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LOOKING BACK: CANNES 2008 CHRONICLES
By Margie Templo | May 6, 2009
Pinoy pride at Cannes! And this year, TIMES THREE!!
2008 snapshot: Myself with this yearâs Cannes finalist Dante Mendoza and producer Ferdie Lapuz
My first trip to the biggest film festival in the world, THE Cannes Film Festival, was frightening, intimidating, exciting, invigorating, educational, inspirational, stimulating, challenging and nothing short of extraordinary 
As a joke, a friend of mine took a picture of my stuffed Pong Pagong on the red carpeted steps of Le Palais des Festivals et des Congres some years back. Who’d have thought I’d actually make it, much much earlier than I’d thought?
I was invited to present our upcoming project, âAkyat-Baba, Paikot-Ikotâ at Le Pavilion Les Cinemas Du Sud (”Cinemas of the South”) and as a result was given the opportunity to come in contact with the big boys at the Producers Network. I gained so much from the experience! (More about this on Antspeak)
At the same time, Dante Mendoza’s film, “Serbis” was in competition and Raya Martin’s film “Now Showing” was part of the Director’s Fortnight. This year, Dante is back with “Chop Chop,” Raya with the much awaited “Independencia” and Adolfo Alix with “Manila” (twin billed with Raya). Arleen Cuevas, who quietly engineers everything for the two younger filmmakers, is attending as well.
I wish I could go. But then of course it would be much more satisfying to be there with a film – Joel’s, Coreen’s, Mario’s or even mine 
But all our prayers are with our friends, our fellow indies, who have earned every right to be in Cannes. Make us proud, Pinoys! Make us proud!
May 6th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
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