Three Colours trilogy, French New Wave films now streaming on JuanFlix

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To encourage Filipino audiences to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of world cinema, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) brings internationally acclaimed films to its online streaming platform JuanFlix: The FDCP Channel this July 28, 2023.

JuanFlix’s World Cinema lineup features the celebrated works of Krzysztof Kieślowski, Jacques Demy, Agnès Varda, and François Truffaut, whose provocative and experimental films influenced new cinematic movements and made a lasting legacy on European cinema and beyond.

Polish filmmaker Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours trilogy encompasses the human experience by exploring themes of love, loss, and liberation. The trilogy won top awards at prestigious international film festivals in Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, while “Three Colours: Red” received three Oscar nominations in 1994, including the Best Director award for Kieślowski.

French filmmaker Jacques Demy’s musical films “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” and “The Young Girls of Rochefort” portray his female characters’ quest for love and fortune, with the former receiving the Palme d’Or award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. Moreover, “Donkey Skin” is a whimsical adaptation of a French fairy tale, depicting a young princess’ escape from her father’s kingdom to fend off an unwanted marriage proposal.

“Cléo from 5 to 7” by French filmmaker Agnès Varda uses a woman’s point-of-view in navigating the streets of Paris and coming to terms with one’s mortality, mixing aspects o fdocumentary and fiction and featuring cameos from French New Wave icons Anna Karina and Jean-Luc Godard.

Lastly, François Truffaut’s directorial debut film “The 400 Blows” captures Truffaut’s own childhood by depicting an adolescent boy’s experience with petty crime and authority figures.

Demy, Varda, and Truffaut are pioneers of the New Wave, a cinematic movement thatemerged in France during the late 1950s. New Wave filmmakers favored personal expression and experimental storytelling over the commercial demands of mainstream filmmaking, which inspired other filmmakers from around the world.

These films are now available for streaming on JuanFlix via subscription, which costs PHP 99.00/month and PHP 499.00/year. To register, visit www.juanflix.com.ph.

For more information about FDCP’s World Cinema titles, visit FDCP and JuanFlix’s official Facebook pages.

BBM SONA 2023: Nothing for electricity consumers

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In the second State of the Nation of Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., despite its relatively robust presentation of the country’s economy and successes in his different initiatives, electricity consumer interest remains wanting. In his speech, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said “we will spare no effort to achieve full household-electrification by the end of my term. 100% is within our reach.”

Roland Vibal, national coordinator for Kuryente.org, said:

“We support the administration’s effort to conduct a performance review of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as its sole concessionaire of the national grid. It is high time that this private corporation’s performance and capacity to deliver reliable electricity and efficient grid operation be reviewed and audited as well. The success in ensuring electricity supply through various development of renewable energy will be useless if our current electricity backbone is unable to deliver it where it is needed most.

“President Marcos presented his administration’s accomplishments in the realm of energy production. We welcome the administration’s resolve to increase renewable energy’s share in our current energy mix, and its resolve to ensure that the country’s electricity is link nationally through a Unified National Grid to ensure electricity reliability.

“These two initiatives by the current administration are on the right track to ensure that the country’s electricity needs are provided. Yet if this will translate into cheaper electricity price is another question. His promise to make electricity prices cheap was absent in his one-hour and 45-minute speech. Electricity prices remain high and even soar way above our means. Sadly, we heard no assurance nor any categorical statement from the president.

“For Kuryente.Org, President Marcos’ SONA 2023 left us, electricity consumers, wanting for more in both form and substance. The President has shown he can act quickly on other equally important issues, such as condoning small farmer’s debt to emancipate them from poverty and provide more KADIWA’s to help our food consumers. The President can likewise ease the burden of high electricity rate not only through mid and strategic solutions, but residential electricity consumers also need urgent solution to continuing high price of electricity and one urgent solution is to lower the tax burden in our electricity cost.”

FDCP to screen “Aftersun,” “Close,” “Corsage,” and “Return to Seoul” in Ayala Cinemas

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The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) licensed the rights to four new titles from Belgium, Austria, France, and the United Kingdom earlier this year which are now set for commercial release, in partnership with Ayala Cinemas, from August 23 to 29, 2023.

The FDCP’s Audience Development Program and Ayala Cinemas’ The A-List Series aim to bring acclaimed films more accessible to movie lovers through the “A-List Series Presents: A Curation of World Cinema.”

With this partnership, the FDCP and the Ayala Cinemas will bring world cinema titles to the Filipino audience with its initial offering of films that have won multiple recognitions in reputable film festivals and award-giving bodies.

Cannes-winning titles “Aftersun” directed by Charlotte Wells, “Close” directed by Lukas Dhont, “Corsage” directed by Marie Kreutzer, and “Return to Seou3l” directed by Davy Chou will be screened in Ayala Cinemas in Manila Bay, TriNoma, Greenbelt 3, UP Town Center, and Capitol Central in Bacolod and Central Bloc in Cebu. More Ayala Cinemas will be announced soon.

In a statement, FDCP Chairman and CEO Tirso Cruz III said that the national film council is proud to showcase these award-winning films from all over the world and assured viewers that they will have a memorable experience watching these films.

“May these powerful films be an effective avenue of inspiration and deepen your love of profound film artistry,” Cruz ended.

More than its aim to encourage audiences to return to the cinemas, this program aims to further expose moviegoers to titles that would help them expand their horizons.

For more updates on these films, follow FDCP on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.