Synopsis:The
film features destiny, fate and love at its finest. Two (2) individuals with
seemingly predestined lives suddenly find their paths crossing on a ferry boat
ride that will change the course of their journeys forever.
Everything is falling into place for
Alan Alvarez. With an impending high ranking promotion and four years of a stable
relationship with his dream girl, Daphne Recto, he is at the cusp of getting
everything he’s always wanted.
Mia Samonte is getting tired of her
forlorn life. She is back in Manila for the
holidays after working hard for two years as a front desk officer in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the hopes of getting
the chance to finally have a break, her family gets into another crisis that
leaves her hopeless and fated.
February
16, 2010:
“BAKAL
BOYS” – graded ‘A’
Director:Ralston Jover
Actors:Gina Pareño, Meljun Ginto, Ketchup Eusebio, Simon Ibarra and Joe
Gruta
Production: Apogee Productions, Inc.
Synopsis:It
is a ‘cinema verite’ style film filled with snapshots of young children jumping
into the ocean to collect junk in the slums of Baseco, Philippines. These
children, known as ‘The Bakal Boys,’
frequently get hurt and suffer from skin irritation and they also lose their
hearing ability and sometimes their lives. The ‘bakal boys,’ nine-year-old Utoy and 12-year-old Bungal, are close
friends almost like brothers. Despite other people’s concern, they keep picking
up junk in the sea and selling it. One day, after gathering and selling a vast
amount of junk, Bungal disappears and Utoy starts looking for him. But Utoy
cannot find Bungal.
Director Ralston Jover maximizes the
realistic portrayal of boys from the slums by starring real children metal divers
and approaching the story in documentary style.
MECHANICS: Historical Scriptwriting Contest 16 February 2010
1. The
scriptwriting contest is open to all
budding and established Filipino and of-Filipino descent writers, historians,
film enthusiasts, overseas Filipino workers, expats. Contestants can be based
in the Philippines or abroad. Regular employees and/or members of the FDCP
and the Cinema Evaluation Board are not allowed to join the contest.
2. The
entry must be written from a historical,
non-fiction point of view. The story should be unique, not common, not popularly known. The entry’s subject can
delve on the unsung heroes of the Philippines or about little known events that
took place in the history of the country.
3.
If the participant chooses to depict the lives of known heroes like Rizal and
Bonifacio, he or she must present something new about those heroes that have
not yet been discussed in the textbook.
4. The
applicant must submit, together with his or her entry, a one-page bio data with place of birth, civil status, names of
parents, educational attainment, current community tax certification number,
tax identification number and two (2) passport size colored photos.
5. The
applicant’s entry should not have won in
any scriptwriting or literary competition here or abroad. The entry must not yet have been produced by any
movie company.
6. The
applicant should submit only one (1)
entry accompanied by a synopsis. The screenplay must be written in Filipino, English or in any
local Filipino dialect. Script written in a local dialect should have a
Tagalog or English translation. Also, if the script is written in Filipino or
English but carries in part dialogs in a local dialect, the vernacular should
also have a translation.
7. The
entry must be submitted in seven (7)
copies. The original and duplicate should be very clear and readable.
Typewritten on regular bond paper (8.5x11) in standard format. No pen names or marks leading to the
identity of the author should appear on the entry.
8. An affidavit attesting to the originality
of the work shall accompany the entry. In case the screenplay is an
adaptation of another literary work, the applicant must first secure the
permission of the original author or submit a certification to prove that such
original work has become part of the public domain.
9.
Deadline for submission of entries is on or before May 20, 2010. Announcement
of winners will be done on June 12, 2010, in FDCP.
10. A
total amount of P750.0000 in Cash Prizes will be given away by the FDCP to
winning entries as follows:
First
Prize
P350.000.00
Second
Prize P250.000.00
Third
Prize
P150.000.00
11. The
decision of the Panel of Judges is final and irrevocable.
12. All
entries must be addressed to the:
FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE
PHILS
20TH FLOOR, THE CENTERPOINT
BUILDING, JULIA VARGAS AVE., COR GARNET RD. PASIG CITY
13. The
winning scripts become the property of FDCP in perpetuity.
