Day 3: Third World Happy's Industry Screening Day! :)
[May 4, 2011]
This is basically what went down on our third day in Jeonju:
To start our day, we had our buffet breakfast again at Core Hotel's Skylounge Resto :) And of course, I got me some sausages and Yakult bottles again! *Yeah!*
Since Kuya had a prior engagement, Choy and I decided to do some wandering on our own. :) We dropped-by the Geaksa house near the Cinema Street before heading back to our usual window shopping. I later on found out from Rachel that the Geaksa house was also a tourist attraction in Jeonju. So we already had that crossed out from our list of places to visit.
After going around the Cinema Street, Choy and I decided to spend a few hours at the JIFF guest lounge (where we met Sir Remton for the first time!). Now, the perks of being a JIFF guest is that you get to have your own festival ID. Just flash your ID at the JIFF lounge, and you get in right away. The best part about getting in the lounge was actually the unlimited free drinks. A variety of free beverages were served, as well as some free internet surfing! :) I actually got some Popcorn tea to go, and it really tasted like drinking buttered popcorn, only in its liquid form. But if I were to go back and get another drink, I'd stick to some coke! But the tea wasn't that bad though.
After hanging out with Choy at the Jeonju International Film Festival Lounge, we decided to head back to the Megabox area to meet Kuya. Much to our surprise, a group of Belly-dancing girls started performing for the crowd.
We were also able to get free tickets for the screening of Damgo ni Eleuteria. But we opted to eat out for lunch instead of catching the last show (went out for some Dasarang chicken and pizza again!!!). Anyway, our third day in Jeonju was also Third World Happy's Industry Screening Day. You can also read more about our indie film, THIRD WORLD HAPPY on this link. The film also featured two of the Philippines best actors -- Sam Milby and Jodi Sta. Maria.
Now, only a couple of films were selected for this particular day, and Third World Happy by EJ Salcedo was fortunate to be one of them. These film selections were basically shown to the 'industry people' (who came from different parts of the world) -- the ones who will be buying the film/s that they think their countrymen would want to watch. And since Cinema One Orginals held the rights to kuya's film, we no longer had word whether his was purchased. But of course, we were grateful enough to be even shown internationally. Much more grateful to hear a lot of great feedbacks from movie-watchers as well.
By the way, here's a video clip of our TWH film, Enjoy!
Anyway, a more touristy piece on the next post!
Explore & Be Free!
Mai
Anyway, a more touristy piece on the next post!
Explore & Be Free!
Mai
40 comments
Never heard of Third World Happy. Will check it out.
ReplyDeleteWow, parang ang gagaling ng mga nagbebellydance! :)
ReplyDeleteVery cute belly dancers. Nakakatawa pa tong nasa harap kasi bungi. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit Mai! :D
ahahaha, kaaliw ang mga bellies.:)
ReplyDeletePlease do, Janette! =) Thanks for dropping-by. =)
ReplyDeleteThey were! They had pretty good teachers too, that's probably why they danced so well. =)
ReplyDeleteHEHEHE! She was cute and all. =) And you're welcome Mrs. Kolca. Same here. =)
ReplyDeleteThey were really enthralling, Blanca. =)
ReplyDeletethe little girls are adorable.
ReplyDeletesa pictures pa lang... you will see how they
gracefully executed the dance.
They were super cute, Marri! And they did their belly dance presentation quite well. =)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the film! I hope it was bought ;) Maybe you can post clips of here, too?
ReplyDeleteThank You, Nerdles! And your idea is a great one.. let me post the link now. Thanks so much!!! =)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Jeonju is similar to Gyeongju, the former capital in the southern part of Korea? What are the other points of interest in that city aside from the JIFF?
ReplyDeleteI'll have to google that.. as for POI, well.. the famous Hanok Village is in Jeonju. That's by far the most touristy spot for me when I was there.
ReplyDeleteI looked it up and they are different. They just sound alike, but are cities in different provinces. I recommend to visit Gyeongju if you like historical places. They have hills there which are actually tombs of their ancient royalty. They call it "museum without walls." It is also a summer resort city, warmer than Seoul.
ReplyDeleteGood info! Thanks for sharing that. =) And would love to check out Gyeongju should I go back to Korea. Those hills look interesting..
ReplyDeleteI am interested with the Gaeksa. Form what I knew, it is a guest house but used to be part of the country's government office where some important rituals were also held. It is amazing how a 1471 structure got preserved for the later generation to visit and reminisce its history.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your upcoming travels.
You're right! I've also read that the Gaeksa House "was once part of the provincial government office complex used to accommodate government officials and envoys." Quite an interesting part of Jeonju's history. =)
ReplyDeleteang cute nung mga girls! :)
ReplyDeleteand I didn't know na ngi-indie din pala si sam. nice.I think I'll check out thirld world party after work. haven't heard of it. :)
hey Airra! Yes, Sam did an Indie film na prior to Third World Happy. Here's to hoping na Cinema One Originals releases a DVD copy of it sa stores soon. =)
ReplyDeleteThird World Party? Wanna check-it out.
ReplyDeleteHi Yani! Where did you get the Third World 'Party'?
ReplyDeletecute ng mga kids, by the way anu yung bilog bilog na food hahah nacurious lang
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued with Damgo ni Eleuteria. Is that a Cebuano film? I might watch it.
ReplyDeleteI'm interested in Third World Happy. I hope I'll get to watch that. And yeah, ang cute nung bellydancing girls :D
ReplyDeleteThis is cool! another quality Indie Film.
ReplyDeleteAng cucute naman ng mga dancers...curly hair with super red dress...tapos super kimbot...galing!
ReplyDeleteHi itin! Damgo ni Eleuteria was actually directed by a Cebuano filmmaker -- Remton Siega Zuasol. We were told that the whole film had no cuts, and was only shot once. That was how flawless and brilliant it was! I was actually overwhelmed when I met him in Korea. =)
ReplyDeleteOh, were you referring to the red, round stuff inside the bowl? Those were cherry tomatoes, Ms. Chrisair. =)
ReplyDeleteHopefully, CinemaOne releases a DVD copy of it real soon. It's really a must-see *no bias!* =P And yes, the girls were super cute!
ReplyDeleteThank You, Sir! =)
ReplyDeleteHehehe, true Sir Enzo! I should have taken a video of them while they were dancing.. can't remember why I didn't!=P
ReplyDeleteHello there!
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your comment on my post.
I've been here and nice to be here once again. :)
that Vita Yougi is just so much resembling our yakult. They must've had a very rich culture in there. thanks for the share.
ReplyDeleteinteresting movie, third world happy... pero ung clip still left you asking yourself.. ano daw ulit un? love story? mag papari sya? emotional detachment? magpapari sya? hehe interesting!
ReplyDeletelove the belly dancers!
Awww.. thanks so much Ms. Marri! Always love reading your posts about your kids. =)
ReplyDeleteI think that was Yakult, as it also tasted similar to ours. And they really do have a rich culture. Friendly people too if I may add. =)
ReplyDeleteAy hindi po siya mag-papari or nagiisip maging pari. =) Sam Milby was merely contemplating on what he really needs to do for his life. That's if he'll heed the advice of his "kuya" to really start living his dreams. =)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to watch that Indie Film. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks Sir Mark! Hopefully Cinema One releases a DVD copy of TWH soon. :)
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