Cine Europa 14 : How to Enjoy a Free movie

The best thing about going to the film festivals that are in Edsa Shang every year is that I get to see a movie or movies that I wouldn't have a chance to watch in a regular cinema. The industry can take that as a pun to the kind of movies they have been showing for years with some exceptions in the past few years. Indie films have been becoming increasingly marketable but I hope that they don't give their essence and just make "indie-like" mainstream movies.

Having said that, there is one major setback in the whole free movies in festivals thing, the LINE.

If you are a graduate of UP this would not be a biggie. We fall in line all the time, from registration until graduation. So we have mastered what to do while waiting in line.

Personally I bring a book, or something to read.


 There were times when I brought Eros, my lappie. But it's too heavy.


1. Bring a gadget/book.
If you are a techie, charge up your tablet, smartphone, psp, netbook, whatnot to keep you busy during the hour or so wait.

avoid getting bored

Didn't get a booklet or that cap thingy *tears*

2. Bring a friend.
        This would come in handy when you need to buy something to eat or drink. The best thing having a buddy with ya is for is when you need to go to the loo. That's bathroom, cr for you and me.

shy pa si ate, feeling mo naman manghihingi ako ng fudang wit na?

I try not to cover for people when I am in line but sometimes you meet nice people and they really need to pee. Others would get mad if you cut in front of them and you say that you asked someone to keep that place for you. Btw, this happened while I was in line for Mamut. Some movie buff didn't let another guy cut in front of them even after the guy said that he asked someone to keep that spot for him. The guy behind me asked me and the guy behind him to keep the spot for him. Since we both agreed there was no problem. That guy left the line like twice, one to eat and again to pee. The girl in front of me asked me to keep the spot for her since she really really needed to go to the loo. I let her, I knew how she felt but I could hold it in.

I liked her bohemianism.

3. Bring a date.

Ang sweet nila noh?

I went on free movie dates with Ne Sarang too. And that was like hitting two birds with one stone. I call it a cultural date. ^.^ Free na romantic pa.
I could see a lot of thunders during the weekend. Oldies who love movies, during their time it was a prime date-to-do activity, I guess.



4. Bring the whole barkada

Manong Pendong Club

You don't need to be teens or college students to enjoy a film festival. I call them the Pendong gang. ^.^ It's a good bonding activity and you don't have to pay for the movie. You can't bring your own beverages and food though so eat first before you go in. You would have to leave your fudang outside the cinema.
Food from the cinema store would be ok though but pricey for students and on a budget movie goers.

5. Bring a camera

No, you are not allowed to take pictures of the movie. But if an actress from the movie just happened to be around, it wouldn't hurt to have a good camera unlike the cam phone that I had.

Yaya Gloria in Mamut

I also took a picture of a group who were probably watching Cine Europa together for the first time. Making memories is always good. ^.^


Warning: Do not lie about where you are, Murphy's Law might be on to you. Someone might spot you, someone you don't want to see or haven't seen in a long time. Case in point, the counselor I had during my freshman year was there. He is the reason why I became a gabay. He didn't take such a good care of my bloc so I vowed to make the bloc meeting experience more fun for other freshmen.

Yes, I take pictures of lotsa things. I am stealth like that.

*Please don't sue me for posting them online. No offense was meant for all puns made.*
**all people in the picture are strangers**

Cine Europa 2011 : Mammoth

When I watched Mamut during this year's Cine Europa I was able to see the Filipina who played Yaya Gloria in the movie. Some parts of the movie was shot in the Philippines and it told a back story of how hard it was for her and her children to have her be so far from them. The audience clapped for her and went over to ask for pictures. Since I had a shitty camera phone I managed this picture and got an autograph instead.

Good job, Miss M!

Dieting, Writing, Cine Europa & Chuseok

I am super excited for the Cine Europa 14. *Yes, I a movie buff like that* I looked all over the internet for the schedule and the posters/synopsis of the movies and I think I managed to get them all. But the posters in that entry is not going to be enough. I need to know the schedule. Darn it. I will go there later to check if they already have the schedule posted. Then I can map out my afternoons. I will definitely not eat any chips when I go there. I really can't go home during the weekend to attend Joy's product meeting since I have to watch the movies that are playing this weekend. I know she understands. If she needs a before and after picture I will give it to her when I lose more weight. As of presstime I just lost more than a kilogram from the reset but that is probably because I cheat on my diet. ^.^ But the fact that I feel full and it's quite convenient for me, makes one kilogram one less than I had before. Seriously, I tend to gain more weight that it's worth.

I was actually supposed to go home for the weekend because it's the Chuseok festival in Korea. So if the movies that I want to watch at not going to be play or can be watched in other times during the weekday then I would go home. I have to come back on Monday because I have to get my BIR. And if I have time I would go to SSS on Tuesday. *Wait. That's it I really can't go home. I have way too many things to do.*

I also need to start writing up the next part of Yo,Bo! ^.^ I haven't started since the video for our team had needed my attention. I thought it would be done by now but someone asked me to make a change on the credits part. T_T,

I promise not to do something like this for anyone anymore. I have had enough I would focus on writing and just do what makes me happy.

*if we have a reliable healthcard by next year, I might not leave this place regardless of the things that I planned to do.* Working here gives me time to write. And since most things are blocked, I don't have a lot of distractions. But the recent changes are making me think that things are about to get really bad really quickly. A clout is afoot and I don't think I care for it very much.

It's Korean Thanksgiving till Tuesday so I want to be thankful for the challenges, good times and lessons I thus far. There were a lot that happened in such a short time. But I would really be thankful if I can loose the weight that I gained because of all of it.

It's the time to put the pedal to the metal. If I can control my urges, then things can work fine. I don't cheat on my boyfriend but I cheat on my diet. And that my friend is cheating on myself. T_T,

See you in the Cine Europa 14 screenings! ^.^

Cine Europa 14

http://roshipotoshi.deviantart.com/art/Cine-Europa-14-poster-254711905

My eyes are not deceiving me, right? Cine Europa 14 here, I come!~

http://www.britishcouncil.org/philippines-common-about-us-our-events-cine-europa-15.htm

The UK’s entry to this year’s festival promises to once more showcase excellence in British cinema with the film Never Let Me go starring Kiera Knightley and Andrew Garfield.
Never Let Me Go is a film about Ruth, Kathy and Tommy, who spend their childhood at a seemingly idyllic English boarding school. As they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. 

FINLAND

AUSTRIA

BELGIUM

BULGARIA

´Can a long-lost song save a friend from death in a New York hospital?´
Kamen an aspiring theatre director emigrates from Bulgaria to America to work in New York. His best friend Ivan a frustrated, but aspiring writer, stays behind in Sofia with his girl-friend Nina. One night, Ivan learns that his best friend has suffered a possibly fatal car accident in New York and is in hospital in a coma. Denied an America visa to be by his friend, Ivan hitch-hikes across Bulgaria armed with a video camera to the village where Kamen was born in search of his friend´s grandmother. He remembers that she used to sing a song `About life that passes as a Shadow`, a song that can resurrect the dead according to Bulgarian folklore. A song that may save his friend´s life. Ivan´s odyssey explores friendship, sanity, myth, faith, inspiration, death, life and hope.

CZECH

DENMARK

FRANCE

GERMANY

GREECE

ITALY

SLOVAKIA

SPAIN

SWITZERLAND

The NETHERLANDS

Will definitely watch this one!~