Shang
Cineplex (Cinema 2), Shangri-La Plaza
Mandaluyong
As
Cine Europa celebrates its 16th edition, the festival welcomes Hungary
as it participates for the very first time with its entry Made in Hungária. The Shangri-La Plaza will once again be home to Cine Europa 16 this September 5-15, 2013 at the Cinema 2
of the Shang Cineplex. A varied selection of 21 films from 17 participating
European nations will be screened for ten days. Drama, comedy, musical,
thriller, documentary and films for children and the whole family will be
represented in this year’s film selection.
During
the press conference held at the Premiere Cinema of the Shang Cineplex, Julian
Vassalo, the Political Counsellor of the EU Delegation to the Philippines ,
proudly announced that last year’s edition showed a 24% increase in attendance,
from 29,500 in 2011 to 36,500 in 2012. He attributes the increase in audience
to the additional venues of the festival made possible through the Film Development Council of the Philippines’
cinematheques located in key cities around the country. After its Manila
leg, Cine Europa will once again travel to various parts of the country. As
always, admission to the festival is for free in all locations.
The
films to be screened this year are Austria’s Das Pferd auf dem Balkon/The Horse on the Balcony, Belgium’s A Pas de Loup/With a Wolf’s Gait, Bulgaria’s
Стъпки в пясъка/Footsteps in the Sand,
Czech Republic’s Musíme si Pomáhat/Divided
We Fall, Denmark’s A Royal Affair,
France’s Les Bien Aimes/Beloved, Germany’s
Barbara and In Almanya - Wilkommen in Deutschland, Greece’s O xenagos/The Guide, Hungary’s Made in Hungária, Italy’s Pranzo Di Ferragosto/Mid-August Lunch
and La Stanza Del Figlio/The Son’s Room,
the Netherland’s Achtste-Groepers Huilen
Niet/Cool Kids Don’t Cry, Norway’s Kautokeino-opprøret/The
Kautokeino Rebellion, Romania’s Tatal
Fantoma/Phantom Father, Slovakia’s Nedodržaný
Sľub/Broken Promise, Spain’s Silencio
en la nieve/Frozen Silence, Sweden’s Svinalängorna/Beyond,
Switzerland’s Operation Libertad and
the United Kingdom’s Project NIM and
Dreams of a Life.
Vassalo
also mentioned that there will be an increased educational component happening
this year through the resources of the Independent Film Cooperative (IFC).
Round table discussions with prominent film personalities and experts exploring
the links between European and Filipino films will be held at the Premiere
Theatre of the Shang Cineplex. This will be done alongside the screening of
selected Filipino films that have strong European connections.
After
the press conference, the film Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet/Cool Kids Don’tCry, the entry from the Netherlands
was screened. Prior to the screening, Ms. Ank Willems, the Deputy Head of Mission
of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands
Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet/Cool Kids
Don’t Cry
Consider
me an uncool kid since this film brought me to tears. The film directed by
Dennis Bots tells the story of Akkie (Hanna Obbeek), a soccer obsessed twelve
year old girl. She, along with her friend Elize, Lauren and the rest of her
eight grade class prepare for an upcoming soccer tournament. But a life
threatening illness not only spoils Akkie and her friends’ tournament
preparations but also shakes up their lives as well. Akkie remains positive
despite undergoing arduous treatment and her optimism spills over to her class,
even the bully Joep (Nils Verkooijen) who earlier believed that girls like her
shouldn’t be playing soccer. Since Akkie was very well liked by everybody, it
was hard seeing her go through what she had to go through in the film. What I
really liked about this film was how it had the coolest teacher, Juf Ina (Eva
van der Gucht) and doctor, Dokter Snor (Loek Peters) ever. I have to admit that
I had to fight back tears earlier on in the film when Miss Ina had to explain
to her students Akkie’s situation. She is everything what I wanted a teacher to
be since she not only taught academics to her students, but she also guided
them through life the proper way. Dokter Snor aka Doctor Moustache also had a brilliant
way of explaining to Akkie the nature of her illness without resorting to a lot
of medical jargons. The film is based on the best-selling novel by Jacques
Vriens but I am not sure if an English translation is available locally. Seeing
the film made me curious to see if I can get myself a copy of the novel.
Here is the Cine
Europa 16 screening schedule at the Shang Cineplex:
12:00
PM A Royal Affair (Denmark )
5:30
PM Almanya - Wilkommen in Deutschland (Germany )
3:30
PM Pranzo di Ferragosto/Mid-August Lunch (Italy )
1:00
PM Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet/Cool Kids Don’t Cry (The Netherlands )
3:30
PM Tatal Fantoma/Phantom Father (Romania )
8:00
PM Nedodržaný Sl'ub/Broken Promise (Slovakia )
3:00
PM Project NIM (UK )
5:30
PM Dreams of a Life (UK )
7:30
PM Kautokeino-opprøret/The Kautokeino Rebellion (Norway )
12:30
PM Operation Libertad (Switzerland )
12:30
PM Das Pferd auf dem Balkon/The Horse on the Balcony (Austria )
5:30
PM Almanya - Wilkommen in Deutschland (Germany )
8:00
PM A Royal Affair (Denmark )
5:30
PM Pranzo di Ferragosto/Mid-August Lunch (Italy )
7:30
PM Achtste-Groepers Huilen Niet/Cool Kids Don’t Cry (The Netherlands )
6:00
PM Tatal Fantoma/Phantom Father (Romania )
3:30
PM Kautokeino-opprøret/The Kautokeino Rebellion (Norway )
6:00
PM Das Pferd auf dem Balkon/The Horse on the Balcony (Austria )
8:00
PM Operation Libertad (Switzerland )
1:00
PM Dreams of a Life (UK )
7:30
PM Nedodržaný Sl'ub/Broken Promise (Slovakia )
3:00
PM Project NIM (UK )
Cine
Europa 16 Educational Component Schedule
10:00
AM Archiving Filipino Film Heritage
2:00
PM Genghis Khan
4:00
PM Oro, Plata, Mata
After
the Shangri-La Plaza
Liceo
de Cagayan University
Cine Europa 16 is organised by the
European Union Cultural Group in Manila which gathers together the Embassies
and Cultural Institutes of the European Union (Representations in Manila
including the Embassies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania,
Spain, Slovak Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, the Delegation of
the European Union to the Philippines and the European cultural institutes
(Alliance Française, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Philippine-Italian
Association, and Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the Film Development Council of
the Philippines, the Independent Film Cooperative, the Shangri-La Plaza Mall,
Arts Council of Cebu and Liceo de Cagayan de Oro. Porsche Design supports Cine Europa 16.
Tickets:
Free
admission. First-come, first-served basis.
For
inquiries:
Shangri-La Plaza 370-2597, 370-2598
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