Alternative storytelling

MANILA, Philippines - UP CMC Employees Cooperative Foundation in cooperation with thinkCreative productions will hold a masterclass on alternative storytelling with Amor Olaguer. Amor is the line producer of “Engkwentro,” 2009 winner of Luigi de Laurentiis and Venice Horizons award at the Venice Film Festival, creative consultant for “Ploning” Philippine entry to the 81st Academy Awards Foreign Film Category, senior lecturer UP Film Institute and former creative consultant and head of creative training dept Star Cinema. The master class will be a four-day intensive session on non-linear storytelling, espousing the secrets of alternative classics like Amorres Perros, City of God, and 500 Days of Summer among others. With guest speaker, Ricky Lee, critically acclaimed scriptwriter of Himala, Moral, Brutal, and Jaguar. The Master Class will be held on March 2, 3, 9 and 10, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the UP College of Mass Communication, UP Diliman. For registration and other inquiries, call Nanette at (02) 920 6867 or Clarisse at (02) 928 3188. Email queries can be sent to [email protected]. You can also register online at: www.tinyurl.com/mcalternativestorytelling. Registration ends on Feb. 18.