History Of Philippine Cinema

According to the History of Philippine Cinema, (N.D) [Online Article] retrieved from http://www.aenet.org), Philippine films started from the 1930s, it was a time of discovering film and it is considered an art form. Films before came from the stories in the theater, with the filmmaker being assured of its appeal. Nationalistic films still made a trend despite early restrictions on films being too rebellious. However, according to Juan Malaya (2011) ([Blog Post] retrieved from http://juanmalaya.tumblr.com); Film in the Philippines began with the idea of the foreign entrepreneurs on 1897. They were two Swiss who introduced film in Manila. The documentary films showed recent events and natural calamities in Europe.

Independent

However, there are students that tend to become more interested in films after taking up the said subject. Some students would prefer mainstream films over independent films but according to Joel Lamangan (2013) “There should be a difference with how independent and mainstream films are perceived by viewers because not all indie films are good and not all mainstream films are bad.” A certain change in attitude and perception will make the locally produced independent films more popular in the Philippines. Most of the filmmakers nowadays aim the international audiences which therefore, the reason why their own countrymen could not relate, support and patronize their

According to (Tambay A. Obenson (2013) Shadow and Act:How do you define Independent Films [Blog Post]. Retrieved fromhttp://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/how-do-you-define-independent-film) “If you asked any group of people to define independent film, many would probably say something like, "any film made outside the Hollywood studio system," with considerations made for budget, source of funds, cast, story, distribution, and more.” There are events that films that would not seem to be an indie, wins an award meant for indie films while a film that many consider as genuinely indie, is seemingly looked over. According to Screenwriter/director Alan Rudolph,“Independent is a misnomer. By definition, it’s an oxymoron. If you’re truly independent, then no one can really categorize you and your film can’t be pigeonholed.”Similarly, Writer/director Michael Winterbottom said that “I think from the point of view of making films, I just want to make the films I want to make. In a sense that is the best definition of independent.” People that make whatever the films they want rather than working within the confines of a studio is probably one of the best definition of Independent Films. For Director/producer Ted Demme, “If it’s personal to a director, then it’s an independent.” However, Screenwriter/director John August argues that “the term independent film should be reserved for talking