PHILIPPINE

INDEPENDENT
CINEMAS
JPMorales
 1997 – birth of the Phil. Independent
Cinema
 Baguio-based filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik
won International Critics’ Prize in Berlin
Film Festival for his film Mababangong
Bangungot (1st independent and
experiment film in the Phil. Cinema)
 The Experiment Cinema of the
Philippines (ECP) was created through
E.O. No. 770 in 1982
- promotes local films
- however dissolved in 1986
JPMorales
INDEPENDENT OR INDIE FILMS
- are a break from the mainstream,
highly budgeted productions of
established movie production
companies such as Star Cinema and
Regal Films
- are also characterized by their
unconventional narratives,
experimentation on the style and
technique, and their artful
treatment material. JPMorales
AWARD-WINNING FILMS
- Brillante Mendoza
- Masahista
- Tirador
- Serbis
- Kinatay
- Thy Womb
- he has been describes as “a neorealist,
and his films depict the lives of ordinary
people in extraordinary situations, set
against the universal struggle for life,
love and death JPMorales
 FILM FESTIVAL
- Provide seed money for writers and
directors to begin with production.
- are good marketing avenues for filmmakers
to let the general public appreciate their
works.
- major film festival sponsored by the Phil.
Government include:
* Metro Manila Film Festival
*Film Development Council of the
Philippines’ Sining Pambansa
* Cinema Rehiyon
*Cinemalaya JPMorales