CFAFF hosts World Premiere of our first FEATURE LENGTH FILM from a CHICAGO filmmaker.
SUNDAY 11/6/2009 7pm: WORLD PREMIERE: CREATUR
CFAFF is proud to host the WORLD PREMIERE of a groundbreaking film by a new Filipino American talent from Chicago, CREATUR by Donie Oduluio. Inspired by real life experiences, CREATUR features an all local cast and crew in a story that follows a group of young men struggling to survive and follow their dreams in a landscape of gang violence. Shot in black and white 16mm with a beautiful music score, CREATUR provides a gritty look at Chicago that is reminiscent of John Cassavetes’s landmark 1957 independent film, SHADOWS. Director, cast, and crew will be present, this is a must-attend event for all fans of independent cinema.
Join FAN for a Sunday, August 30, matinee theater performance by Pintig, Chicago’s longest-running Filipino performing arts group.
CIRCA-Pintig brings back to the stage Lani T. Montreal’s SISTER OUTLAW, a comedy about love, friendship and immigration in its many splendored and gendered ways.
The show starts at 3:00 PM, but we’ll be meeting at the theater around 2:30.
FAN Outing – Sunday, August 30, 2009
Pintig/CIRCA’s “Sister Outlaw”
Dream Theatre
556 w 18th St. (18th & Clinton)
Chicago, IL
FAN is getting 50% off the ticket price if we have a group of at least 10–which I’m confident we will. After the show, we’ll probably get a bite to eat or bubble tea at Joy Yee’s or Chinatown.
So please come out next Sunday afternoon, August 30, and join us for a wonderful performance and a great time!
THE CHICAGO FILIPINO AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
The Filipino American Network of Chicago is now accepting submissions for the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, November 6-8, 2009, at the Portage Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
The festival celebrates the works of cutting-edge Filipino and Filipino-American filmmakers.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Format: The Filipino-American Film Festival is seeking short and feature length works in the following categories:
Feature Length (over 61 minutes in length); Shorts (under 60 minutes in length); Documentary (feature-length and short); Music Video
No Entry Fee.
Eligibility: In order to qualify as an Official Selection at the 2009 Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, all entries must have a theme related to Filipino or Filipino American culture, or must have been created, acted, written, directed, or produced by Filipino or Filipino American artists or performers.
For more information about the Chicago Filipino American Film Festival, please visit http://www.cfaff.org or contact Jonathan Laxamana at jlaxamana@cfaff.org
