with the enormity of an unsolvable problem,” Cheong said.
The content film launches today on a dedicated campaign website which invites employers to pledge their commitment to giving their domestic worker their day off. The film will also be seeded online in social media to provoke a discussion about the issues.
“The West sees domestic workers as a luxury, but in many cases in Asia and the emerging world, hiring domestic help is the only solution that allows both parents to work outside the home to support their families. This communication is ultimately intended for anyone that employs domestic help,” added Cheong.
Please watch and share this touching 10-minute documentary put together by Sean Delahay who volunteered with Young Pioneer Disaster Response (YPDR) last year. This film captured scenes and expressions from the survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda in Bantayan Island. After 15 months, there are still thousands of families who are living in tents or unsafe shelters. You can help in the rehabilitation of the island by going to www.ypdr.org
'Yolanda' is a short documentary based around the experiences and after effects of super-typhoon Haiyan know to the locals as 'Yolanda' and how NOG's (Non Government Organisation's) like YPDR (Young Pioneer Disaster Response) and PAH (Polish Humanitarian Action) have rehabilitated islands such as Bantayan island in the central visayas.
YPDR continue to work out on Bantayan island to this very day, below is a link to their website where you can donate and find out even more information - https://ypdr.org/donate/
Filmed & Edited: Sean Delahay Music: Andrew Williams Typhoon footage: Motorniczy Marych
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