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FYI
Aug 8th
Pinoy-Aus actor FELINO DOLLOSO has signed up to do a play about being a Filipino-Australian.
The play will be a part of the Sydney Fringe Festival 2011
The Title is – AUSSIES OF THE MAGIC MIC AND ADOBO KIND
Written and Directed by fellow Pinoy-Aussies and a cast of whos who of Pinoy-Aussie actors.
Here’s the link to the Theatre/Play details and a synopsis of the play.
Enjoy!
http://thesydneyfringe.com.au/shows/aussies-magic-mic-and-adobo-kind
A series of candid vignettes portraying the many layers of being Filipino-Australian, whether they be first or second generation or recent arrivals. It will inspire the audience to contemplate notions of empathy in multicultural Australia. Although told More >
Filipino-Australian actor FELINO DOLLOSO in another Feature film
Dec 10th
Filipino-Australian actor FELINO DOLLOSO wrapping up on his next feature film “Chains”. Filming finishes December 2010. A feature film project “CHAINS” – tells the story of those chains that link us & sometimes bind us, for good or for ill. Feature film project produced by Amin Palangi & Billy Marshall Stoneking.
Told through seven, inter-linked stories, the film dramatises a sampling of some of the cultural and generational challenges… and conflicts that confront the multi-cultural community that is Sydney’s western suburbs.
More information and details of this and other projects in the link below.
Felino Dolloso trained at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne Australia. More >
Filipino Film Wins Best Picture at the 27th Bogota Film Festival
Oct 15th
The Philippines Embassy in Brasilia reported that Filipino film The Red Shoes was chosen as one of the Best Picture winners at the 27th Bogota Film Festival.
The film festival was held in the Colombian capital from September 29 to October 7.
The movie received the Jurors Recognition Award.
It was the only Asian film among the 16 films competing in the Festival, along with films from the United States, Finland, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
According to Philippine Ambassador to Brazil and non-resident Ambassador to Colombia Eva Betita, the honor given to The Red Shoes is a milestone not only for More >
Filipino film ‘Lola’ at the Sydney Film Festival 2010
May 12th
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Western Union and Sinta are proud to share the news that Filipino film “Lola” by acclaimed director Brillante Mendoza has been selected from hundreds of entries to be in the running for the prestigious 2010 Sydney Film Festival Prize.
The award recognises cutting-edge filmmaking with the winner receiving a $60,000 cash prize – the largest cash award for film in Australia.
This is only the third year that the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) has sponsored such an award, placing Filipino film among the stars of the filmmaking industry. To put in context, this year’s SFF alone More >
