ZAMBOANGA
CITY Feb. 26 (PIA) - - It’s the third in a row that the Film
Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) conducted film festival here in
Asia’s Latin City in partnership with the city government.
Public Information Officer (PIO) Sheila Covarrubias
said the “Sineng Pambansa Zamboanga International Film Festival 201” conducted
February 22-23 was in consonance with the celebration of the Dia de La Ciudad
de Zamboanga, which is being celebrated every 26th of February of
each year.
Covarrubias said the two-day film fest gave the
public an opportunity to view or watch for free the “top winners of the twin editions
of the First Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival for main feature and
documentary categories and international titles courtesy of the Embassy of
Spain and the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”
The said film screening was held at Mindpro Cinemas
1 and 3 with free admission last Feb. 22-23.
According to Covarrubias, the recently concluded
film festival also included a whole-day workshop, How to Make a Documentary, by
visiting Spanish filmmaker Miguel Olid on Feb. 23 at the newly built Centro
Latino at the Paseo del Mar.
“Filmmaker Olid has done a number of award-winning
documentaries. He holds a doctorate degree on History of Cinema at the
University of Seville in Spain and wrote a total of ten books about Spanish and
Latin American Cinemas,” Covarrubias said.
The film festival also
included a short film competition “aimed to discover Zamboanga’s emerging
talents in film.” the lady PIO said.
“The short film
competition billed Sine Chabacano has for its theme, Cultura de Zamboanga,”
she said. (PIA9)