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Mark Meily’s “Donor” wins Best Picture at the Brussels Int’l Filmfest

Posted by Norman on November 12, 2010
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“Donor”, an independent film by Mark Meily won Best Picture (international competition) at the recently-concluded 37th Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles (Brussels International Independent Film Festival). It also scored a double victory with lead actress Meryll Soriano bagging the Best Actress award. The twin wins continue the excellent track record of the Philippines in the said independent film festival. Actress Nora Aunor and actor Yul Servo previously won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards, respectively, way back in 2004 for the movie “Naglalayag“, with comedian Dolphy and his two sons – Eric and Epi – getting a Best Ensemble Actor award for “Markova” and a lot more.

As a refresher, watch the full trailer of “Donor” below:


video courtesy of YouTube/markmeily

Congratulations to Mark & Meryll for bringing honor to the country! 😉

Theatre watch: “A Streetcar Named Desire/Flores Para Los Muertos”

Posted by Norman on October 15, 2009
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A big shout-out: Try to catch the Manila staging of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer-winning play “A Streetcar Named Desire/Flores Para Los Muertos” at the CCP Little Theatre this weekend (or next). There are actually two versions – the first is in English with lead performers Ana Abad Santos and Reuben Uy (more popular to some as DJ Rayu of Mellow 94.7’s Wake-Up Show) and the second is in Pilipino headed by Eula Valdes and Neil Ryan Sese. These two pairs play the roles of Stanley Kowalski and Blanche Dubois, respectively. If you can spare the time to watch both, that would be really cool.

Here are some pictures from opening night earlier this month.

Director Floy Quintos with lead performers Ana Abad Santos and Reuben Uy

Director Floy Quintos with lead performers Ana Abad Santos and Reuben Uy


A scene from "A Streetcar Named Desire" (Reuben Uy and Ana Abad Santos)
A scene from "A Streetcar Named Desire"

Others in the cast are Mailes Kanapi (Stella Kowalski in English), Meryll Soriano (Stella Kowalski in Pilipino), Paolo O’Hara, Jonathan Tadioan, Marjorie Lorico, Paolo Cabañero, Jerald Napoles, and Tara Cabaero.

Poster of the Pilipino version of "A Streetcar Named Desire/Flores Para Los Muertos" with Eula Valdes and Neil Ryan Sese in the lead.
This is the poster (with specific playdates) of the Pilipino version with Eula Valdes and Neil Ryan Sese playing Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski, respectively.

A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE/FLORES PARA LOS MUERTOS in Manila will be performed in English from October 10 to 11, 2009 and in Filipino (with Eula Valdes as Dubois) from October 16 to 25, 2009; Fridays at 8:00 pm, Saturdays at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm, and Sundays at 3:00 pm. Special shows are available upon reservation. For ticket inquiries, call CCP Tanghalang Pilipino at (632) 832-3661, Ticketworld at (632) 891-9999 or the CCP Box Office at (632) 832-3704.

Images above (except the poster) are courtesy of Ulysses Manuel.