The best of Philippine cinema at Cinema IndioFest
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The third annual Cinema Indio Festival will run from November 18 through the 22nd at the Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. This year’s line up once again put into focus the best crop of Filipino-themed features, documentaries, shorts and animated films.

A drama thriller starring Lara Fabregas kicks off the Festival on Thursday, November 18.

The short feature written and directed by two-time Student Academy Award winner Hubert Cheng, is in full color and runs for 22 minutes. Lara is a patrol guard inside a mall who is driven to near madness by her own fears. The suspense thriller is twin billed by Krista Gabriela Dalena’s documentary Alingawngaw ng mga Punglo/Echo of Bullets, the docu which won the second prize in the recently-concluded 2004 CCP Awards in Manila. Alingawngaw/Echo discusses the grim human rights situation in the region. It seeks to let the voices of the victims be heard. Their anguished cry for justice and call for lasting peace.

Movie buffs will also get to watch Adarna, the first full-length animated Filipino film
And another acclaimed feature, Magnifico which was the won the Grand Jury prize - the Crystal Bear Award in the 2004 Berlin International Film Festival Kinderfilmfest in Germany for best picture and best actor for Jiro Manio.

Unitel International has also submitted Crying Ladies, the 2003 Metro Manila FilmFest winner starring Sharon Cuneta, Hilda Koronel and Angel Aquino. The picture is the official Philippine entry for the 2005 Academy Awards. Cinema Indio closes on Monday, November 22, with Imelda, the documentary which won for excellence in cinematography in the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. It is also vying for an Oscar in the documentary category.

For more Festival information e-mail info@cinemaindio.com or call 818.543.7184. Visit www.cinemaindio.com

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