Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the cultural arm of the Spanish Embassy, brings back the Película Spanish Film Festival.
Now on its 9th edition, film aficionados can enjoy another lineup of 23 carefully selected films from Spain and Latin America.
Festival runs from September 30 to October 10, 2010 at the Greenbelt 3, Cinema 2.
Ticket price is very affordable at only PHP 65.
See the official selection here.
Alongside the screenings, renowned Spanish scriptwriter and film producer Lola Mayo and Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta will also conduct a series of workshops on scriptwriting and filmmaking.
Mayo will screen her films Lo Que Sé De Lola (What I Know About Lola) and La Mujer Sin Piano (Woman Without Piano) on October 1st, while Lacuesta will present his films Los Condenados (The Condemned) and La Leyenda Del Tiempo (The Legend of Time) on October 3rd.
Spanish director Miguel Albaladejo will also grace the Greenbelt 3 Cinemas for the Asian premier of his films Rencor, Nacidas Para Sufrir (Born to Suffer) and El Cielo Abierto (Ten Days without Love) on October 7.
On October 2 and 10, Albaladejo will be presenting his film Manolito Gafotas at a special children’s session.
October 10 will be the premiere of the Filipino movie Happyland directed by Jim Libiran. It follows the story of a Spanish missionary priest who starts an unthinkable project in one of Manila's most impoverished districts—a football tournament in Tondo, Manila.
For more information go to http://www.pelicula.ph or http://manila.cervantes.es