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March 22-31 2010 - Coming up, Raymond Red Retrospective screenings at the 34th HONG KONG International Film Festival featuring a program of his early short films, and his features SAKAY (1993), KAMADA (1997), and HIMPAPAWID (2009). The KAMADA remaster comes as a fitting tribute to the late Francis Magalona's 1st death anniversary.
February 2010 - HIMPAPAWID garners 10 nominations for the upcoming 33rd GAWAD URIAN (Filipino Film Critics Awards). The awards night will be on April 29 2010.
February 2010 - Raymond Red is in pre-production for his short film contribution to the ABS-CBN "AmBisyon 2010" Project, an omnibus of 20 shorts by 20 independent filmmakers focusing on 10 relevant issues meant as a wake up call to the voting public before the May Elections.
HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) Special Industry screening sponsored by the Creative Guild of the Philippines on February 16, 2010 7pm at the
Glorietta Digital Cinema 3 Makati City, for tickets & information
Please call Vanne Tomada at 893-1205 or email: 4asp@pldtdsl.net
HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) is an Official Selection at the
International Film Festival ROTTERDAM Netherlands January 2010,
at the TOKYO International Film Festival October 2009,
and at DUBAI International Film Festival December 2009
See Raymond Red at CityMedia Rotterdam
- December 5-6 2009 Raymond Red shares his film production expertise at a 2-day workshop at the SHIFT/The ONE School Makati.
October 15-25 2009 - HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) was an Official Selection in the main competition of the 22nd TOKYO International Film Festival held from October 17 - 25. It is the first time a Filipino film is in the main competition of Tokyo. Red's 1992 BAYANI was in the Young Cinema competition 17 years ago. HIMPAPAWID was enthusiastically received by the festival audience and critics and programmers alike. The Q&A sessions and the press conference produced the most sincere responses, viewers admitted they were moved to tears by the film. HIMPAPAWID is soon to be exhibited (apart from its Philippine release) in its Middle Eastern, European, and North American premieres.
August 13, 2009: Raymond Red was a special guest at the BMW Shorties Gala Night held at the Ritz Carlton Ballroom, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
August 1, 2009: Raymond Red shares his knowledge in cinema language at the ASEAN-ROK Independent Cinema Workshop headed by renowned film-maker/ scholar Nick Deocampo through the cooperation of the Phil. Information Agency and the Cultural Center of the Phils.
July-September 2009: Finalization of Digital Cinema Package for HIMPAPAWID
June 2009: The Trailer is out! Final cut screeners of HIMPAPAWID sent out to key festivals
April 2009: Raymond Red's new full-length feature HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) in final post-production (see Himpapawid Page)
January-March 2009 - Additional insert scenes shot around Manila
October 2008: Raymond Red's feature film HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) WRAPS UP PRODUCTION
Checkout press release at Variety Online and at VarietyAsiaOnline
July 2009 - Raymond Red along with brother Jon Red begin teaching the Cinema program at the Philippine High School for the Arts. The Reds pay back the wealth of knowledge in Cinema they have garnered since graduating from that institution so many years ago.
March - April 2009 - Raymond Red shares his knowledge in cinematography at the Filipino Pictures Summer Basic Film-making Workshop.
Francis Magalona (right) with Jamie Wilson in the film "KAMADA" 1997
March 6 2009 - We would like to pay tribute to a lost legend, a music icon and an "indie" and "alternative" hero, and most of all, a true friend - Francis Magalona has passed away but his memory will live on with all musicians, filmmakers, artists and fans. We offer prayers and send our deepest condolences to the Magalona family.
June 2009: The Trailer is out! Final cut screeners of HIMPAPAWID sent out to key festivals
April 2009: Raymond Red's new full-length feature HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) in final post-production (see Himpapawid Page)
January-March 2009 - Additional insert scenes shot around Manila
October 2008: Raymond Red's feature film HIMPAPAWID (Manila Skies) WRAPS UP PRODUCTION
Checkout press release at Variety Online and at VarietyAsiaOnline
July 2009 - Raymond Red along with brother Jon Red begin teaching the Cinema program at the Philippine High School for the Arts. The Reds pay back the wealth of knowledge in Cinema they have garnered since graduating from that institution so many years ago.
March - April 2009 - Raymond Red shares his knowledge in cinematography at the Filipino Pictures Summer Basic Film-making Workshop.
Francis Magalona (right) with Jamie Wilson in the film "KAMADA" 1997
December '08 - Unico's CineFilipino label has finally released the DVD of Raymond Red's historical classic "SAKAY" (on it's 15th anniversary), the bio-pic of the revolutionary hero Macario Sakay. Although this is not yet the full digital remaster, the DVD is of excellent quality mastered from a fairly good quality 35mm print. The SAKAY dvd is available through bookstores and select video stores. A true digital remaster of the film is still in planning which aims to scan the original 35mm negatives, and hopefully include behind-the-scenes features.
-November 20 - Congratulations to Mikhail Red for winning two first prizes at the recently concluded CCP Gawad para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video. Mikhail won in the short feature category for his short "Kamera", and in the experimental category for "The Threshold".
- Red was a speaker at Cinemanila's outreach program in Marikina City and at the Sine Taktakan forum at the 20th Gawad CCP para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video this November 18 and 19 respectively. Red continues to share his invaluable knowledge on alternative cinema.
July 25 - Raymond Red's Studies in Motion experimental video was a success as a video wall backdrop for the BENCH BLACKOUT Denim and Underwear Fashion Show held at the Araneta Coliseum. The show also featured the contributions of other artists - photographer Jun De Leon, graphic artist Abi Goy, and fashion designer Lesley Lobo. Show was directed by Ariel Lozada. See "Current Projects" for more images.
Also checkout http://www.benchtm.com
June 13 Friday 7:30pm - Raymond Red's presentation of photos of his curio items collection at the PechaKucha Night at MagNet Cafe Bonifacio High-Street The Fort was a blast! Several artists and personalities presented their images of anything and everything, 20 pictures per artist, 20 seconds each picture. Here's hoping for a second event soon. Visit http://pechakuchamanila.com/
June 2008 - Being a true red-blooded "BladeRunner" cult fan, Raymond Red has written a DVD/Blu-ray release review for ROGUE Magazine (June '08 issue) of the sci-fi classic's latest incarnation - BladeRunner The Final Cut. Also read about Red and other Filipino film figures in the March issue.
May '08 - Raymond Red served as chief judge in the recently concluded BMW Shorties film competition sponsored by BMW Group Malaysia. He also gave lectures during the Judge's Clinic, a mini workshop-seminar held at the BMW Group Malaysia headquarters. Checkout the events gallery and press releases at the website for more info:
www.bmwshorties.com.my
http://www.bmwshorties.com.my/press03.htm
Summer 2008 - Red shares his knowledge in filmmaking once again by being a lecturer in several summer workshops -
The Commercials Directors' Club TV Ad Directing Workshop
Mowelfund Film Institute summer workshop
Filipino Pictures Filmmaking workshop
Filipino Pictures Filmmaking workshop
