A presentation of the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film in cooperation with the CCP Media Arts Division, this film series, held every second Saturday of the month until January 2011, aims to reassess certain films and filmmakers, by taking a look at their unjustly neglected bodies of work. The series will help to expand the repertoire of Philippine cinema, by going beyond the programming of the usual auteurs and masterpiece titles. On November 13, 2PM at the CCP Dream Theater.

An avenue to promote a vision of society that respects, upholds and values the dignity, rights and freedom of its people. This festival challenges to define a spectrum in the use of cinema as a powerful tool in shaping the consciousness of a new generation into the importance of knowing and understanding human rights as an integral foundation of responsible citizenship and nation building. On view from November 15 at the Ateneo de Manila University, Mapua Institute of Technology, La Consolacion College, Assumption College, University of the East, Far Eastern University. For more information and full screening schedules, please email [email protected] or visit www.activevista.com.

The afm Ciné-Club presents Disco. A film about Didier Travolta, 40, lives in Le Havre. He receives a letter from the mother of his son, meaning he can not have his son this year if he is unable to pay his holiday. Didier decides to participate in a DISCO contest wherein the first prize is a trip for 2 people. He laces up his boots and reunites with his dance trio: the Bee Kings. Showing on October 27, Wednesday, 8PM at Alliance Française de Manille. For more information, please call 895-7585 and 895-7441, email [email protected] or log on to www.alliance.ph. Alliance Française de Manille is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street), Bel-Air 2, Makati City.

The Afm Ciné-Club present The Train Liberty. This grim historical drama tells the story of a factory in Les Milles, France that became an impromptu refugee camp at the height of WWII. A handful of French soldiers oversaw the encampment of over 800 people, and put their own lives at risk by attempting to relocate the refugees to Casablanca. Showing on Wednesday, October 6, 8:30PM at at at Alliance Ondeo Auditorium. For more information, please contact 895-7585 or 895-7441, email [email protected] or log on to www.alliance.ph. Alliance Française de Manille is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street), Bel-Air 2, Makati City.

The AFM Ciné-Club present Le plaisir de chanter (The Joy of Singing). Muriel and Philippe, both secret service agents, form an improbable couple. Their new mission is to take back a USB key hidden by Constance, the widow of a uranium trafficker who has recently been killed. This strange ingénue leads the duo to an opera singing class that is a real spy nest. In this spy comedy, vocal chords are set free, bodies let loose, and souls chase one another. On Wednesday, September 29, 8:30PM at at Alliance Ondeo Auditorium. For more information, please contact 895-7585 or 895-7441, email [email protected] or log on to www.alliance.ph. Alliance Française de Manille is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street), Bel-Air 2, Makati City.

2 weeks, 20+ films, 15,000+ spectators, The 9th Spanish Film Festival. Yes, the premier Festival of Spanish and Latin-American Cinema in Asia is back! This year, enjoy the best Spanish and Latin-American movies, dance performances, concerts, exhibits, film workshops… A whole Fiesta around Cinema! Mark the dates from September 30- October 10. Pelikula will celebrate its Opening Night on September 29, 7PM at Greenbelt 3 Cinemas with the film El secreto de sus ojos, 2010 Oscar Award for the Best Foreign Film. For further info on the films, schedule & related events, please check the websites www.pelicula.ph, http://manila.cervantes.es, or add their Facebook page and become a fan of Película.

This unique film cycle for the month of September is on the Mexican Revolution, a historic event in the emergence of the nation, which contributed largely to the development of its cinema. In all Saturdays of the month and in two screening schedules (4PM and 6PM), enjoy these Mexican films for free at Instituto Cervantes de Manila. For inquiries, please call 526-1482.

September 11

El compadre Mendoza (Godfather Mendoza) / Screening Time: 4PM / Director: Fernando de Fuentes, Matilde Landeta

During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza survives by making and winning favors from both factions, the governmental forces and Zapata’s Army. His hacienda welcomes everybody, and Mendoza is considered a good friend of his guests. Eventually, the situation becomes unsustainable and he has to take sides. Betrayal and deception overcome and Mendoza ‘s dark side surfaces.

De todos modos Juan te llamas (The General’s Daughter) / Screening Time: 6PM / Director: Marcela Fernández Violante

This movie deals with the family conflicts of a very macho governmental general,…

Instituto Cervantes Manila, with the Embassy of Spain to the Philippines, presents the 12th European Film Festival - Cine Europa. Since its introduction in 1998 as the gift of the European Union to the Filipino people on the occasion of the centennial of Philippine independence, Cine Europa has attracted more than 40,000 viewers every year to the screenings of quality films from the different Member States of the EU, showing the diversity of European culture.

On September 10-19 at Shang Edsa Mall Cineplex. Seats are on a first-come, first served basis. For inquries, please call 633-7851.

Cine Europa 13 Movie Schedule:

September 10

12PM: Svetat E Golyam I Spasenie Debne Otysyakade (The World is Big & Salvation Lurks around the corner) - Bulgaria
3PM: Vratne Lahve Empties - Czech Republic
6PM: Frytelig Lykkelig (Terribly Happy) - Denmark
9PM: Kielletty Hedelma (Forbidden Fruit) - Finland

September 11

12PM: Tout Est Pardonne (All is Forgiven) - France
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A presentation of the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film in cooperation with the CCP Media Arts Division, this film series, held every second Saturday of the month until January 2011, aims to reassess certain films and filmmakers, by taking a look at their unjustly neglected bodies of work. The series will help to expand the repertoire of Philippine cinema, by going beyond the programming of the usual auteurs and masterpiece titles. On September 11, 2PM at the CCP Dream Theater. For more information, please call 832-1125 local 1704 and 1705.

The AFM Cine-Club presents Pola X. The movie is about the wealthy young Pierre Valombreuse lives in Normandy with his mother Marie on the family’s estate. He is the author of the best-selling novel In the Light. Pierre divides his time between visiting his fiancée Lucie and writing his second novel. When Lucie’s brother Thibault returns after a long absence, he and Pierre have an uneasy encounter. Pierre becomes aware of a mysterious homeless woman who seems to be following him. Showing on Wednesday, September 1, 8:30PM at Alliance Ondeo Auditorium. For more information, please contact 895-7585 or 895-7441, email [email protected] or log on to www.alliance.ph. Alliance Française de Manille is located at 209 Nicanor Garcia Street (formerly Reposo Street), Bel-Air 2, Makati City.