How do we deal with darkness?

When once-white canvases succeed to show images of ourselves, our lives and our society, we admire the likenesses and explore the distortions. But how much of ourselves could we actually see from a reversed take-off point? This time, we are invited to engage into a recollection of our realities through looking at, in and from the dark.

PUSIKIT, an exhibition of paintings created from black canvases by artist Vivian N. Limpin, will open on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6:00 in the evening, at the Conspiracy Bar, Visayas Avenue.

Photography Workshop at UPFI

Black & White Photography is a workshop that introduces students to the basics of photography. It aims to give participants a background on the principles and aesthetics of photography, including camera control, framing & composition, developing & darkroom printing, and more. B&W photography is foundational to the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking and other visual media.

Vivian Limpin, the workshop facilitator, is a well-rounded artist: a published poet, fictionist, and playwright; a cinematographer and production designer for many independent films; a visual artist and animator; an award-winning documentary filmmaker; and a photographer. As an artistic photographer, she has exhibited her works in more than 30 group and solo shows. She is also a lecturer at the UP Film Institute.

BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
Facilitator: Vivian Limpin
Dates: October 22-26 (Monday to Friday)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Venue: UP CMC A-107A
Fee: P 7,500, inclusive of B&W stocks, materials for developing & printing, light snacks, and certificates.

Requirement: 35mm still camera


For those who are interested, download the attached reservation form and send to upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph or fax to 926-2722 as soon as possible. You may also send SMS to 09175685939. There are only 5 slots left so hurry and register now!

Scriptwriting Workshop this Saturday!

The UP Film Institute invites you to join the

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING WORKSHOP

Film viewing does not only give us momentary switches of emotions, but also allows us to explore our creativity, to engage in a fictional world and interact with characters who somehow serve as shadows of ourselves. Oftentimes, we find ourselves imagining our favorite characters in different situations; all the what-ifs and whatnots trail our creative minds. Sometimes we even wonder… what if we give life to the one character we have always been thinking about? Or play God and create new worlds? Or better yet, write a script that a filmmaker may actual translate on screen?

Basic Scriptwriting: Visualizing from Scratch is a workshop intended for the absolute beginner, who has no background whatsoever in film, writing, or media, but who wants to discover the possibilities of scriptwriting. It introduces participants to the "real basics" of writing for film, from the "translation" of written-abstract concepts into visual-moving images (and vice versa – translation of perceived cinematic images into the written word), to a hands-on discovery of the essential concepts and components of a script that works.

The workshop facilitator, Libay Linsangan Cantor, is a faculty member of the UP Film Institute, teaching courses like Scriptwriting and Language and Grammar of Film. An experienced TV scriptwriter of children's educational shows, she has garnered local & international awards for her full-length screenplay, photography, and video productions, and has received a Palanca-award for her literary work. She also directs for TV.

Facilitator: Libay Linsangan Cantor
Dates: October 13, 20, 27, Nov. 3, & 10 (Saturdays)
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: UPFI Cine Adarna Conference Room
Fee: P 6,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

For those who are interested, send SMS to 0917-5685939. We only have a couple of slots left so please make reservations the soonest possible. You may also accomplish the reservation form attached in this message then send it back upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph. Payments shall be made before the start of the workshop.

SALIDUMAY (a benefit night with Pinikpikan, music workshops, atbp.)

Panoorin ang Pinikpikan, si Carol Bello, ang Engkantada (all-female group), si Cynthia Alexander, si Bayang Barrios, at marami pang iba.

Matuto ng chanting at basics ng Cordilleran instruments sa isang minsanang pagkakataon. Ang mga workshop na ito ay ibabahagi nina Carol Bello, Mcwest Bello at Diego Lazo.

Chants: Oggayam, Salimdumay, Collepan, Ading
Instruments: Flute (paldong), Suklit, Tungatong, Kulittong, Balimbing

at higit sa lahat....

makatulong sa isang cancer patient sa isang gabi ng musika at workshop, ang...

SALIDUMAY, a benefit night

sa October 12, 6pm sa Ishmael Bernal Gallery sa UP Film Institute.

Sa halagang 100 pesos, nag-enjoy ka na, natuto pa at nakasagip ng buhay.

Magkita-kita tayo sa SALIDUMAY mga kapatid.


Para sa mga katanungan, contact 09175685939.

Catch The Dawn at Friday Film Bar

The Dawn, the renowned band led by Jet Pangan, will be playing at 2007 Friday Film Bar Series closing night on October 5, 6:30pm at the Ishmael Bernal Gallery, UP Film Institute (former Film Center)

The following films will also be shown.

"Tulad ng Dati" by Mike Sandejas
"One-Man Show" by Glenn Ituriaga and Dohna Sarmiento

Free flowing coffee and iced tea. Freebies etc.

tickets for only 80 pesos. for reservations, please contact 0917-5685939.

Calling All Future Scriptwriters

Film viewing does not only give us momentary switches of emotions, but also allows us to explore our creativity, to engage in a fictional world and interact with characters who somehow serve as shadows of ourselves. Oftentimes, we find ourselves imagining our favorite characters in different situations; all the what-ifs and whatnots trail our creative minds. Sometimes we even wonder… what if we give life to the one character we have always been thinking about? Or play God and create new worlds? Or better yet, write a script that a filmmaker may actual translate on screen?

UPFI invites you to Basic Scriptwriting: Visualizing from Scratch, a workshop intended for the absolute beginner, who has no background whatsoever in film, writing, or media, but who wants to discover the possibilities of scriptwriting. It introduces participants to the "real basics" of writing for film, from the "translation" of written-abstract concepts into visual-moving images (and vice versa – translation of perceived cinematic images into the written word), to a hands-on discovery of the essential concepts and components of a script that works.

The workshop facilitator, Libay Linsangan Cantor, is a faculty member of the UP Film Institute, teaching courses like Scriptwriting and Language and Grammar of Film. An experienced TV scriptwriter of children's educational shows, she has garnered local & international awards for her full-length screenplay, photography, and video productions, and has received a Palanca-award for her literary work. She also directs for TV.

BASIC SCRIPTWRITING
Dates: October 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10 (Saturdays)
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: UPFI Cine Adarna Conference Room
Fee: P 6,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

For inquiries, call 926-6340/920-6863, look for Avie Felix or Mr. Patrick Campos.
You may also send SMS to 09175685939 (AF) or email upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph

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WRITING ABOUT FILMS

We watch films whenever we can, for whatever possible reason – for relaxing after exams, as itinerary for barkada gimmicks or romantic dates, for academic requirements, for experiencing aesthetic pleasures, or merely for killing time. But how much of a given film do we really see when we watch? And how do we really know which specific parts of the film moved us to tears, or to anger, or to fall in love? In any given film experience, is there more than meets the eye? Are there other things at work in our experiences apart from the obvious?

Writing About Film is a workshop that seeks to introduce participants to the aesthetics of film and to prepare them to analytically interact with any given film. Its aim is to survey the fundamental formal aspects of film, which constitute it as an art form. Furthermore, it seeks to introduce participants to the basic narrative, technical, and stylistic qualities and conventions of cinema, all considered within specific historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts.

The workshop facilitator, Patrick F. Campos, is a film/literary scholar, and a faculty member of the UP Film Institute, teaching courses such as Philippine Cinema, Language and Grammar of Film, Film Genres, and Film Theory and Criticism. He is currently the director of UPFI’s multimedia workshops. He is also an award-winning independent filmmaker, a freelance writer, and a musical scorer.

Writing About Film is part of the UPFI Extension program's thrust of developing film literacy among Filipino audiences and of invigorating Philippine film cultures. The workshop is open to all participants, who are pursuing careers in film and its allied media, who desire to eventually go into film studies, or who simply want to enrich their movie-watching experiences.

The UP Film Institute is the country's first and only degree-granting film school, and it is the home of the first and longest-running production workshop series in the Philippines. The UPFI is a member of the International Association Schools of Film & Television (CILECT).

Dates: October 8-12
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Venue: UPFI Videotheque (at the back of Cine Adarna)
Fee: P 5,000 inclusive of light snacks, handouts, and certificates.

For inquiries, email upfi_workshops@yahoo.com.ph or send SMS to 09175685939. You may also call 926-2722, look for Avie Felix or Patrick Campos.