NCCA screenings

Resident NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts) film scholar/historian Teddy Co plays movie-mix-master- DJ on February 13, Tuesday at the NCCA in Intramuros by programming a potent, evil twin bill of the celebrated hidden classic TERROR IS A MAN, directed by legendary national artist filmmaker Gerardo de Leon, and the more recent internationally- acclaimed feature SA ILALIM NG COGON, directed
by Rico Maria Ilarde. TERROR screens at 1PM, while COGON follows at 3PM. Admission is FREE.

Gerardo de Leon, affectionately referred to as "Manong Gerry" within the industry, is the only director in the Philippines to have won the FAMAS Award for Best Director three consecutive times: in 1960, 1961 and 1962. He is also the most-awarded director in the history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences: 7 awards. Despite dabbling in the cinematographic field of the "genre film," de
Leon is renowned for creating some of the most finely-crafted Filipino films of his or of any era. A lasting testament to his legacy is that a number of his films have been extensively distributed and released on video around the world.

SA ILALIM NG COGON, meanwhile, is the very first Filipino film in history to win Best Picture at an international fantastic film festival (2005 Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre, Argentina). It competes again this March in South America in the capital of Uruguay, the city of Montevideo.

While at the NCCA, take a magical mystery tour through Cannes Film Festival-winning filmmaker Raymond Red's splendid exhibit/installatio n KAMERA OBSCURA. Enjoy all the attractions during NCCA's Philippine Arts Festival!

The NCCA is located at 633 NCCA Building, General Luna Street,
Intramuros, Manila, very close to the San Agustin Church.
Trunklines: (632) 527-2192 / (632) 527-2202 / (632) 527-2210 / (632)
527-2195-97 / (632) 527-2217-19. Website: http://www.ncca. gov.ph/