IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
IFFI-2008 - International Film Festival of India
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COMPETITION<br />
<strong>IFFI</strong>-<strong>2008</strong><br />
The Philippines<br />
Ploning<br />
<strong>2008</strong>, 35 mm, Colour, 106 mins, Filipino<br />
Director<br />
Dante Nico Garcia<br />
Screenplay<br />
Dante Nico Garcia, Benjamin Lingan<br />
Cinematography<br />
Charlie Peralta<br />
Music<br />
Vincent de Jesus<br />
Cast<br />
Judy Ann Santos (Ploning), Gina Pareño (Intang), Mylene<br />
Dizon (Celeste), Meryll Soriano (Alma)<br />
Production Design<br />
Raymund George Fernandez<br />
Sound<br />
Albert Michael Idioma<br />
Production & Sales<br />
Panoramanila Pictures<br />
#1B, Gonzales St, Xavierville<br />
1, Loyolla Heights, QC, Manila, Philippines 1108<br />
T: +63 2 9299710<br />
F: +63 2 4260790<br />
<strong>Festival</strong>s & Awards<br />
Official entry from the Philippines for the Best Foreign<br />
Language Oscar (2009), Paris <strong>Film</strong> <strong>Festival</strong><br />
In the picturesque island <strong>of</strong> Cuyo, Palawan, an illegal Taiwanese fishing vessel docks<br />
carrying the fisherman named Muo Sei, a man looking for something or someone with<br />
the name Ploning. He has from sunrise to sundown to look for this "Ploning". In his<br />
search, Ploning is revealed to be the island's town belle <strong>of</strong> the year 1982. She was an<br />
importrant women for the town with myths and legends around her. She also holds a<br />
secret that exemplifies the selfless love that withstands blood, pain and even time. Will<br />
Muo Sei find his Ploning, accept the love revealed to him or continue to walk in hate?<br />
The movie is based on a popular Cuyunon song <strong>of</strong> the same title about a girl's hidden<br />
feelings in a man's point <strong>of</strong> view.<br />
Dante Nico Garcia, who has worked as a production designer in a number <strong>of</strong> movies,<br />
makes his directorial debut with this film.<br />
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