By GEORGE VAIL KABRISTANTE
PMPC (Phil. Movie Press Club)
From his blog Manila Showbiz and Lifestyle also farmed out in different versions to Remate Online, Pssst, www.pmpcstarnews. com.ph, Pilipino Mirror, CMT (Columnists Monitoring Team) Update
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| DIRECTOR ADOLF ALIX, JR. |
Multi-awarded indie scriptwriter/ director/ producer, though underrated I must hazard Adolf Alix, Jr. is out to pull off the biggest surprise for his métier sa taong ito after slugging it out at the this year’s Cinemalaya 2012 kung saan napanalunan niya sa Director’s Showcase para sa kanyang pelikulang “ Kalayaan” ang tatlong awards tulad ng Best Sound, Best Production Design at Best Cinematography.
The good news is that all systems go na para sa shoot ng latest caper niya na pinamagatang “Death March” galing sa panulat ng isa pang multi-awarded scriptwriter na si Rody Vera na siyang master teacher ng Annual Virgin Labfest sa CCP bilang prime mover at tutor ng Writers Bloc (a group of emerging and established playwrights in the country) where if you allow some ‘writing in’ (shy ako, e) kasama kami sa nasabing samahan and have in fact staged some of my virgin plays as in bago at original at said CCP Festival held annually bago mag-Cinemalaya.
Excited kami sa project na ito ni Direk Adolf dahil kadalasan ay gino-glossed over lamang ang power ng makasaysayan at infamous “death march” bilang film material sa pelikula.
In a way, ambitious ang project na ito but in the hands of Adolf Alix I am more than assured na ang nasabing pelikula ay maging isang makabuluhang kontribusyon sa kasaysayan ng mga underrated na mga bayani ng World War II tulad ng katatapos lamang na “Supremo” ni Direktor Richard Somes kung saan nasaksihan rin namin mismo ang kakaibang pagtalakay ng kabayanihan nila Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo at Macario Sakay put together in one film, matuk?
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| DIRECTOR ADOLF ALIX, JR. |
Naroon ako sa unang araw ng kanilang audition sa swanky studio mismo ni Director Adolf Alix sa Kamuning and had a tete-a-tete with him and some of his colleagues in the biz tulad nila Cinemalaya Best Actress awardee Flor Salanga who was putting on video the auditionees, good friend/director way past Agrix Films days Arman Reyes, and “Graceland” sensation Leon Miguel na kailan lamang ay naka-walk the red carpet sa Tribeca International Filmfest ng New York.
In any case, among many other things in the flurry of picking out potential actors at the audition, naibahagi sa amin ni Direk Adolf na hindi “hero- driven” ang narrative ng “Death March.” Meaning, it’s a story of varied characters in a situation at hindi ito naka-focus sa isang traditional heroic character na siyang kinamulatan na natin sa tradisyonal na estruktura sa paghabi ng isang kwentong pampelikula hindi ba naman?
ZYRUZ IMPERIAL IN 'DEATH MARCH'
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| ADVOCATE OF ' LOVE YOURSELF' ZYRUZ IMPERIAL |
Seen auditioning at “Death March” ay si Zyruz Imperial, a singer and film actor who has quite a hefty portfolio of indie films to his credit having been cast as male lead in a Malaysian Production billed “Seksing Masahista” opposite Mocha Uson of Mocha Girls, “Pakawala” produced by a Vancouver-based Pinoy expat directed by Daryl Cruz, the controversial first assistant director of Director Tikoy Aguiluz’ “Asiong Salonga.”
Moreover, Zyruz has done important character and support roles in Richard Somes’s “Supremo,” Paul Sta. Ana’s & Cinemalaya's “Oros,” Joven Tan’s “Ben Tumbling,” Tony Reyes’s “Enteng Ng Ina Mo," Mario O’Hara’s & Cinemalaya’s “Paglilitis Ni Andres Bonifacio,” Jigz Recto’s take on the heinous Maguindanao massacre “The Road To Ampatuan” and “Tagsibol,” John Ad Castillo’s “Drug Mule,” including some films in-progress like “ Kuratong Baleleng, The Ongkoy Parojinog Story” with Robin Padilla in the lead by Spongky Villarin, “ Brown Kamasutra” by John Ad Castillo, and “Parampa-Rampa Gang” by Deo J. Fajardo, Jr.
With “Death March” sigurado kaming patataubin ni Direk Adolf Alix, Jr. ang ibang indie direktor in the biz na overrated sobra. Promise!
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Here, I took the liberty of reprinting the highly impressive filmography of Director Adolf Alix from the Wikepedia for the record as follows:
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Born October 17, 1978 in Makati City, Philippines, Director Alix graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) with a degree in Mass Communications.
He started his career as a scriptwriter for films and television. At age 18, he won First Prize in the Film Development Foundation’s (now Council) nationwide screenwriting competition in 1999. Even better, his prize-winning script, Kahapon, May Dalawang Bata, was made into a feature film by Carlitos Siguion Reyna.
His others screenplays include Gil Portes' acclaimed MGA MUNTING TINIG, (SMALL VOICES, 2002) and HOMECOMING (2003) and many others.
He also handled film and screenwriting classes at his alma mater and San Beda College-Alabang and currently teaches at De La Salle University-Taft.
His first film, DONSOL was a finalist in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival where it won Best Actress and Best Cinematography honors.
The film was screened in several international film festivals abroad and garnered Special Jury prizes in the Asian Marine Film Festival in Japan and in the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival in the U.S.A.
It was also the Philippines' official submission to the Academy Awards (OSCARS) Best Foreign Language Film category.
Since his debut as a director, he has become one of the most promising and prolific young Filipino filmmakers with his other films screened at various international film festivals.
KADIN (THE GOAT, 2006) Alix’ second feature, premiered in the Ici et ailleurs section of the 60th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland and competed in the 27th Festival International du Film d’ Amiens in France.
His third film, TAMBOLISTA (DRUMBEAT, 2007) was featured in the Sturm und Drang (Cinema of the Future) section of the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival.
ADELA , his feature starring veteran actress Anita Linda, was screened at Toronto, Pusan and Rotterdam International Film Festivals. It also won in all the categories of the Young Critics' Circle Awards 2009 including Best Picture and Best Performer.
After co-directing BATANES (2007) with Dave Hukom, he disowned talents who worked on the movie when they asked him to settle their fees.
MANILA (2009), co-directed with Raya Martin and starring Piolo Pascual, was selected in the Out-of-Competition (Special Screenings) of the 62nd Festival de Cannes.
His latest work CHASSIS (2010), about a mother trying to make ends meet as she lives under the container vans in Pier 16, premiered in the Pusan International Film Festival and was screened in the Vancouver Film Festival. It is also the first Filipino film to compete in the Mar del Plata International Film Festival.
Alix has been recently listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.”
His most recent Director’s Showcase in Cinemalaya 2012 billed KALAYAAN (Wildlife) received script development support from the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and PORNO which was part of the Hongkong-Asia Film Financing Forum.
Additional data for his filmography in different capacities are as follows:
AS WRITER:
D' Survivors (2010) (co-writer)
Presa (2010) (co-writer)
Aurora (2009)
Villa Estrella (2009) (co-writer)
Manila (2009) (co-writer)
Adela (2008) (co-writer)
Kadin (2007) (screenplay) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
Siquijor: Mystic Island (2007) (co-writer)
Donsol (2006) (writer)
Umaaraw, Umuulan (2006) (screenplay)
The Mourning Girls (2006) (co-writer)
D'Anothers (2005) (co-writer) (story)
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (2005) (co-writer)
Beautiful Life (2004) (co-writer)
Homecoming (2003) (co-writer)
Mga Munting Tinig (2002) (co-writer) ... aka Small Voices (International: English title)
Kahapon May Dalawang Bata (1999) (story: Ada) ... aka Yesterday Children (International: English title)
AS DIRECTOR:
D' Survivors (2010
Romeo & Juliet (2010)
Presa (2010) Karera (2009)
Aurora (2009)
Manila (2008)
Imoral (2008)
Adela (2008)
Daybreak (2008)
Batanes (2007) ... aka Batanes - Ang pag-ibig ay walang hangganan (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
Nars (2007)
Tambolista (2007) ... aka Drumbeat (Philippines: English title)
Kadin (2007) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
Donsol (2006)
AS PRODUCER:
Aurora (2009) (executive producer)
Manila (2008) (co-producer)
Adela (2008) (executive producer)
Now Showing (2008) (associate producer)
Kadin (2007) (producer) ... aka The Goat (Philippines: English title)
Donsol (2006) (executive producer)
AS PRODUCTION DESIGNER:
Adela (2008)
Mano Po (2002) (as art director)
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