Filmmakers: Cebu ready for full-length films

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu is now ready to have a full-length category for the Sinulog Film Festival. This was the reaction of award-winning director, Mikhail Red, the statement of Ronald Tan, Sinulog Short Film Festival chairman, that he was open to have a new category aside from the regular categories, which are documentary, music, […]

Director Mikhail Red says their are a lot of local filmmakers here in Cebu. | Raul Tabanao

“Dumadami ang filmmakers coming from this region. Cebu has been one of the hubs in the filmmaking industry,” Red told CDN Digital in an interview. To recall, Tan said that he was hoping to have a full-length film category for the Sinulog Film Festival next year or create a separate film festival in Cebu.

Just like Red, Cebuano Director Victor Villanueva also believes that now is the perfect time for Cebuanos to create full-length feature movies.But for Villanueva, the major consideration is the funds in producing the movie. Cebuano filmmaker Kenneth Lim Dagatan also agrees with Red and Villanueva on having a full-length film festival in Cebu.

“They should be open to different voices. Dili lang inspirational but they should be open also to a different genre,” he said.

 

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