December 22, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: For the First Time, Jerecho Rosales, KC Conception, MA Films, Richard Gutierrez, Star Cinema, When I Met U
Kc Concepcion and Jericho Rosales
According to reports, KC Concepcion is being paired with Jericho Rosales in an upcoming Star Cinema movie. The still untitled project will begin shooting in January 2010 after casting is completed.
KC Concepcion’s last leading man was the ultimate heartthrob Piolo Pascual in the tv remake of the koreanovela “Lovers in Paris.” The said tv series aired its last episode last December 11.
KC’s first leading man was kapuso hot property Richard Gutierrez. Her first movie “For the First Time” with Richard and under Star Cinema was a box-office hit. It was followed “When I Met U”, her second film and with Richard Gutierrez again but this time it was produced by GMA Films.
Come 2010, KC will film her third movie with her third leading man Jericho Rosales. Do you think they have the chemistry on screen? Or do you prefer another actor to be KC’s leading man?
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December 4, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Comedians, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, Funny, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, PBB double-up, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: 37th International Emmy Awards as one of the nominees for Best Foreign Actress, ABS-CBN, Angel Losin, Celebrity News, Eric Quizon, GMA Network, Jake Cuenca, John Llyod Cruz, Jowee Morel, Lovers in Paris, PEP.ph, Philippines News
It’s been days since she returned from New York, but Angel Locsin still can’t believe that she took part in the 37th International Emmy Awards as one of the nominees for Best Foreign Actress. But aside from her much-talked-about red carpet experience, the 23-year-old also fielded offers to do projects from several foreign production outfits. “May mga nagbigay ng calling cards e. Meron pang gustong makipag-co-produce sa ABS-CBN. Pero ayoko munang magsalita tungkol dun, ayokong pangunahan. Darating kung darating. Para sa akin yung experience lang talaga na ma-nominate is already something I can really be proud of. Okay na ako dun. Ayokong mag-expect ng higit pa dun,” she said in an interview with ABS-CBN reporters last Monday, November 30.
While Angel was grateful that her dramatic portrayal in Lobo got her to the Emmys, she admitted she would have enjoyed the trip more if her former leading man Piolo Pascual could have been there. She invited him to be her escort for the said event but unfortunately, the ultimate heartthrob was busy with his other work commitments. “Tinext ko siya kasi siya naman yung kasama ko sa Lobo, yung kasama sa hirap, sa puyat… And hindi ko naman maa-achieve yun kung wala din yung support niya. So tinanong ko kung gusto niyang sumama. Sabi naman niya gusto kaya lang medyo nagra-rush sila sa Lovers in Paris. Okay lang naman sa akin.Kinongratulate naman niya ako tapos nagpadala siya ng flowers,” she related.
With her latest achievement, Angel she has been getting even more accolades from her colleagues in the industry, particularly from John Lloyd Cruz who said that with or without an Emmy Award, he’s still proud of Angel’s talent as an actress. “Natense naman ako dun. Eto binabawian lang ako ni Lloydy dahil lagi kong sinasabi na fan ako ni Lloydy lalo na pagdating sa dedication niya sa craft niya. Wala ako masabi. Natawa na lang talaga ako. Salamat Lloydy,” she shyly remarked.
Angel further shared that her upcoming soap with John Lloyd is still in the planning stage because they want to make sure that they will be able to meet viewers’ expectations about their team-up. “Kasi yung kay Lloydy dahil masyado nga siyang pinaghahandaan and all. Inaayos yung story so right after Kokey namin siguro uumpisahan. Super natuwa ako lalo na nung narinig ko yung konsepto. Sana matuloy talaga siya. Kasi nung nalaman ko yung story tumayo yung balahibo ko e. Kaya lang hindi pa ko pwedeng mag-elaborate tungkol dun.”
When told that the multitalented actor is already looking forward to their first show together, she was quick to say that she also feels the same way. “Naku may time pa nga yung mang-asar nung first time naming nagkasama sa shoot ng ABS-CBN Christmas Station ID. Basta ang masasabi ko napakabait na tao yang si Lloydy at excited na din akong makasama siya dahil sa wakas makikita ko kung paano siya on at off screen,” she added.
As for her other projects, there has been talk that Eric Quizon wants Angel to play Alma Moreno in a planned biopic of his father Dolphy. Though she was clearly surprised by that piece of news, the young actress said that she’s willing to do the part if given the chance. “Wow. Talaga? Ngayon ko lang narinig ito ha. Sana matuloy kasi unang-una si Tito Dolphy ‘yan tapos si Direk Eric ilang taon ko nakatrabaho ‘yan. Yung thought lang na magampanan ko yung pinili niyang role para sa akin, exciting talaga. Sana matuloy at sana magampanan ko ng maayos.”
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July 17, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: Boy Villasanta, Brillante Mendoza, Cannes film festival, Commercials, Controversial filmmaker, Ec2Luv, History, Jeffrey Jeturian, Jowee Morel, Kubrador, Latak, London, London International Film Festival, Manila, Mga munting Tinig, Mga Paru-Parong Rosas, Moma, Mona Singapore Escort, MTRCB, Phillipines Daily Inquirer, Pink Butterflies, Prince of Cockfighting, Sagwan, strictly Confidential, Tirador, UP FIlm Institute Cine Adarna, When A Gay Man Loves
Jowee Morel might be saying he’s not out to compete with the likes of Adolf Alix, Jr., Ralston Jover, Aureaus Solito, Yeng Grande, Seymour Barros Sanchez, Paolo Villaluna, Monti Parungao and Ellen Ramos, but he’s already up against these equally young filmmakers at the 5th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines on July 17, 2009.
The ten top caliber young artists are fielded at the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) category of the Cinemalaya Cinco. NETPAC is a new, actually the first time, segment of the festival where cash prizes and trophies are at stake.
Morel’s “Latak” is pitted against Alix’s two entries, “Aurora” and “Karera” as well as Jover’s “Baseco Bakal Boys,” Solito’s “Boy,” Grande’s “Prince of Cockfighting,” Sanchez’s “Handumanan,” Parungao’s “Bayaw” and Villaluna and Ramos’ “Walang Hanggang Paalam.”
“I don’t even think of the contest. My point is just to show my creation in the festival. What I want them shown is my ‘Strictly Confidential’ which earned various reactions from the public,” said Morel who’s at the other end of the line in London.
Morel is one promising director who has eight films under his belt namely “Mga Paru-Parong Rosas (Pink Butterflies),” “Moma,” “Ec2luv,” “Mona Singapore Escort,” “When A Gay Man Loves,” “HiStory,” a docu-drama on HIV in the Asia-Pacific region, “Latak” and “Strictly Confidential.”
Although “Mga Paru-Parong Rosas” was rated X by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board, it was eventually screened at the 2006 London International Film Festival in London and was acclaimed by critics and ordinary moviegoers alike.
Meanwhile, Adolf’s achievements in films started as a scriptwriter for award-winning scripts like “Mga Munting Tinig” and finally, accolades for his full-length feature films both digital and 35mm.
His latest opus, “Manila,” which he co-directed with Raya Martin, was exhibited at the Special Screenings non-competition of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
“Aurora,” which stars Rosanna Roces, has been X-ed by the MTRCB which also earned Alix a legal suit from the censors’ body.
Jover, on the hand, is the more competent screenwriter around who brought to the screen masterpieces like “Kubrador” directed by prizewinning director Jeffrey Jeturian and “Tirador,” a grim look at corruption in the Philippines megged by Brillante Mendoza, 2009 Palm d’Or Best Director in Cannes.
Villaluna and Ramos are both progressive film artists with Mowelfund background. Their initial venture to commercial moviemaking was “Ilusyon” which was a highly appreciated creation from among cinema buffs and common folk.
Solito is the hand behind “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” which made history in queer cinema and has been a worldwide phenomenon in recent years having earned quite enough money and acclaim.
Grande, who started his visual art as a production staff in commercials, is a very experimental artist. His “Prince of Cockfighting” is a play on the art of cockfighting and is very innovative.
Sanchez is a progressive artist, too having proven his worth in various film festivals here and abroad while Parungao is a controversial filmmaker who did “Sagwan” and was also brought to legal battle by the MTRCB when it was shown at the UP Film Institute Cine Adarna early this year.
Whoever wins among them in this year’s Cinemalaya deserves a long standing ovation and promises the return of another golden year of Philippine cinema. – Frontline.PH
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June 25, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: Celebrity News, Ec2Luv, Filmmakers, History, Jim Libiran, Jowee Morel, Latak, London, Mga Paru-Parong Rosas, Moma, Mona, MTRCB, ngkeko-Marfil, Paolo Villaluna, Philippine film festival, Singapore Escort, strictly Confidential, UP Film Institute Videotheque, When A Gay Man Loves
Film director Jowee Morel, one of the most creative among the current crop of filmmakers, left for London late last week to enroll in a film school there.
Morel, who has eight movies (Mga Paru-Parong Rosas, Moma, Ec2luv, Mona, Singapore Escort, When A Gay Man Loves, Latak, HiStory and Strictly Confidential) under his belt, will master film studies at the Birkbeck University for London.
He will also do a full course of filmmaking in his spare time in the same school.
“I think I still have so many things to learn but in the course of my study in London, I will still make movies there. There’s a wealth of material in London to translate to film especially our OFWs there. Their stories are worth telling,” Morel said days before he flew to Dubai en route to the United Kingdom.
Jowee said he has already prepared a storyline about the plight of the Filipinos abroad. “I just have to look for a producer,” he said.
While studying, he is also set to organize a Philippine film festival that would feature a lot of outstanding Filipino films. He said he has already made an arrangement with fellow directors Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, Jim Libiran, Paolo Villaluna and a host of other young filmmakers to show their respective opuses internationally.
“There is a clamor for Filipino films in London precisely because the Filipino population in UK has tremendously increased and they are excited to watch how Philippine society has evolved through the medium,” Jowee explained as he stayed in London for twelve years.
He is scheduled to come home in October for a vacation and film projects and comes back to London during the Christmas season.
While away, Morel said his lawyer will attend to the legal procedures of a case filed against him by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board for probable violation of Section 7 of the Presidential Decree 1986 for screening his controversial gay film “Strictly Confidential” at the UP Film Institute Videotheque.
According to the MTRCB, Morel had commercially gained from the showing of the film which hasn’t passed the Board yet.
“In good faith, I am speaking for the truth. I respect the decision of the Board but there are legitimate reasons to back up my assertion of artistic and academic freedoms. In the first place, it was shown in UP where a censors-free atmosphere should have been enjoyed by the people,” he said.
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May 30, 2009 at 8:05 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, PBB double-up)
Tags: Alexis Tioseco, Auraeus Solito, Dino Manrique of TFFTA, Emmanuel de la Cruz, Hai Balbuena, Joel Garduce, Jowee Morel, JP Carpio, Keith Sicat, Kiri Dalena, Mario Guzman, Mavs Deocampo, Sari Dalena, Teta Tulay, Vives Anunciacion, Young Critics Circle’s Nonoy
Internationally-renowned director Lav Diaz has joined other committed local filmmakers in calling for the scrapping of the repressive Presidential Decree No. 1986 created by the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, which is still in effect through the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
As a member of an ad hoc committee composed of cultural professionals mostly from the local film community, Diaz lauded as a landmark step the filing of a bill that strips “dictatorship-era” censorship powers from the government.
House Bill No. 6425, introduced recently in the lower House by Bayan Muna representatives Satur Ocampo, Teddy Casiño and Neri Colmenares, Gabriela’s Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan, Anakpawis’ Rafael Mariano and Joel Maglunsod, and Kabataan’s Raymond Palatino, seeks to transform the current MTRCB into a film and classification body.
By throwing his support behind the bill, Diaz is showing his nationalist and true-blooded artist’s sentiments, one who is willing to sacrifice personal gains in favor of the public interest.
“The bill is twenty two years overdue,” said Diaz, citing the 1987 Constitution which enshrined freedom of expression in the Bill of Rights.
Diaz is the the award-winning director of such classic films as “Batang Westside,” “Death in the Land of Encantos,” and “Melancolia.”
“We are happy the progressive bloc in the House has engaged the local film community in an exhaustive process of fashioning a genuine fleshing-out of this unprecedented freedom gained by our people and marked in the Bill of Rights,” he said.
Free the Artists
Diaz has been very active in the formation of the Task Force Free the Artists (TFFTA) movement, which backs up the creation, revision, submission, deliberation and eventually, the passing of the bill in both branches of Congress.
He has confirmed his participation in a series of mass actions the progressive bloc might take to uphold the importance of the bill in the transformation of a service-oriented entertainment industry, especially in filmmaking.
Diaz has been a fixture in political rallies and demonstrations before, during, and after the EDSA Revolution.
“Kailangang ipaglaban ang ating mga artistic rights,” exclaimed Diaz, whose last two film opuses, namely “Death…,” and “Melancolia,” were disapproved by the censors board as unfit for public showing.
Nonetheless, his films, including these last two, were shown and are still showing abroad to critical and commercial affirmations.
Under the proposed bill, the ominous “X” rating, which stifles freedom of expression, will be replaced by a “Certified Not For Regular Theatrical Release” classification.
Diaz was joined by his colleagues in the local film industry–Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, Young Critics Circle’s Nonoy, Concerned Artists of the Philippines’ Mavs Deocampo and Joel Garduce, Auraeus Solito, Kiri Dalena, Keith Sicat, Emmanuel de la Cruz, Alexis Tioseco, Mario Guzman, JP Carpio, Jowee Morel, Teta Tulay, Hai Balbuena, Vives Anunciacion, Sari Dalena, and Dino Manrique of TFFTA.
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May 29, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB)
Tags: Adolf Alix, Anne Marie de Guzman, Aurora, Consoliza Laguardia, James Harvey Estrada, Jowee Morel, MTRBC, Queeriosity film festival, Rosanna Roces, Sagwan, Sean Lim, strictly Confidential, University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI), UP Film Institute, UPFI Cine Adarna
Controversial director Jowee Morel has yet to appear before the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in connection with his alleged violation following the showing of his film at the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI).
The “Strictly Confidential” director was not available during last week’s hearing because he was indisposed. He was represented instead by his legal counsel, lawyer Rody Padlan.
“Gustung-gusto ko talagang makipag-meeting sa MTRCB pero sumama ang pakiramdam ko,” said Morel.
Another hearing is set by the MTRCB two months from now.
Morel is accused of violating Section 7 of the Presidential Decree No. 1986. MTRCB said his film, “Strictly Confidential,” was shown at UPFI last February 26 without the corresponding permit from the board.
Padlan maintained that his client did not violate any law. “The UP Film Institute was the one who invited [him because it wanted his] film to be shown in their venue.”
The lawyer said he believes that his client’s name will be cleared once the filmmaker appears before the MTRCB.
“Morel’s case isn’t as grave as it seems. And I think the MTRCB is just waiting for his personal appearance before the body,” said Padlan.
Padlan added that the MTRCB and the UPFI should establish some guidelines regarding the showing of movies with delicate scenes at the film institute.
“They (MTRCB officials) want to establish a common ground by which they can work hand in hand with the Institute.
“I think this is the agenda next meeting. I also hope the two camps can come up with clear and agreeable guidelines that they can work on to better serve the film industry and the audience,” the lawyer said.
Filmmakers Adolf Alix, Jr. and Sean Lim, Prof. Anne Marie de Guzman, UPFI director, and James Harvey Estrada of Sinehan Digitales are also invited to attend the hearing.
Lim and Alix were behind the controversial Rosanna Roces’ movie, “Aurora,” while Estrada was part of Queeriosity film festival where “Sagwan” was shown.
Both “Aurora” and “Sagwan” were screened at the UPFI Cine Adarna.
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May 18, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: academics, Allan Parker, Asia Pacific Network, Boy Vilasanta, Carlitos Siguion-Reyna, controversial director Jowee Morel, Controversial Issue, Director, Drugs, Dubai, Ec2Luv, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, filmmaking, Goldsmith College of the University of London, History, HIV in Asia, International films festival, Iza Calzado, Jowee Morel, Latak, London, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Mga Paru-Parong Rosas, Mona Singapore Escort, Movie, MTRCB, National Artist for Film Ishmael Bernal, Philippines Daily Inquire, Pink Butterflies, Presidential Decree No. 1986, psychoanalysis or cultural studies, showbiz, Strictly Confidentia, Trainspotting, UP, When A Gay Man Loves Posted in Actor & Actress
Nakahanda na ang kontrobersyal na direktor na si Jowee Morel sa kanyang mga pagsagot sa pagdinig na isasagawa ng Movie and Television Review and Classification Board sa Mayo 21 kaugnay sa inihain ng ahensiya na kaso laban sa kanya.
Ang asunto ay ang posibleng paglabag ni Jowee sa Section 7 ng Presidential Decree No. 1986 na may koneksyon sa pagtatanghal ng kanyang pelikulang “Strictly Confidential” sa UP Videotheque sa UP Diliman noong Pebrero 16.
Ayon sa MTRCB, walang permiso mula sa upisina nito ang pagtatanghal ng obra na nagpapakita ng mga hubad na seksing lalaki. Inakusahan din ng MTRCB na kinomersyal lang ng direktor at prodyuser ang pagpapalabas dahil may karampatang tiket ang okasyon.
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“Handang-handa na po ako. Kayang-kaya kong sagutin silang lahat at ipagtanggol ang sarili ko. Talagang educational naman ang aking ‘Strictly Confidential’ dahil ito ay tumatalakay sa HIV at AIDS at kung paano maiiwasan ang mga sakit na ito. May mga interview sa mga people in the know at may payo sa mga bakla tungkol sa safe sex,” pahayag ni Morel.
“Hindi naman ito for commercial gain dahil abunado pa nga ako rito. May ticket ang UP dahil paano ang pambayad sa electricity nila. Alangan namang walang bayad ang power, e, hindi naman ito libre,” paliwanag ng London-bred director.
“Saka, ang UP naman ang nag-imbita sa akin na magpalabas sa kanila dahil ay educational program sila sa UP Flm Institute. Nakakaloka talaga sila,” napapatawang sabi ni Jowee.
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Bukod kay Morel ay nakademanda rin ang UPFI head na si Prof. Anne Marie de Guzman dahil sa ang venue ng pelikula ay ang kanyang tanggapan.
Pero ayon sa batas, ani Jowee, ay exempted ang UP sa pagpapalabas ng mga pelikula kahit hindi dumaan at walang pahintulot ng MTRCB.
Sa kaso ni Morel, talagang ayaw niyang iparebyu ang kanyang pelikula sa MTRCB dahil sa wala siyang pambayad sa review fee at hindi siya naniniwala na may solidong pamantayan ang ahensiya sa pagsusuri sa pelikula o pagkaklasipika nito.
Nakademanda rin sina James Harvey Estrada at ang kanyang Sinehan Digitales na nagpapalabas ng “Sagwan” sa UPFI Cine Adarna at si Sean Lim at ang Oxin Entertainment na nagtanghal naman ng “Aurora” ni Rosanna Roces sa Cine Adarna rin.
Nakaladkad na ang pangalan ni Adolf Alix Jr. dahil siya ang direktor at nasa likod ng “Aurora.”
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Nakahanda na ang damit ni Jowee sa hearing. Pati na ang pagsama ng kanyang chief film editor na si Jan Endaya at ang production staff na si Julius de la Torre ay preparado na.
Sila ang nagbibigay ng lakas ng loob kay Morel.
“Malaki ang partisipasyon nina Jan at Julius sa aking ipinaglalaban pati na rin ang sambayanang Filipino,” pahayag ni Jowee.
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April 30, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Comedians, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, PBB double-up, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: Adela, Adolf Alix Jr., Aurora, Cannes International Film Festival, France, Jowee Morel, Manila, Mona, MTRCB, Rosanna Roces, Singapore Escort, UPFI, Young Critics Circle
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has asked the director of Rosanna Roces’ film, “Aurora,” to explain why the uncut version of the movie was shown at the University of the Philippines without the permission from the board.
The independent movie was classified unfit for public viewing by the MTRCB but it was shown just the same at the UP Film Institute (UPFI) Cine Adarna in January.
The MTRCB said the film was screened for commercial gain and without the corresponding permit to exhibit from the body, which is a violation of Section 7 of the Presidential Decree No. 1986.
The MTRCB has already instructed director Adolf Alix Jr. to submit his counter-affidavit to explain his side.
Alix will probably submit his counter-affidavit before he leaves for Cannes International Film Festival in France to attend the special screening of his film, “Manila.” He co-directed “Manila” with another Cannes-bound filmmaker, Raya Martin.
Filmmaker Sean Lim, the representative of Oxin Entertainment, had already submitted his counter-affidavit to the MTRCB. Oxin Entertainment is the company that released Roces’ film.
Lim, in his written testimony, said the film was part of an educational screening at the UPFI and the scheduled showing was under the pretext of the state university’s aim in promoting academic freedom.
Meanwhile, following the MTRCB’s move to question the showing of “Aurora” as well as “Sagwan” and “Strictly Confidential” at the UPFI, the planned screening for “Adela” and “Mona, Singapore Escort” has been aborted.
“To think that they’re all educational in nature and not sexually oriented films,” said Nonoy Lauzon, one of the respected members of the academe-based critics group, Young Critics Circle.
“Adela” is an award-winning creation of Alix while “Mona, Singapore Escort” is a digital film blown to 35mm by filmmaker Jowee Morel.
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March 24, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: AIDS, Exhibit films, HIV, Jowee Morel, Latak, Mga Paru-Parong Rosas (Pink Butterflies), MTRCB, Pia Millado, Strictly Confidential: Confessions of Men, University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI), When A Gay Man Loves
Filmmaker Jowee Morel is willing to meet with the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) and answer its allegations in connection with the showing of his controversial movie “Strictly Confidential: Confessions of Men.”
MTRCB said “Strictly Confidential: Confessions of Men” was shown at the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) on February 16 without corresponding permit, a probable violation of Section 7 of Presidential Decree No. 1986.
MTRCB has summoned Morel to explain his side when it hears his case on March 26 at 2 p.m.
“In the first place, I haven’t received a copy of the subpoena, officially, but all things considered, I am not afraid to face them,” said Morel.
“Strictly Confidential: Confessions of Men” is purely an educational piece that intends to inform, educate and warn the public against the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to Morel.
“It is to disseminate information about safe sex among gay people and the practice of faithfulness among partners. I did it in the documentary type. I even had doctors and gay people talking about AIDS and ‘Men Having Sex with Men’ but they were objective statements from the subjects,” he defended.
Morel said he abided by the policy of UP. He also pointed out that UP can exhibit films that are considered educational in nature.
“I still believe that UP is a free institution and that there is a clause in the laws that it is not governed by the MTRCB. We also showed ‘Strictly Confidential…’ not to gain commercially because we didn’t change the price of the tickets,” he said.
He added: “I don’t do pornographic creations because I don’t want to be bothered by my conscience.”
Morel is also the director of controversial films “Mga Paru-Parong Rosas (Pink Butterflies),” “When A Gay Man Loves,” and “Latak.”
Aside from Morel, other respondents are Prof. Anne Marie de Guzman, director of the UPFI; James Harvey Estrada and Sinehan Digitales, Inc., producers of “Aurora”; and Seam Lim and Oxin Entertainment Productions, the makers of “Sagwan.”
Nonoy Lauzon, member of the Young Critics Circle, said UPFI is also ready to answer the allegations of MTRCB.
“Ang ipinagtataka lang ng ibang respondent, bakit daw sila ang pinag-initan samantalang marami nang naipalabas na pelikula of the same nature,” said Lauzon.
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January 12, 2009 at 12:00 am (Actor & Actress, Controversial Issue, Director, Entertainment & Lifestyle, Filmmaker & Movie, International films festival, Movie, MTRCB, PBB double-up, Philippines Daily Inquirer)
Tags: Dan Alvaro, Jowee Morel, Outline Films, Ram Alvaro, Strictly Confidential: Confessions of Men
Umatras ang anak ng action star na si Dan Alvaro sa pelikulang “Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men (MSM)” na gagawin ng Outline Films sa Lunes.
Ito ay sa kabila ng pagpirma ng kontrata ni Ram Alvaro, dalawampung taong gulang at pagkuha ng down payment mula sa kumpanya ng pelikula.
Ito ang ipinahayag ni Jowee Morel, ang direktor ng pelikula Sabado ng gabi.
“Nag-text si Ram sa akin just right now. Naaksidente raw siya at nabali ang kanyang kamay. Kailangan daw niyang magpahinga ng tatlong buwan kaya hindi siya puwedeng mag-shooting sa Monday.
“When I ask him kung anong nangyari, sabi niya, na-fracture daw siya. Sabi niya, wala naming benda ang kanyang kamay pero matindi raw ang fracture. So, parang hindi ako makapaniwala.
“Kasi, bakit wala siyang benda samantalang may fractured bone daw siya. Hindi ako agad naniwala. I know there’s something more than that,” pahayag ni Morel.
Nauna rito ay nakapagpiktoryal na si Ram para sa pelikula kasama ang iba pang aktor na gaganap sa mahahalagang papel sa mala-dokyumentaryong pelikula na patula.
Walang takot na nagpakita ng kanyang buong hubad na katawan si Ram katabi ang ibang kabituin sa pelikula.
Isang araw pagkatapos ng photo shoot ay nag-back out si Ram na ikinagulat ni Jowee.
Pati ang manager ni Alvaro na si Dennis Adobas ay parang natulala nang mabalitaan ang pasya ng alaga na nauna pang nagpaalam sa direktor kaysa kanya.
Samantala, sinabi ni Morel na tuloy ang kanyang paggawa ng pelikula na tatalakay sa “Men Having Sex With Men” na politically correct na tawag ng United Nations sa mga lalaki na nakikipagtalik na sekswal sa kapwa lalaki na madalas ay walang tamang precaution kaya humahantong sa HIV positive ang mga nakikipagtalik.
“Hindi naman porno ang gagawin ko. This is more of a documentary para makapag-ingat ang mga taong concerned at nang ‘wag silang mahawahan ng HIV virus,” paliwanag ni Morel.
Ang HIV virus ang sanhi ng sakit na AIDS o Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Ayon kay Morel, pinaliwanagan niya si Ram na maghuhubad siya sa pelikula at magkakaroon ng kissing scene sa kanya aktor at pumayag naman anya sa simula ang anak ni Dan.
Wala pang kapalit si Ram pero naghahanap pa ang produksyon ng prosibleng kahalili niya.
Pinag-iisapan pa ng Outline Films kung maghahain ito ng asunto laban kay Ram.
Ang “Strictly Confidential Confessions of Men” sana ang maglulunsad kay Ram sa pagkabituin.
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