lContemporary arts notes
What is Philippine arts?
What is art? (Aristotle)
 Humans have instincts for imitation
and harmony.
 These instincts are “lying deep in our
nature”
 Human beings are the most imitative
of living creatures.
 Humans learn and experience
pleasure through imitation.
 Art is human pursuit to imitate life
and the world into something
pleasing and beautiful.
 Art is an imitation of life and the
world rendered beautifully, which
gives pleasure.
Different art forms
Picture
 This is a two-dimensional image of
various subjects ranging from real
life images to the visually abstract.
 It may be created using different
media such as chalk, charcoal,
graphite, ink, oil, paint, and
watercolor.
Different kinds of picture: (art)
Drawing
 Drawing is creating a picture with a
variety of tools, in most cases
pencils, crayons, pens, or markers.
Artist draw on different types of
surfaces, like paper.
Painting
 Painting is often called the most
important form of visual art. It is
about putting colors on a canvas or a
wall. Painters express their ideas
through a mixture of colors and
different brushes strokes.
Printmaking
 Printmaking is art that is made by
covering by aa plate with in and
pressing it on the surface of another
object. Today prints are mostly
produced on paper today but
originally, they were pressed onto
cloth or other objects.
Photography
 Photography is making pictures by
letting light through the lenses of
camera onto film.
Sculpture
 This is a three-dimensional artwork
that may be created using stone,
marble, wood, and concrete.
Architecture
 Structure that meant to be used as
shelter;
 This art relies on the design and the
purpose of the structure.
Literature
 The art form of language through the
combined use of words, creating
meaning and experience.
Music
 Appeals to the sense of hearing;
 Composed by combining notes into
harmony.
Dance
 The art of human form
 Body is used, mobilized, and
choreographed in a specific time,
form, and space.
Theater
 Art form of performance;
 Dramatic text are portrayed on stage
by actors, and are enhanced by
props, lights, and sounds.
Cinema
 Technological translation of theater
 Special effects are utilized to
enhance the storytelling.
Philippine art as Filipino
Are their painting genuinely Filipino?
 Fernando Amorsolo
 Carlos “Botong” Francisco
 N. V. M . Gonzalez
 Edith Tiempo
Colonial History = Filipino-ness = Migrant
Reality
 Plethora of influences
 Chinese
 Malay
 Japanese
 Americans
 Spaniards
Migrants=Globalization=Adaptation to
foreign culture
The idea was that the depiction of scene of
everyday life and the surroundings without
idealizing them was closest in the spirit to
the Filipino soul and native soil. –Leo
Benesa, Filipino Poet, Essayist, Art Critic
Idealizing means that the artwork should not
be represented as perfect; authenticity of the
artwork.
An art can be considered Filipino when it
depicts the Filipino way of living.
Doubts in the Filipino-ness claims of benesa
Authenticity
 Use of canvas, paintbrush, easel
 Use of English language in literature
 Advancement in information
technology and communication
Art
 Art is a human activity that translate
life and the world into something
aesthetically pleasing.
 The Filipino identity in art is caused
by our colonial past and migration.
 The work of art should represent the
subject in the most realistic way
possible without Idealizing it.
 Times are changing and the world is
becoming borderless the Philippines
art struggles, yet it rises to show the
world what and how the Filipino
spirit is.
Lesson 2: Art in Contemporary Arts
What is contemporary arts?
J. Paul Getty Museum
 Made and produced by artist living
today
 Artist’s work that responds to a
global environment.
 Culturally diverse
 Advancing technology
 Multifaceted
Contemporary Arts
 A world view, and is sensitive to the
changing times.
 Not restricted to the individual
experience of the artist but is
reflective of the world we live in
New elements and principle
Appropriation
 Existing artworks are appropriated to
form another artwork.
 Combining the pas with the present
 The use of these print, images, and
icons to produce another art form is a
feature of contemporary art
 The contemporary artist revives
interest to existing form of art.
Performance
 has evolved to emphasized
spontaneous, unpredictable elements
of chance.
 Interpreting various human’s
activities, from ordinary activities
such as chores, routines and rituals,
to socially relevant themes such as
poverty, commercialism and war.
Space
 Site-Specific Art Forms where in it is
performed of positioned in specific
spots, especially in public places.
Hybridity
 The mixing of the unlikely materials
to produce an artwork.
Technology
 Used in the creation and
dissemination of works of art.
 MTV in 1981… then YouTube
posting and sharing videos.
 Video and internet are used in
propagating art.
Summary
 Contemporary art refers to all
artworks created by artist that are
living and are very representative of
our times.
 Many contemporary artists try to
capture modern day realities ranging
from constant and instant
connectivity to borderless societies.
 Art in contemporary times has
evolved into being appropriated into
another artwork, performed with a
deeper understanding of life, created
using varied resources, and
propagated with technology.
Lesson 3: Philippine Contemporary Art
Contemporary art
 The feeling that all is possible in the
contemporary, conceived as a
constantly extending and deepening
constellation of art. (Dr. Patrick
Flores, Art Critic, Curator)
 Contemporary art permits
possibilities of exploring either
subject or medium in art to express
the Filipino sense of self.
 At present, Filipinos are becoming
more and more aggressive as they
use the arts to express themselves,
and create wonderful artworks that
try to capture the Filipino way of
life.
 Contemporary art is not intended to
be reduced to conventional notions
of space and medium.
 Contemporary artist have brought
their artwork into the streets, in
public, because in contemporary
times, the main feat of any art
 primarily depends on how the art is
able to connect with spectators
Architecture
Arch. Paulo Alcazaren
 Much if what we see, in terms of
iconic building in the Philippines
nowadays, is either designed by
foreigners, or are derivative designs
mimicking copies pf western forms.
Globalization
 Threatens the Philippine architecture
by bringing designs from foreign
architects.
 Carlos A. Santos-Viola
 Jason Buensalido
Sophia Lee
 2014 Scholastic Asian Book Award
Winner. What Things Mean
Flash fiction
 Stories of1,000 words or less
 Vince Groyon’s: Very Short Stories
for Harried Readers
 Anvil Publishing’s: Fast Food
Fiction Delivery
 Contemporary Filipino writers are
continuing to struggle with the low
readership among the public, and the
domination of foreign titles in the
market.
 Despite the odds, they continue to
write without fail.
Theater
 Still alive despite the dominance of
television, movies. And the internet

Cecile Guidote-Alvarez
 Angelo Manosa  Founder of Philippine Educational
Theater Association (PETA) IN 1967
advocates the use of Filipino theater
in inspiring change and development
in society.

Literature
 Contains the diasporic experience
and the incorporation of both the
rural and the urban experience.
Dean Francis Alfar
 Award-winning writer
 Pioneer the speculative fiction
movement
 Published the Philippine Speculative
Fiction Series.
Miguel Syjuco
 Man Asian
 Literary prize
 Novel: Ilustrado
Marivi Soliven
 The mango bride published in 2013
under penguin books
 Virgin Labfest
 Creadted in 2004 founded by Rody
Vera
 Playwright’s festival of untried,
untested, unpublished plays
 Collaboration of NCCA, CCP, TP,
The Writers’Block
Visual Arts
 Bold expression of personal feelings
and perspectives
 Influenced by radical and modern art
movements resulting to the
proliferation of installation and
experimental art
 Private companies host annual art
competitions playing an important
role in encouraging emerging artist
to create and produce their works

University based theater groups

 Dulaang UP (UP Diliman)
 Ateneo Blue Repertory (ADMU Summary
Katipunan  The country’s contemporary art
 Teatro Tomasino (UST Manila) scene is well
  Filipino contemporary artists are
making waves here and abroad, and
are responsive to the changing times,
as seen from the disaster-ready
visions of Paulo Alcarazen, to the
year’s harvest of literary works in the
Don Carlos Palanca Memorial
awards.
 Although some describe the Filipinos
as people who spent around 400
years in a convent, five years in a
prison camp, and 45 years in
Hollywood, our history and the way
we handle ourselves in the present is
a heritage that we can be proud of
Lesson 4: Arts Promotion and Preservation
 Art is national heritage that is
essential in building the nation and
ensuring the nation building.
 Art remind people of the origin,
history, struggles, and triumphs of
the nation.
 Art gives citizen’s consciousness and
sense of pride of their cultural
heritage, that is necessary in
becoming active agents in nation
buildings.
National Commission For Culture and the
Arts (NCCA)
 Overall policy making body,
coordinating and grants giving
agency for the preservation,
development, and promotion of the
Philippine arts and culture.
Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas (CCP)
 Premier venue in the country for
culture and arts.
 Hosted numerous shows and
exhibitions in both performance and
visual arts
 Responsible for bringing together the
different arts from various region to
the entire country and the whole
world.
CCP Resident Companies
 National Music Competition for
Young Artist Foundation
(NAMCYA)
 Ballet Philippines (BP)
 Philippine Madrigal Singers
 Philippine Ballet Theater
 UST Symphony Orchestra
 Tanghalang Pilipino (TP)
 Bayanihan Philippine National Folk
Dance Company
 Ramon Obusan Folkloric Group
National Historical Commission of the
Philippines (NHCP)
 Goal: Filipinos may have awareness
and appreciation of the noble deeds
and ideals our heroes and other
illustrious Filipinos, to instill pride in
the Filipino ace and to rekindle the
Filipino spirit through the lesson of
history.
National museum (pa na baybayin)
 The country’s repository of
archeological artifacts, national
treasures, and rare specimens found
and produced in the country.
 Main task: to solicit, document,
preserve, exhibit, and promote the
natural and artificial wonders of th
Philippines.
 Also, responsible for putting up a
network of museums around the
country to serve as local destination
of the diverse natural heritage of the
country.
National library of the Philippines (NLP)
 Was called the American circulating
library (1901), to serve as memorial
to American service men who died in
the Philippine soil.
 Mandate: serving as a repository of
the printed and recorded cultural
heritage of the country and other
intellectual literary and information
services; and providing access to
these resources for our people’s
intellectual growth, citizenship
building, lifelong learning and
enlightenment.
 Home of: Acta de la Proclamation de
la Independencia del Pueblo Filipino,
and the manuscript of the trial of
Andres Bonifacio
National Archives of the Philippines
 The history of the national archives
goes back to the treaty of Paris in
1898, which stipulated the
 relinquishment or cession of and made outstanding contributions
documents from Spanish to to Philippine arts and letters.
American authorities and provided NCCA
for the preservation of documents.  The national artist award is given to
 Today, is the guardian to over 400 an artist who embodies the nation’s
documents from Spanish era dating highest ideals in the humanities and
1552-1900 and various records from aesthetic expression through the
the American period to the republic. distinct achievements of individual
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino citizens.
 The KWF of the Commission on the
Filipino Language was created via
Republic Act No. 7104: “Congress
shall establish a national language
commission composed of
representatives of various regions
and disciplines which shall
undertake , coordinate and promote
researchers for the development,
propagation, and preservation of
Filipino and other Philippine
languages.
 To promote and develop our national
language, the KWF has annually
given Talaang Ginto: Makata ng
Taon for Filipino poetry, Aklat ng
Bayan and other grants or programs
on funding award and projects.
Summary
 Arts and culture are integral to nation
building. To promote and propagate
the arts and cultural heritage of the
country and its different regions, the
state created the NCCA. Its six
agencies (CCP, NLP, the NHCP,
National Museum, National Archives What does the award give?
and the KWF) ensures the promotion  Rank and title of National Artist, as
and preservation of the country’s proclaimed by the President of the
heritage in culture and the arts. Philippines.
Lesson 5: order of the national artist award  National artist gold-plated medallion
 Contemporary Filipino artist have a minted b the Bangko Sentral ng
responsibility o create art that would Pilipinas (BSP) and citation
enlighten the Filipino people of the
current conditions of the society
The National Artist Award
 A great honor given to the Filipino
whose life and works have
contributed to the advancement of
the country’s arts and letters.
Presidential Proclamation No. 1001 s. 1972
 Created and established the Award
 Lifetime emolument and material
and Decoration of National Artist
and physical benefits comparable in
 Enabled the government to give
value to those received by the
appropriate recognition and prestige
highest officers of the land as the
recognition and prestige to Filipinos
who have distinguished themselves
 following:
 Place of honor, in line with
protocular precedence, in state
functions, national commemoration
ceremonies, and all other cultureal
presentations
The National Artist Insignia
 Grand collar adorned by circular
links representing the arts. The main
medallion commemorates the sun
and the colors of the Philippine flag.
The highly stylized three letter Ks
stand for Katotohanan, Kabutihan, at
Kagandahan” (the true, the good, and
the beautiful)
 In 2009, conferment was delayed due
to a controversy.
 Order was later bestowed to the
candidates in Malacanang palace in
November 2013
Summary
 Contemporary Filipino artist play an
important role in enlightening the
people.
 The contribution of exemplary artist
in nation building is duly recognized
through the order of national artist.
 Conferment of the award is the
country’s highest honor given to
outstanding individuals in the arts.
 The NCCA and CCP are the
government institutions that are
tasked to facilitate the process of
nomination and selection of national
artists.
 Since 1972, the award has
recognized many Filipinos who have
dedicated their lives in the
production and promotion of
Philippine arts.
Lesson 6: National Artist for Literature
National Artist for Literature
 The Philippines has an immense
literary tradition that reflects the
country’s history.
 Long before the arrival of western
influence, early Filipinos already
have stories to tell to younger
generations. The Philippines has a
rich collection of fables, legends, and
myths from different regions.
  The babaylan, the early healers, used
chants to please the supernatural
beings or spirit to bestow good
health and fortune in the home and
the fields.
 When the Spaniards came in the 16th
century, they introduced Christianity
to the islands and used literature to
colonize the country.
 During the time of the Americans,
English was introduced and Filipinos
have growth adept in the usage of the
language.
 Filipinos must recognize and give
importance to the people behind the
development of Philippine literature.
Francisco Arcellana
1916-2002; Conferred: 1990
 Pioneer of modern short stories in
English
 Lyrical prose-poetic form
 Death in a factory
 A clown remembers
 Divided by two
 The other woman
 To touch you
 I touched her
NVM Gonzalez
1915-1999; Conferred: 1997
 Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez
 Stanford University and Columbia
University
 Famed poet, short story writer,
essayist, professor
 The winds of April, 1941
 A season of grace, 1956
 The bamboo dancers, 1988
Nick Joaquin
1917-2004; Conferred: 1976
 People’s Writer
 Pioneer of literary journalism
 The sorrows of vaudeville, 1937
Sunday tribune magazine. The
Woman Who Had Two Navels
 A Portrait of Artist as Filipino: An
Elegy in Three Scenes. Manila, My
Manila: A manila History for the
Young.
 The Ballad of the five battles. Rizal
in Saga: A life for student fans
 Almanac for Manilenos
 Quijano de Manila(pen name)
F. Sionil Jose
1924-present; Conferred: 2001
 Francisco Sionil Jose
 Work represent the social
underpinnings o class struggles and
colonialism in the society
 Rosales saga: The Pretenders, Tree,
My Brother, My Executioner, Mass
and Po-on
 Founder of the Philippine chapter of
international organization: PEN
 CCP Centennial Honors for the Arts,
1999
Jose Garcia Villa
1908-1997; Conferred: 1973
 Inventor of Comma Poetry
 Footnote to youth: Tales of the
Philippine and others: 1993
 Doveglion: collected poems. Poems
55
 Poems in praise of love: the best love
poems of Jose Garcia Villa
 Doveglion (pseudonym)
Edith L. Tiempo
1919-2011; Conferred: 1999
 The Black Monkey, Carlos Palanca
Memorial Award
 A Blade of Fern, 1978. The Native
Coast. 1979
 The Alien Corn, 1992. The Tracks of
Babylon and Other Poems, 1966.
The Chamber’s Box and Other
Poems, 1993
 Wife of Edilberto K. Tiempo
 Founder of Siliman University
Writers Workshop, Dumaguete
Virgilio S. Almario
1944-present; Conferred: 2003
 Rio Alma
 Poet and historian. Translation of
plays (Nick Joaquin, Bertolt Brecht,
Maxim Gorki)
 Translation of Rizal’s: Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterism.
 Makinasyon, Peregrinasyon.
Doktrinang Anakpawis
 Mga Retrato at Rekwerdo. Muli, sa
kandungan ng lupa
Amado V. Hernandez
1903-1970; Conferred: 1973
 Known for his disapproval of social
injustices in the country
 Imprisoned for his participation in
the communist movement
 Writers are the conscience of the
society and affirms the greatness of
 the human spirit in the face of
inequity and oppression.
 Mga ibong mandaragit (imprisoned)
 Baying Malaya; Isang Dipang Lupa;
Luha ng Buwaya; Tudla at Tuding;
Langaw sa Isang Basong Gatas at Iba
Pang Kwento; Magkabilang Mukha
ng Isang Bagol at Iba pang Akda
 Married to Atang de la Rama
Carlos P. Romulo
1898-1985; Conferred: 1982
 Envoy, stateman, soldier,
correspondent, writer.
 Founder of the Boy Scout of the
Philippines
 Only Asian awarded a Pulitzer Price
in Journalism.
 The United (novel). I waked with
Heroes (Autobiography). Wartime
memoirs: I saw the fall of the
Philippines, mother America, I see
the Philippines Rise.
 A Third World Soldier at the UN and
The Philippine Presidents (recorded
of his encounters with country’s
leaders)
Carlos L. Quirino
1910-1999l; Conferred: 1997
 Talented biographers
 First recognized as National Artist in
Historical Literature
 University of Wisconsin, 1931
 Man of destiny, 1953, Manuel L
Quezon
 Assistant od Elpidio Quirino
Alejandro R. Roxas
1924-2011; Conferred: 2003
 Comic short stories writer
 My brother’s Peculiar Chicken
(award from University of Arizona;
Best American short stories- Martha
Foley)
 Focused on the derelict aspects of the
country’s cultural heritage
 Rizal Pro Patria Award
 Gawad sa CCP para sa sining
Lazaro Francisco
1898-1980; Conferred: 2009
 An icon in tagalog writing
 1958 funder of katipunan ng Alagad
ng Wikang Pilipino (KAWIKA)
 Binhi at Bunga. Cesar. Ama. Bayang
nagpatiwakal. Sa paanan ng krus
 Ang Pamana ng Pulubi. Bago
lumubog ang araw
 Tanglaw ng lahi award, ADMU
Bienvenido Lumbera
1932-present; Conferred: 2006
 Poet, librettist, scholar
 Likhang dila,likhang diwa (1993).
Balaybay: Mga Tulang Lunot at
Manibalang, 2002
 Sa Sariling Bayan: Apat na Dulang
May Musika, 2004. Aunyas sa
Hacienda Luisita, 2004.
Pakikiramay, 2004.
 Hibik at Himagsik Nina Victoria
Lactaw, Dulaang UP.
Cirilio F. Bautista
1941-2018; Conferred: 2014
 Poet, fictionist, essayist,
academician, scholar
 Palanca Hall of Famer, National
Book Awards, Gawaf Jose Corazon
de Jesus, Gawad CCP para sa Sining.
 1998, winner Philippine Centennial
Prize for Epic Poetry.
 Trilogy if Saint Lazarus, 2001
 Believe and Betray: New and
Collected Poems, 2006
 Galaw ng Asoge, 2004
 The House of True Desire: Essays
about Life and Literature, 2011
 Things happen: Poems 2012, 2014
Lesson 7: National Artist for Architecture
 Philippine architecture reflects the
country’s cultural heritage and need
to adapt to the environment.
 Philippine architecture is unique in
that it reflects its cultural heritage
and the demand to adapt to its
environment. Surveying the
architectural styles in the country
reveals varieties that range from
traditional Filipino dwelling, the
bahay kubo, which is small one-
room but built using light woven
materials, to modern and stylish
architectural designs that you usually
see in urbanized areas.
  The architecture of the Philippines  Ramon roces publication
reflects its history and tradition. building(Guzman Institute of
Churches and mosques across the electronics)
country, as well as buildings in the  Nagdisenyo ng FEU, at White Cros
metropolitan and rural areas have Orphanaga
risen in response to the growing
demands of the Filipinos.

Leonardo V. Locsin
1928-1994; Conferred: 1990
 Design: floating volume; duality of
light and heavy.
 Istana nurul iman (Sultan of Brunei’
palace).
 Moreover, the country is home to the  CCP Complex: CCP, Folk Arts
best-presrved palnned spanish Theater, PICC, Phil-CITE, Westin
colonial town in Asia. During 300 Hotel.
years of spanish colonization,  75 residences, 11 churches and
architecture in the country was chapels, 23 public buildings, 48
subjected to Spanish influenes. The commercial building, 6 major hotels,
fairs built several grand churches all 1 airport terminal
over the country that coniinue to
stand today.

Pablo S. Antonio
1901-1975; Conferred: 1976
 A leader in modern philippine
architecture
 Designer: simple and functional;
clean and smooth lines; curves;
natural light and cross ventilation.
 Manila polo club
 Ideal theater; lyric theater; galaxy
theater
 Captain Luis Gonzaga Building
 Boulevard-alhambra (Bel-Air)
Juan F. Nakpil
1899-1986; Conferred: 1973
 There is such thing as Philippines
Architecture, espousing architecture
reflective of the philippine traditions
and culture.
 International Eucharistic congress,
1937.
  Geronimo de los reyes Building,
Magsaysay Building
 Rizal theater, capitol theater
 Captain pepe builing, Rufino
Building
 Manila jickey club, philippine village
hotel
 University of the philippines
administration building (quezon
hall), University Library (Gonzales
Hall)
 Reconstructed Rizal Shrin in
Calamba
Ildefonso P. Santos Jr.
1929-2014; Conferred:2006
 Recognized landsape architect
 Landscape architecture enhances
public spaces, landmarks, structures
by contouring the environment
 Makati Commercial Center: concept
of outdoor shopping with landscaped
walks, fountains, and sculptures as
accents.
 Mt. Malarayat Golf and Country
Club, Lipa Batangas
 Orchard Gold and Country Club,
Imus, Cavite
Jose Maria Zaragosa
1912-1994; Conferred: 2004
 Architecture graduate, University of
Santo Tomas
 Country’s 82nd licensed architect his
works advance the rogressive ideas
of modernism in rebuilding the
philippines from ashes of war in the
id-20th century (accdg. To Gerard
Lico, national Committee on
Architecture and Allied Arts of
NCCA)
 Santo Domingo Church, Quezon
City
 National shrine of the miraculous
medal
 Meralco building
 Greenhills shopping center
 Restructuring of the Quiapo Church
interior
Lesson 8: national artist for film
 January 1, 1897, Philippines
experienced its first movies
 Un Homme au (man with a hat)
 Une Scene de dense Japonaise (scene
from a Japanese dance)
 Les Boxers (the Boxers)
 La place da L’Opera (The Place of
L’Opera)
 Venue: Salon de Pertierram, Escolta
Street
 Equipment: Gaumont Chrono-
Photograph Projector (60mm)
 Initiator: a spaniard remembered as
Pertierra
 1898: First movies was shot in the
philippines by Antonio Ramos using
a Lumiere Cinematography imported
from Paris
Ramos shot the following films:
 Panorama de Manila (Manila
Landscape)
 Fiesta de Quiapo (quiapo Fiesta)
 Puente de Espana (Bridge of Spain)
 Escenas Callajeras (street scence)
 Over the years, since the arrival of
cinema in the country, filipino artists
have trived and triumphed in the
fast-paced world of cinema.
 Without the brilliance and talents of
the people behind the art,
filmmaking will not be made
possible.
Lino Brocka
1939-1991; Conferred:1997
 Contributed 66 films that breathed
life and hope for the marginalized
sectors of the society (NCCA).
 A bounty of stunning images,
memorable conversations that speak
volume son love, betrayal and
redemption, pestilence and plenty, all
pointing towards the recovery and
rediscovery oof our nation
 Wanted: Perfect Mother, 1970;
insiang, 1976; jaguar, 1979 ; bona.
1980; macho dancer, 1988; ora pro
nobis (fight for us, 1989; Gumapang
ka sa lusak, 1990
Ishmael Bernal
1938-1996; Conferred:2001
 Himala: as social commentaries and
bold reflections on the existing
realities of the struggles of the
Filipino
 Polishing its visuals, or innovating in
the medium, he manages to send his
message across: to fight the censors,
free the artist, give justice to the
oppressed, and enlighten as well as
entertain the audience (NCCA)
  Dalwang pugas. Isan ibaon (two
nests, one Bird), 1977: laging na
lamang ba akong babae? (will I
always be just a woman?), 1978;
isang Gabi sa iyo, isang gabi sa atkin
(a night with you, a night with me),
1978; ikaw ay ain (you’re mine).
1979; menor de edad
(underage),1979
Gerardo “gerry’ De Leon
1913-1981; Conferred: 1982
 Most awarded film director in the
country for the Filipino Academy of
Movie Arts and Science (FAMAS)
 FAMAS is equivalent to the oscars
 Ama’t Anak (directional debut)
 Ang maestra; sawa sa lumang
simborya; Dyesebel; The Gold
Bikini; Banaue; the brides of blood
island
Manual Conde
1915-1986; Conferred:2009
 Gengis Khan was the first filipino
film to be acclaimed at an
international film festival n venice.
 Juan tamad goes o congress is
considered the best filipino satire
ever filmed
 Juan tamad; si juan daldal (Anak ni
Juan Tamad); si juan Tamad at juan
sipag sa pulitikang walang hanggang
vende cristo; krus na kawayan; siete
infantes de lara; molave
Fernando Poe Jr
1939-2004; Conferred: 2006
 Aka Da King or FPJ
 King of Philippine Movies
 Most admired filipino artists of all
time
 Flavio of and panday series
 Apollo Robles, 1961; Batang
Maynila (Manila Boy), 1962; Mga
Alabok sa Lupa (Dusts in Land),
1967; Ako ang Katanungan (I Am
Justice), 1974; Tatak ng Alipin
(Mark of a Slave), 1975 Totoy Bato,
1977; Asedillo, 1971; Partida
(Party), 1985
 Exceptional actor, film producer,
politician
 2004 ran for the presidential election
Eddie S. Romero
1924-2013; Conferred: 2003
 "delivered in an utterly simple style
minimalist, but never empty, always
calculated, precise and functional,
but never predictable"
 "devoted to the art and commerce of
cinema"
 Ganito Kami Noon...Paano Kayo
Ngayon? - love letter to his country;
portrayal of the common Filipino in
the backdrop of history and
imagination
 Kumakalawa a film that probed into
indigenous pre-colonial Philippines
 on-screen adaptation: Noli Me
Tangere
 Aguila; Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi;
Isumpa Mo Giliw; Faces of Love
Summary
 Without the brilliance and dedication
of national artists, Philippine cinema
will not be competitive and highly
spirited as it is today. The Filipino
movie industry will continue to
thrive if we will continue to show
support and patronage to the craft.
We should avoid buying pirated
movies or downloading films in the
internet because it can kill the movie
industry in the country.
 Supporting local works can be
difficult especially for those with
tight budgets. However, we can try
legitimate alternatives such as
renting, or waiting for the movies to
be shown by local networks