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Mihk Vergara

Baguio. MOV Brings the Wasak to Baguio

Posted by Mihk Vergara on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 in .MOV 2011, News

Festival founder Khan Dela Cruz’s exclamation of ‘Wasak’ are quite apt for the Baguio leg of the festival; there is an insane amount of music, literature and of course, film, headed to the City of Pines this October 21, 2011.

Full Details after the jump!

The 4th .MOV International Film, Music and Literature Festival has come and gone ladies and gentlemen, but it is not forgotten.  We’ve collected all our coverage of the festival in one handy place because we love you.  As Direk Khavn would say: ‘Wasak!’

The full coverage after the jump.

Juan Miguel Sevilla

Cinema, Criticism and Chris Fujiwara

Posted by Juan Miguel Sevilla on Friday, September 09, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Astig, Interview

The 4th .Mov International Film, Music, & Literature Festival included a workshop with film critic and author Chris Fujiwara, who also served as one of the judges in the festival. In this short interview, he talks about film criticism and his thoughts on Philippine cinema.

The Folk U series of singer-songwriter shindigs is the brainchild of siblings Khavn and Ledh de la Cruz, collectively known as Fando & Lis. The idea behind Folk U being to weed out the unsung singer-songwriters in the country and give them a platform to showcase their work and at the same time, take established performers out of their comfort zones. 

Dodo Dayao

Literature.MOV - ‘Under the Storm’ Book Launch

Posted by Dodo Dayao on Thursday, September 08, 2011 in .MOV 2011, News, Poster

Part of what makes this year’s 4th .MOV Film Music and Literature Festival unique is the way it’s thrown music and literature into the mix. Not that it hasn’t done this before but in the last .MOV, the music and literature components had very strong filmic connections, namely Roxlee, whose graphic novel Planet of the Noses was launched, and Lav Diaz, who released his debut CD of original songs, Impyerno.

Richard Bolisay

John Torres Sits Down for an Interview on ‘Mapang-akit’

Posted by Richard Bolisay on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Interview, Poster, Trailers

The 4th .MOV International Film, Music, and Literature was closed by John Torres’s Mapang-akit. The film was warmly received by audience members at UP Cine Adarna. At the Q&A that followed the screening, John talked about the process of shooting the film that pays tribute to his friends Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc.

Yvette Tan

The 4th .MOV Opening Ceremonies: You should have been there

Posted by Yvette Tan on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Astig, News

The 4th .mov International Film, Music, & Literature Festival opened last September 1 with movie screenings, musical performances, and a heartfelt tribute to film critics Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc.

Richard Bolisay

Take a ‘Breather’ with Khavn De la Cruz

Posted by Richard Bolisay on Monday, September 05, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Astig, Interview, Trailers

Khavn de la Cruz juggles between organizing events for .MOV International Film, Music, and Literature Festival and writing poems for his new collection.Yet, he still finds time to pick up his camera and make movies. During the opening night of .MOV at the Podium, Khavn obliges Lagarista.com with a short chat and talks about his new film, Breather.

Dodo Dayao

.MOV Philippine Premieres - An Overview

Posted by Dodo Dayao on Friday, September 02, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Film Festivals, Images, News

The 4th .MOV International Film Music and Litertaure Festival is hosting four Philippine premieres this year. Hit the jump for the full details!

Zig Marasigan

.MOV Complete Festival Calendar and Schedule [Updated]

Posted by Zig Marasigan on Friday, September 02, 2011 in .MOV 2011, Film Festivals, News

With the 4th .MOV International Film, Music and Literature Festival in full swing around Metro Manila, it’s highly recommended to get the most out of an arts festival that only opens its doors every three years.

Click the jump for the full schedule and calendar.

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