Firecracker favourite the Filipino filmmaker Rico Maria Ilarde - whose movies Beneath the Cogon (left) and El Kapitan were among the UK Premieres at the last Firecracker Showcase - is among the five finalists of the Cinema One Originals competition, with features going into production as we speak. Cinema One is the movie channel of big Filipino TV network ABS-CBN, and the initiative is one of several (including those run by Cinemalaya) that seeks to promote low-budget indie filmmaking in the Philippines.
Of over 100 entries, five were chosen to receive funding of 1m pesos (around $22,000).
Ilarde's Altar follows an ex-boxer who takes up some casual carpentry work in a remote country house which harbours dark secrets. Having read the movie treatment ourselves a little while ago we can safely say that Altar has serious potential and we're really looking forward to this one.
The other winners include:
Black comedy Confessional (Ruel Antipuesto and Jerrold Tarog)
Rom-com Maling Akala from Veronica Velasco and Pablo Biglang-awa, the directors of recent drama Inang Yaya (Mother Nanny)
Emotional drama Sa Ikawalo by Lawrence Fajardo, who was awarded as part of the 2006 Cinema One Originals project for Raket ni Nanay.
Donsol director Adolfo Alix Jr.'s gritty drama Tambolista
For more info see the story in the Philippine Entertainment Portal
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