Ryu Goto, with a burning heart and a super cool mind

Violinist Ryu Goto

As the 45^th Anniversary concert of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra at the Manila Cathedral draws near, a few select members of the press were able to take a sneak peek at their rehearsals with guest violinist/conductor Ryu Goto at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

With the orchestra’s string section, we got to see Ryu in action as he took on double duties as violin soloist and conductor in Antonio Vivaldi’s Le quattro stagioni/The Four Seasons. Having a violin on hand was very convenient as he was able to convey clearly how he wanted some certain passages to sound.

Ryu Goto and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

As much as I wanted to see the rehearsal of him conducting Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163, I guess that I just had to wait for the actual concert itself for me to see it.

After the rehearsals, there was a brief interview with him wherein I was able to get to know him better. Below are what he said that struck me the most.

“I’m not defined by music, but it’s a huge part of who I am.”

Those who have followed Ryu’s career know that he is juggling three careers: violinist, karate athlete, and entrepreneur/venture capitalist. He tends to focus on what he is doing at the time. Right now, because of the upcoming concert, he is focused on the music. He hasn’t encountered a time when he had to be focused on all three at the same time. Although it has happened sometimes when he had to focus on two simultaneously.

“Create maximum output in the limited amount of time.”

It was surprising for others (but not for me) when Ryu revealed that he doesn’t like to practice. He even says that no one loves to practice. And because he doesn’t like to practice, he makes sure that he practices efficiently. He mentioned that there are a lot of resources are online like books and videos that can help a musician learn quicker than before. Although one has to read the reviews to know which online resources are helpful or not.

“It takes a different mindset to have a career in music.”

Most were taken aback when Ryu said don’t look for a career in music. And he had to stress that there’s a big BUT there. If one wants to become a millionaire and have job security, then one has to change his/her mindset. One has to love music, bring out his/her personality and put him/herself out there (exposing even the flaws). It is about experiences and who one is as a person more than the money and the fame. He also admitted that he didn't set out to be a professional violinist. It just somewhat happened.

“The heart has to burn but the mind has to be super cool.”

Things turned into a bit of a motivational speaking engagement for Ryu. He said that those pursuing a career in music must have the fire within while maintaining level head. He agrees that one needs to be practical too but being practical doesn’t mean being impersonal and emotionless.

“The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is the most genuine and professional people that I’ve known.”

Ryu had very nice words about the PPO. He said that he has encountered community orchestras with such passion but with amateur skill level. On the other hand, he has encountered top class orchestras at the top of their game but their attitude about music leaves something to be desired. But that’s not the case with the PPO as they are very good while having a great love for what they do, he says. I guess that’s why he is collaborating once again with the PPO for the third time in just a little over two years.

Catch Ryu Goto and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra this November 15 2018, 8:00 PM at the Manila Cathedral, in Intramuros Manila. Grab tickets now as they are going fast.

4th Danish Film Festival: Under sandet/Land of Mine, finding humanity in the aftermath of war

The screening of Under sandet/Land of Mine, a film that bravely tackled war issues that were considered taboo for decades was the highlight of the opening night of the 4^th Danish Film Festival held at the Robinson’s Movieworld in Robinson’s Galleria.

Prior to the screening, a cocktail reception hosted by the Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines and Ambassador Jan Top Christensen was held where guests enjoyed the food and drinks, especially the various cheeses by Arla. Among the guests were members of the diplomatic corps, Danish community in Manila, friends of Denmark and several college students. Also present were Atom and Anne Magadia whose film Dagsin/Gravity is among the films to be screened at the festival.

I pretty much tasted almost everything that Arla had to offer that night and that made me forget how difficult travelling along EDSA was for me on that day. And it prepared me to be in good spirits which was needed while watching the opening night film.

Under sandet/Land of Mine

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89^th Academy Awards, Under sandet/Land of Mine is directed by Martin Pieter Zandvliet and stars Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Emil Belton, and Oskar Belton.

Early in the film, Sgt. Rasmussen (Roland Møller) singles out a German soldier among those marching dejectedly and lashes out at him violently for clutching a Danish flag. This sets the tone on how the Denmark viewed the Germans, who occupied Denmark for five years, shortly after World War II.

So it’s no surprise that the Danish carried out orders from Great Britain to employ German prisoners of war, some just boys in their teens, to defuse landmines which is in violation of the Geneva Convention. And the film focused on Sgt. Rasmussen and the 14 German boys under his command to work on the mines.

But once the boys introduced themselves to Sgt. Rasumssen, I already had an inkling that in time, he would care for them. And he did soon after he suffers his first casualty. These boys were no longer German prisoners of war to him but actual human beings with their respective stories. This softening of stance causes him to get into trouble with his superior Captain Ebbe (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard) and this forces him to make a crucial decision in the end that leaves his fate and that of the remaining boys unanswered.

The film gave a glimpse of a moment in post-World War II history that is rarely discussed and has been considered taboo for decades. I think that it’s important that the inconvenient gray areas of the history of war be told. The veterans who have served in the war and those who lived during those times have either died already or have grown too old to tell their respective tales.

The screening of Under sandet/Land of Mine was part of the 4^th Danish Film Festival presented by the Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines, the Danish Film Institute, Robinson's Movieworld, and the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

Leeds winner Eric Lu releases new album

Pianist Eric Lu

One of the rising star pianists today is undoubtedly the 20 year old American Eric Lu who won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2018 last September. This big win just continued his ascent that started a few years ago when he was just 17 ending up as a prize winner at the 2015 Chopin International Competition.

This year’s Leeds competition kept me and some people I know from my side of the world awake at unholy hours just to experience the music and all the excitement in real time. I think that there was a heightened interest at the competition this year since 2015 First Prize Winner Anna Tsybuleva was a recent guest in the country when she went on tour with violinist Yu-Chien “Benny” Tseng and the Asian Youth Orchestra back in August. Also, the 2009 First Prize Winner Sofya Gulyak have performed here already a handful of times. Since the Philippines have been treated with Leeds winners this past decade, I do wish that Eric Lu follows suit and performs here soon.

While crossing my fingers and waiting for that to happen, I’ll just listen to his newest release, his first under Warner Classics and Erato. This album features the live recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 with the Hallé Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner, and Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 and Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 from The Leeds International Piano Competition 2018. This album, along with a worldwide management deal with Askonas Holt, is part of the new prize package at the competition introduced this year.

If the album is not enough, watch the competition on demand here via medici.tv. Here are some snippets of Eric from the competition.

P.S.

I hope that I don’t have to cross my fingers for too long.

Violinist Ryu Goto returns for PPO’s 45th anniversary concert

Japanese-American violinist Ryu Goto returns to the country for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45^th Anniversary concert happening on November 15, 2018, 8:00 PM at the historic Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila.

Ryu Goto will take on double duties at the concert as the violin soloist in Antonio Vivaldi’s mega popular Le quattro stagioni/The Four Seasons and also as conductor in that piece and in Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163.

He last set foot in the country when he performed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 back in September 2016 at the opening concert of Yoshikazu Fukumura’s inaugural season as the PPO’s music director/principal conductor. Ryu recently reunited with the PPO and Fukumura last October during the orchestra’s tour in Japan for the Asia Orchestra Week 2018.

As I count the days until the concert, I’ll relive Ryu Goto’s debut performance here by putting his Légende CD for a spin. Recorded live in Wiesbaden in 2015, this recording features Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 and Henryk Wieniawski’s Légende, Op. 17 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

An idyllic music lineup evoking rustic, rural landscapes performed by Ryu Goto and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra inside one of the most historic places in the country should be more than enough to check out this historic concert.

This Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45^th Anniversary Concert at Manila Cathedral is presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with the Intramuros Administration, Manila Cathedral, and the Bureau of the Treasury.

A second serving of Venice International Film Festival movies in Manila

The Italian Chamber of Commercein the Philippines and the Philippine-Italian Association, together with the Film Development of the Philippines under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in Manila, present the 2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila, a selection of movies from the Venice International Film Festival this November 14-18, 2018 at the Central Square, Greenbelt 3 and U.P. Town Center cinemas.

Lined-up are nine films that participated in last year’s 74^th Venice International Film Festival namely Novecento/1900, Il deserto rosso/Red Desert, Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat, Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets, Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma, Una famiglia/A Family, Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People, Hannah and The Leisure Seeker.

To be launched in this edition of the film festival is the educational component where three Italian film experts, namely Franco Eco (A.C.M.F.), cinematographer Davide Mancori (A.I.C.- I.M.A.G.O), and VFX designer Paolo Bertola, holding a series of masterclasses at the Film Institute in UP Diliman, the School of Design and Arts at DLSU- College of Saint Benilde (Digital Filmmaking program) and the Cinematheque Centre Manila at the Film Development Council of the Philippines. A production tour is also being organized with an Italian independent producer visiting six local production houses with the intent of exploring possible cooperation and strengthening of the Philippine-Italian film industry ties.

Tickets to the screenings are priced at P150 each. Students can avail of the discounted price of P100 per screening. As expected from various foreign language film festivals throughout the years, the films will be shown with English subtitles.

2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila Line-Up

Novecento/1900 (1976)

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

Starring: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu

This expansive period drama follows two childhood friends in northern Italy during the early 20^th century. Alfredo Berlinghieri and Olmo Dalcò grow up as close companions despite their class differences. However, they drift apart as adults, Alfredo embracing his landowning heritage and Olmo championing workers' rights. As the years go by, they see the rise of fascism in their country, and eventually their values find them directly in conflict.

Il deserto rosso/Red Desert (1964)

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Starring: Monica Vitti, Richard Harris

Amid the modern wastelands and toxic factories of Italy, wife and mother Giuliana (Monica Vitti) desperately tries to conceal her tenuous grip on reality from those around her, especially her successful yet neglectful husband, Ugo (Carlo Chionetti). Ugo's old pal, Corrado (Richard Harris), shows up in town on a business trip and is more sensitive to Giuliana's anxieties. They begin an affair, but it does little to quell Giuliana's existential fears, and her mental state rapidly deteriorates.

Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat (2017)

Director: Alessandro Rak Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario Sansone

Starring: Massimiliano Gallo, Maria Pia Calzone, Alessandro Gassmann

Cenerentola tries to escape from the evil schemes of her stepmother and stepsisters while living aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of Naples.

Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets (2017)

Director: Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti

Starring: Giampaolo Morelli, Serena Rossi, Claudia Gerini, Carlo Buccirosso, Raiz

A dramatic love story. Shoot outs, wild motorbike chases and speedboat escapes. Set in the beautiful Bay of Naples, the film is not only an action thriller but also a romantic comedy with music that ranges from Neapolitan songs to rap.

Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma (2017)

Director: Silvio Soldini

Starring: Valeria Golino, Adriano Giannini

Teo is a creative in a trendy ad agency. Nice and charming he enjoys life as an elusive womanizer. Emma is blind since the age of 16 but that has not stopped her from becoming an osteopath. She is pretty, vibrant and has great friends. When they first meet, Teo is mesmerized by her sexy voice. Intrigued and attracted by her as he has never been with a blind woman, he takes her on a date. Emma is too smart and sharp to give into the illusion but against all odds it’s Teo who is hooked.

Una famiglia/A Family (2017)

Director:  Sebastiano Riso

Starring: Micaela Ramazzotti, Patrick Bruel, Matilda De Angelis, Fortunato Cerlino

At first sight, Vincent and Maria may look like any other couple. He is protective, she is passionate. But who knows what happens behind closed doors? For years, Maria has been too vulnerable and in love to stand up to him, but when she realizes that she can no longer be Vincent’s accomplice, their secret life-project threatens to get out of control.

Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People (2017)

Director: Cosimo Gomez

Starring: Claudio Santamaria, Marco D'Amore, Sara Serraiocco, Simoncino Martucci, Narcisse Mame

Anna and Claudio are pushing back the decision to have a baby until the time they will be better off. He launches a crowdfunding to develop a website to evaluate freelance professionals, but nobody seems to care. One night, drunk, they post a video on their crowdfunding page challenging the "people of the Net" to offer a donation in exchange for a video clip of them having sex…

Hannah (2017)

Director: Andrea Pallaoro

Starring: Charlotte Rampling, André Wilms, Stéphanie Van Vyve 

Intimate portrait of a woman drifting between reality and denial when she is left alone to grapple with the consequences of her husband's imprisonment.

The Leisure Seeker (2017)

Director: Paolo Virzi

Starring: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland

A runaway couple goes on an unforgettable journey in the faithful old RV they call The Leisure Seeker, travelling from Boston to The Ernest Hemingway Home in Key West. They recapture their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.

Here is the schedule of the 2^nd Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila

Central Square BGC

November 14, 2018

8:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

November 15, 2018

5:30 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

8:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

November 16, 2018

4:45 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

6:30 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

9:00 PM The Leisure Seeker

November 17, 2018

1:30 PM Novecento/1900

7:00 PM Hannah

9:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

November 18, 2018

3:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

5:00 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

Greenbelt 3

November 15, 2018

2:15 PM Novecento/1900

8:00 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

November 16, 2018

4:30 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

6:30 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

9:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

November 17, 2018

5:00 PM Gatta cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

9:00 PM The Leisure Seeker

November 18, 2018

3:00 PM Hannah

5:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

U.P. Town Center

November 15, 2018

1:00 PM Il deserto rosso/Red Desert

3:30 PM Novecento/1900

November 16, 2018

5:00 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

7:00 PM Hannah

9:00 PM Una famiglia/A Family

November 17, 2018

4:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

6:40 PM Il colore nascosto delle cose/Emma

9:00 PM Brutti e cattivi/Ugly Nasty People

November 18, 2018

2:30 PM Gatta Cenerentola/Cinderella the Cat

4:30 PM The Leisure Seeker

7:00 PM Ammore e malavita/Love and Bullets

Italian Cinema from Venice to Manila is presented by the Philippine-Italian Association and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines - ICCPI, together with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and under the auspices of the Embassy of Italy in the Philippines.

This event is made possible by the generous support of Gold Sponsors: Rustan's, Stores Specialists, Inc, EastWest Bank Priority; our Silver sponsors: Elburg Shipmanagement Philippines Incorporated, L'Opera Ristorante, Solid Video Corporation; and also our Sponsors: Ponte Rialto Ristorante Italiano, China Bank, Don Revy, Rina Academy, Augustea Ship Manning Philippines Inc., Fedrigoni, and Canon PH. Media partners are ANC 24/7, Crossover FM 105.1, Synopsis, and venue partners include Central Square, Ayala Malls Cinemas, Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (Bonifacio High Street, BGC).

The Educational Component and the Production Tour is made possible by the generous contribution of the EU-Philippines Business Network and the partnership with AIC (Associazione Italiana Autori della Fotografia Cinematografica) and ACMF - Associazione Compositori Musica per Film.

Academy Award winning/nominated films at the 4th Danish Film Festival

The Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines presents a new selection of contemporary and critically acclaimed films, led by the Academy Award nominated film Under sandet/Land of Mine, at the 4^th Danish Film Festival happening on November 8-11 at Robinson's Movieworld, Robinson's Galleria.

A tale about young German prisoners of war forced to defuse land mines in Danish territory, Under sandet/Land of Mine was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89^th Academy Awards. The film is directed by Martin Pieter Zandvliet and stars Roland Møller. Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Emil Belton, and Oskar Belton.

The multi-awarded Filipino film, Dagsin/Gravity, is also among the movies to be screened at the festival as part of the strengthening of Danish-Philippine cultural ties. Inspired by the ideas of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard and French existentialist Albert Camus, this film had its debut at the 2016 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, is directed by Atom Magadia and stars Tommy Abuel, Lotlot De Leon, Benjamin Alves, Janine Gutierrez, Sue Prado, and Alex Diaz.

“We are very happy to continue developing our social and cultural links to the Philippines. Films, literature, music – cultural events create common ground between people beyond institutionalized politics. Now again Filipinos get another chance – through our 4^th Danish Film Festival - to learn about some of social, political and cultural characteristics of Danes and Denmark. We believe by engaging with each other, we can inspire each other and develop our relations. I look forward to seeing an even bigger crowd than last year at our film screenings in November,” says Ambassador of Denmark to the Philippines, Jan Top Christensen.

As always, screenings are for free on a first come, first-served basis. Very likely also that all the films will have English subtitles. Although it may be possible that Otto er et næsehorn/Otto is A Rhino will be in English to accommodate the younger movie goers.

4^th Danish Film Festival Line-Up

Under sandet/Land of Mine (2015)

Director: Martin Pieter Zandvliet

Starring: Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Emil Belton, Oskar Belton

As World War II comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over.

Anti (2016)

Director: Morten BH

Starring: Stefan Hjort, Casper Kjær Jensen, Oscar Dyekjær Giese, Theis Monrad Post, Sonny Lindberg

The year is 1991.

Simon and his best friend Frede are very busy doing absolutely nothing in a tiny suburban town outside Copenhagen. Simon has always loved to draw but has never quite had an outlet for his talent. He experiences a jolting realization when he learns about the graffiti culture by chance, and now he sees a chance to accomplish something that will leave a mark on the world.

Simon and Frede quickly paint graffiti all over the town they live in, and when CHAOS, a large graffiti crew from Copenhagen, discovers Simon’s talent, they recruit the both of them. As opposed to Frede, Simon is completely hooked by the environment, but he soon realizes that things are not quite what he thought they would be.      

Skammerens datter/The Shamer’s Daughter (2015)

Director: Kenneth Kainz

Starring: Rebecca Emilie Sattrup, Jakob Oftebro, Søren Malling

A reviled widow and her daughter, who have the ability to peer into people's souls, are called upon to investigate the murder of the royal family.         

De standhaftige/Walk with Me (2016)

Director: Lisa Ohlin

Starring: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Cecilie Lassen

Deployed on mission in Helmand, Afghanistan, 25-year old Thomas steps on a landmine and gets seriously injured. At the local rehabilitation center he meets Sofie, an ascending ballerina from the Royal Danish Ballet, who is helping a relative to regain strength after a long term sickness.

Thomas desperately wants back in the field and gets impatient, as progress does not emerge as fast as he wants to. When Sofie offers to help him with a more intense rehabilitation plan, he accepts. Despite their differences, they develop a special bond and a mutual affection.

Otto er et næsehorn/Otto is A Rhino (2013)

Director: Kenneth Kainz

Starring: Nikolai Aamand, Noah Crone Back, Lars Brygmann, Kaya Brüel, Rebecca Brüel

Topper is a young boy with a vivid imagination. After finding a pencil, he soon discovers that it has magic powers when his drawing of a rhino is suddenly standing alive and hungry in the middle of his apartment! With his best friend’s birthday just around the corner, Topper realizes that the enormous “Otto” would make for the perfect gift. But how does he keep Otto the Rhino hidden, let alone sneak him across town? Life in this sleepy seaside village is about to be shaken up completely!

Hævnen/In a Better World (2010)

Director: Susanne Bier

Starring:
Mikael Persbrandt, Trine Dyrholm, Ulrich Thomsen, Markus Rygaard

Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in an idyllic town in Denmark, and his work at an African refugee camp. In these two very different worlds, he and his family are faced with conflicts that lead them to difficult choices between revenge and forgiveness.

Anton and his wife Marianne, who have two young sons, are separated and struggling with the possibility of divorce. Their older, ten-year-old son Elias is being bullied at school, until he is defended by Christian, a new boy who has just moved from London with his father, Claus. Christian's mother recently lost her battle with cancer, and Christian is greatly troubled by her death.

Elias and Christian quickly form a strong bond, but when Christian involves Elias in a dangerous act of revenge with potentially tragic consequences, their friendship is tested and lives are put in danger. Ultimately, it is their parents who are left to help them come to terms with the complexity of human emotions, pain and empathy.

Dansen med Regitze/Waltzing Regitze (1989)

Director: Kaspar Rostrup

Starring: Ghita Nørby, Frits Helmuth, Henning Moritzen, Rikke Bendsen

An American Academy Award Best Foreign Film 1990 nominee, Dansen med Regitze/Waltzing Regitze tells of a working class marriage that has survived all obstacles because true love and mutual respect always prevailed. Tempestuous Regitze and conformist Karl Aage live through wartime hardships and familial strifes and upheavels and are now preparing for their annual summer party over which the shadow of tragedy is suddenly cast.

Frygtelig lykkelig/Terribly Happy (2008)

Director: Henrik Ruben Genz

Starring: Jakob Cedergren, Lene Maria Christensen, Kim Bodnia

Frygtelig lykkelig/Terribly Happy spins a riveting yarn about Robert Hansen, a Copenhagen police officer who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a small provincial town to take on the mysteriously vacated marshal position and subsequently gets mixed up with a married femme fatale. Robert’s big city temperament makes it impossible for him to fit in, or understand the uncivilized, bizarre behavior displayed by the townspeople. Quickly spiraling into an intense fable, director Henrik Ruben Genz displays a unique and sometimes macabre vision of the darkest depths to which people will go to achieve a sense of security and belonging.

Dagsin/Gravity (2016)

Director: Atom Magadia

Starring: Tommy Abuel, Lotlot De Leon, Benjamin Alves, Janine Gutierrez, Sue Prado, Alex Diaz

Inspired by the ideas of Søren Kierkegaard and Albert Camus, Dagsin/Gravity is a beautiful love story about two people who are willing to sacrifice everything to protect their Love against the tragedies of human existence.

Here is the schedule of the 4^th Danish Film Festival.

November 8, 2018

5:00 PM Dansen med Regitze/Waltzing Regitze

7:30 PM Under sandet/Land of Mine

November 9, 2018

3:15 PM Hævnen/In a Better World

5:00 PM Frygtelig lykkelig/Terribly Happy

7:00 PM De standhaftige/Walk with Me

November 10, 2018

3:15 PM Skammerens datter/The Shamer’s Daughter

5:00 PM Dagsin/Gravity

7:00 PM Under sandet/Land of Mine

November 11, 2018

3:15 PM Otto er et næsehorn/Otto is a Rhino

5:00 PM De standhaftige/Walk with Me

7:00 PM Anti

The 4^th Danish Film Festival is presented by the Embassy of Denmark in the Philippines, the Danish Film Institute, Robinson's Movieworld, and the Film Development Council of the Philippines through their Film Cultural Exchange Program. The event is also made possible by Arla, media partners art+ magazine, Cinemabravo and official TV partner: ANC News Channel.