UP Film Institute showcases the new Cinema One Originals movies

Cinema One upholds its standing as the premier movie cable channel in
the country yet again this January, as the UP Film Center's Cine
Adarna spotlights the acclaimed digital films from the 2007 season of
Cinema Originals from January 28-31, Monday to Thursday. This follows
Cinema One Originals' successful 2007 runs at Glorietta and Trinoma.

Included at this showcase are Confessional, Prinsesa, Maling Akala,
Tambolista and Altar, with the film Maling Akala kicking it off at 5pm
on Monday, January 28, followed by Confessional at 7 pm.

On January 29, Tuesday, Altar will be shown at 2 pm, Prinsesa at 5 pm
and Tambolista at 7 pm.

Screening schedules for January 30, Wednesday, include Confessional at
5pm and Altar at 7pm.

On January 31, Thursday, the last night of the showcase, Maling Akala
will be shown at 2pm, Tambolista at 5pm and Prinsesa at 7pm.

Borne out of Cinema One's vision and belief in the Filipino talent,
the film channel took on the challenge of producing quality Filipino
movies beginning in 2005. Creating a venue for up-and-coming Filipino
filmmakers to commit their vision of Filipino lives on film, Cinema
One Originals allows these producers, writers and directors to produce
digital films on a limited budget, without compromising content.

This year's film crop has upheld this tradition. At the recent Cinema
One Originals Awards Night, Confessional led the roster of winners
with seven awards - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting,
Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Editing and a Special Award
from Star Cinema. Confessional centers on a former politician who
decides to confess all of his sins – all the crimes he committed while
in office - in front of a small-time filmmaker's camera, as he
believes he may be dying. Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto
shared directing duties.

The OFW family drama Prinsesa from director Lawrence Fajardo was
honored with three awards - Audience Award for Best Digital Film, Best
Actress, and Best Supporting Actress. Prinsesa tackles the issues of
having an OFW as a parent and how this affects a child's life, using
obesity as a metaphor.

The light romance Maling Akala won the Best Cinematography and Best
Production Design awards, with the bittersweet story of a confused man
and troubled woman's relationship.

The realistically chilling performance of Sid Lucero – the festival's
Best Actor winner - anchors the intriguing drama Tambolista by Adolf
Alix. Tambolista tackles a young boy's (Jiro Manio) desire to have his
very own set of drums, which sets off a web of deprivation, violence
and betrayal. Ricky Davao, Anita Linda and Coco Martin co-star.

Rico Ilarde's spine-chilling Altar, winner of the festival's Best
Musical Score award, follows a former boxer (Zanjoe Marudo), who comes
back to the Philippines to find himself jobless and destitute. He then
finds a job to renovate an old and decrepit house which turns out to
be haunted.

Tickets are available at P100 at the UP Film Institute Cine Adarna, UP
Diliman Campus, Quezon City. Call the UP Film Institute at (63-2)
9262722 or 9263640 for details