Bacollywood: Cine de Barrio

CEBU, Philippines - In preparation for the February Bacollywood: Cinema Rehiyon film festival, Cine de Barrio will already do free film screening in the following barangays – Felisa (December 3), Brgy. 19 (December 8), Alijis (December 17).

The 4th BACOLLYWOOD: CINEMA REHIYON, National Independent Film and Video Art Festival which is set to be held in Bacolod City on February 8-11, 2012 is a national event which is a pilot project of the National Commission of Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Committee on Cinema in celebration of the National Arts Month 2012, in conduit with Crossing Negros Cultural Foundation Inc. and produced by Produksyon Tramontina Inc.

The film festival will feature short and full feature films reflective of our culture, produced by emerging Filipino filmmakers and set in various regions of the Philippines. It will bring together stakeholders, professionals and students of the growing independent filmmaking movement and become a venue for discourse and creative learning. The festival will be graced by filmmakers from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Admission is free for all film screenings and each schedule will be followed by interaction with the film directors. Video Art Installations will also be open to the public on various locations from January 2012 up to the festival proper.

The empowerment of regional cinema is victory for our community. Our stories should never be silenced. Let us support the way of the storyteller. (FREEMAN)