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The Filipino Screen       The Filipino Screen served as the culminating event for Bravo! Celebrating the Filipino, Ayala group’s tribute to great accomplishments in various forms of art by Filipinos. After mounting a series of exhibitions and shows on the visual arts, fashion, photography, and music, Bravo’s focus shifted to local cinema. From May 18 to July 1, different Ayala Malls screened several Filipino films that remain relevant until today and have played a significant role in molding our identity and culture. These films included Eddie Romero’s Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? Kidlat Tahimik’s Perfumed Nightmare, Ishmael Bernal’s Himala, Peque Gallaga’s Oro, Plata, Mata, Mike de Leon’s Sister Stella L., and Lino Brocka’s Bayan Ko: Kapit sa Patalim. Aside from film screenings, noted artists and personalities from the film industry were invited to give a talk to annotate the films at the launch of the festival in each Ayala Mall. These guest speakers, who held separate talks in the Ayala Malls, included renowned film personalities, such as Kidlat Tahimik, Teddy Co, Eddie Romero, Ricky Lee, Pete Lacaba, Kiri Dalena, Patrick Campos and Gina Alajar. These talks were moderated by Yason Banal, an artist and a professor at the University of the Philippines, who also worked closely with the Filipinas Heritage Library in curating the films that were to be featured in the festival. Directors Kidlat Tahimik and Eddie Romero, screenwriters Ricky Lee and Pete Lacaba, and actress Gina Alajar, gave the audience a better understanding of the films that were featured and the socio-political climate of the time the films were made. They also revealed their experiences as Filipino artists, and what their vision of the future of Philippine Cinema to be. On the other hand, artists Yason Banal and Kiri Dalena, and literary and film critic Patrick Campos provided a more contemporary analysis of the films and the film industry as a whole. The conversations explained the significant role that films play in portraying the historical, socio-political, and cultural landscapes of the country. The Filipino Screen is only one of the many endeavors undertaken by the Ayala Malls to generate appreciation and awareness of Filipino talent. Friday, July 16, 2010 Back