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RELEASED:   06/26/09

Mylene Commands Respect at NYC Filmfest [The Philippine Star]

When Mylene Dizon walked on the red carpet at the famed Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City last June 11 to grace the first IndioBravo Film Festival promoting Philippine Cinema globally, there was no uproar or commotion, only gaze of respect and admiration and reserved applause accorded to the likes of Gina Pareño, Cherry Pie Picache, Jaclyn Jose and Gina Alajar. Read more. 

RELEASED:   06/22/09

IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival Completes Successful Launch in in New York City [Yehey.Com]

New York City—The Indiobravo Film Foundation successfully launched the first annual Indiobravo Filipino Film Festival, a showcase of the most highly acclaimed new Filipino films, at New York's Museum of Modern Art on Thursday, June 11. Read more. 

RELEASED:   06/12/09

IndioBravo : 100 [J.B. Spins]

100 days are often used to measure new presidential administrations or wars, but for Joyce De Leon, it represents her approximate left on this earth. The winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Pusan International Film Festival, Chris Martinez’s film 100 (trailer here), screened last night as part of the opening night festivities of the inaugural IndioBravo Film Festival showcasing Filipino cinema. Read more. 

RELEASED:   06/09/09

IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival, June 11-14 [Hyphen Magazine]

Hump Day comes and Hump Day goes but the bridge into the weekend can feel seamless this time around with the IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival. Taking place at the Museum of Modern Art and the Visual Arts Theater in New York City, this new festival runs from Thursday through Sunday. Read more. 

RELEASED:   06/09/09

IndioBravo Film Festival (Brilliante Mendoza's Tirador, Ishmael Bernal's Himala, and more) [Critic After Dark]

Some of the best digital and independent Filipino films and filmmakers happening today including Confessional (Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto, 2007), Brilliante Mendoza's Tirador (Slinghshot, 2007) among many others. Read more. 

RELEASED:   05/31/09

Himala at the IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival [Sari-Saring Sineng Pinoy]

After being named CNN Asia Pacific Screen Awards Viewers Choice Winner for Best Asia-Pacific Film of All Time, the Ishmael Bernal classic Himala (Experimental Cinema Of The Philippines, 1982) will be shown on June 13th, Saturday as part of the Indio Bravo Filipino Film Festival at the Visual Arts Theater. Read more. 

RELEASED:   05/29/09

Philippine Cinema Has Arrived [Yehey.Com]

In a stunning dark horse triumph, Filipino filmmaker Brillante “Dante” Mendoza won the Best Director prize for Kinatay at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, May 24. Mendoza’s 2008 film Tirador is the Centerpiece Film of the IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival in New York City on June 11-14. Read more. 
 
RELEASED:   05/29/09

Philippine Cinema's Next Wave [Yehey.Com]

The IndioBravo Film Foundation (www.indiobravo.org), in partnership with GMA Pinoy TV (www.gmapinoytv.com) and GMA Life TV (www.gmapinoytv.com/life), is proud to present the first annual IndioBravo Filipino Film Festival on June 11-14, 2009. Read more. 
 
RELEASED:   05/22/09

Showcase of Internationally Acclaimed Philippine Films Launches Thursday, June 11, 2009 at New York's Museum of Modern Art [Yehey.Com]

NEW YORK CITY— Timed to coincide with celebrations of Philippine Independence Day (June 12), the IndioBravo Film Festival 2009 showcases fifteen features and eleven short films exemplifying the resurgence of Filipino film on the international scene. Read more. 
 
RELEASED:   05/22/09

Showcase of Acclaimed Filipino Films on June 11 at the MOMA [Asian Journal]

NEW YORK CITY— Merely five months into the year and 2009 is shaping up to be a milestone for Philippine Cinema in the global scene. With no less than four official selections in the Cannes Film Festival - the gold standard of world cinema - the Filipino filmmakers are carving a special niche as compelling voices to be reckoned with. Read more. 

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