Scheduled between 20 and 26 November in Manila, 1998, the second Philippine International Film Festival (PIFF) will focus on European Cinema, according to newly-appointed festival director Evelyn Vargas-Knaebel.
Growing out of The World Cinema Centennial Celebration, a one-off event staged two years ago in Manila by the Mowelfund Film Institute, the festival is now organised by a foundation as "a venue for art and cultural exchange", subsidised by the state.
Moving from the Philippine media centre, Quezon City, which hosted the first festival programme, the second PIFF will comprise a main programme of Filipino and foreign films, highlighting European product. The main theatre will be the SM Megamall Cinema.
Sidebars include a selection of first features, award-winning titles from developing countries, films for children and youth audiences, and retrospectives. The festival will also set up a minor-scale film market.
As 1998 marks the centennial of Philippine independence, Vargas-Knaebel and festival president Joseph Javier will mount a touring showcase, screening parts of the programme in other provinces of the country.
Jrn Rossing Jensen
 
 

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