By virtue of Ordinance 374, the 23rd of June is officially recognized as the city’s Dia de Fundacion de Chavacano to commemorate the founding and encourage the use of the Chavacano language.

For the second year, the local government is hosting the Cine Chavacano to showcase our local language through short films produced, written, and directed by homegrown filmmakers.



Love and hatred, flaw and beauty, friendship and adversary, failure and success. Now on its 2nd year, CineChavacano Festival de Película y Animación features an array of Chavacano stories, which will be screened at the Centro Latino Theater Room, Paseo del Mar from June 20 to 23, 2016. Here are the finalists of this year's CineChavacano.

PELÍCULAS (Live Action Category)



Tiempo (Time)
Directed by Tennyl Dehm Canlas

Synopsis: Sam, a 20-year-old college girl discovers that she can turn back time but little did she know that there are consequences along the way.



Entre Medio del Fin (In the middle of an end)
Directed by Ryanne Murcia

Synopsis: Khalil and Danny are left to figure out their lives after Ayesha, who promised to give them her child, decided to go back with Omar, the father of the child, who left her before.



Su Puesto (In their place)
Directed by Kendrick Rico

Synopsis: Five personas face their daily struggles in life such as bullying, abuse and prejudice. Each of them represents different problems and issues in this world that needs solution.



El Cara de Mama (The face of my mother)
Directed by Kimberly R. Kilat

Synopsis: In the process of knowing one’s self is also knowing one’s root.



Sombra (shadow)
Directed by Sheena Mae Alcala

Synopsis: With recurring shifts of personality, Miko shows his hidden alter-self, his shadow, which brought him to finding his seemingly predominant personality, pushing him to plot revenge.



Escondido Amor (Hidden Love)
Directed by Icy Mae Colipano

Synopsis: A coming out story of a gay guy,explore the bizarre characteristics of love in the most exotic and erotic way.



Lengua Pranka (The Forthright Tongue)
Directed by Pristine Padua
Co-directed by Lee Why Halasan

Synopsis: Pepita, more fondly called Pipay, is forced to live in Zamboanga, a place she has never been to nor whose language she understands; here she must work hard for her education, and she must work harder to understand and be understood.



Next Time
Directed by Mark Kim Tayona

Synopsis: We choose the moments that we want to remember. A guy meets a girl at twelve midnight in a twenty-four hour store. They rewind time with their stories until they’re both synced. We choose the moments we want to remember; and after every great moment, we wish for a next time.

ANIMACIÓN (Animation Category)



Despedido (Departed)
Directed by Ryan Covarrubias

Synopsis: A story about defeating self-doubt or defeating your old self.



El Bloques (The blocks)
Directed by Danica Jane Follero

Synopsis: The story is about a little girl who is playing alone inside her room. Despite her solitariness, she learns to accept what she has and where she is.



El Amenazo (The Threat)
Directed by Kendrick Rico

Synopsis: The blood cells play their roles to help maintain the health of a human body. One day, a white blood cell had an abnormal mutation and turned into a dangerous cancer cell.



Dividido (Divided)
Directed by Aljhun Rey Canillo

Synopsis: In a society where the poor and the rich are divided and separated by a tall wall, two boys, Anton and Olot, developed an unexpected friendship.



Fallares (Flaw? Where?)
Directed by Jade Christel de Guzman

Synopsis: A personal dilemma leads a girl to discover what it takes to bloom.

Watch the Omnibus Trailer of ‪#‎CineChavacano2016‬. Open public screening will be held on June 20-22, 5PM at Centro Latino Theater Room, Paseo del Mar. Viva el Cinema Chavacano! Viva el Dia de Fundacion de Chavacano!


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Woohoo! I'm super excited for Sweet Shots Event Film Making Workshop, the first of its kind here in Zamboanga. Trebor Z are now doing all the preps for the 2-day fun-filled event featuring two of Manila's well-known Video Masters, Christian Andaya and Michael Jamandre. We also created this promo video which is literally about the two words, "Sweet" and "Shots".haha Talk about being creative ;) During the production we just thought about the concept. For 'sweet', we used candies, softdrinks, sugar, and couples who are sweet :)lol! And for 'shots', we used a dart board, shot glasses with drinks, lenses and selfies ;)

But more importantly, we have to show our videography and editing skills which is basically the point of the workshop. It took me long to edit it because of my week long vacay but happily the boss liked my editing. I used the soundtrack from the Oscar's promo video coz its so quirky and upbeat. We want Sweet Shots to be fun and not so serious event. Anyways, the early bird rates is closing soon so for those who want to avail a much lesser price for the tickets, call our Secretariat at 990-2131 or 09166947877. So here's the official Video Trailer of Sweet Shots Zamboanga :) Hope you like it ^^



Sweet Shots: Event Film Making Workshop
April 2-3, 2014 8am-4pm,
Astoria Gazebo,
Scout Limbaga Pasonanca,
Zamboanga City

Speakers:
Michael Jamandre (MJ Digital)
Christian Andaya (Andaya Wedding Films)
Ced Zabala (Creative Editor of Trebor Z Audiovisuals)
Robert Zapata (Trebor Z Audiovisuals)

Credits to the TreborZ team: Robert, Alleks, Louie, and Joan, for the shots and truly yours for the editing.

Set at the grounds of their Alma Mater, Diovie and Valyn recaptures their moments during the earlier years of their relationship. Check out this sweet and charming prenup video produced by Seed Interactive. You can watch their onsite video or SDE here. Check out their prenup photos after the video. :D



Diovie and Valyn
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COORDINATOR Elvin Sagun Event Management / HAIR & MAKEUP Sunshine / PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY Murphy Garcia, Louie John Mutia, Zah Ledesma / EDITING Ced Zabala











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This is one of my favorite debut teasers so far. Princess is also a regionalian like me and is currently studying at Siliman University. The concept of this video is mainly about having fun, being young and breaking free.

But to achieve that we placed a lot of effort in putting her inside the box. We created a simple set at their home with a white backdrop. Then I added the graphics in after affects. We also included her school affiliation but still being cheerful and fun. So here is Princess in her debut role as Barbie. :D

I really like Christine since our first meeting. Obviously, she's a very pretty lady but her personality is what makes her more admirable. She's very approachable and friendly, and always treats everyone with a smile. On her debut, she wants to be rockin pop star in the likes of Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry. She wants it to be very colorful, wild and fun at the same time.

For her pre-debut shoot, we went to their family's house and farm at the west coast to shoot some country-like scenes. We had another shoot at a hotel, where we setup a slumber party with some of her friends. With the direction and encouragement of the crew, she finally set herself free and produced these beautiful images. So here's the video trailer of Christine's debut. Check out the pre-debut photos after the jump. Enjoy!







CREDITS: COORDINATOR Elvin Sagun / DESIGNER Al-shamer Dress Shoppe / STYLING Geronie Labora, Alviner Morales / HAIR & MAKEUP Mena Montecarlo / PHOTOGRAPHER Ryann Z. Elumba / VIDEO CREW Reyneh Senados, Murphy Garcia, Alleks Tucay / DIRECTION & EDITING Ced Zabala


We really had a lot of fun during the shoots specially because of the crazy and energetic staff, from the coordinator to the designer up to our crew. We hope everyone liked it :)