Moving images of Mindanao

DAVAO. The kiosk is located inside Cinematheque Davao, Palma Gil Street, Davao City. (Photo by Macky Lim)
DAVAO. The kiosk is located inside Cinematheque Davao, Palma Gil Street, Davao City. (Photo by Macky Lim)

WITH the intention of preserving moving images of the past that will be used to educate and to provide guests a glimpse of what filmmaking was like a few years ago, the Mindanao Film and Television Development Foundation (MFTDFI) launched the first-ever Philippine film archive kiosk at Cinematheque Davao.

The kiosk, inaugurated just last December 23, 2018, uses 28-inch touchscreen variable angle monitor with a 4.5k resolution. According to MFTDFI president Dax Cañedo, they currently have around 20 moving images installed in the kiosk for the students, educators, and Cinematheque frequents to come and explore for themselves.

Cañedo said they archive “moving images” generally and not just films as they would also like to gather and collect documentaries, raw footages, music video, television shows, AVPs, and other similar videos. The selection of the moving images is based on three criteria: if the video was made in Mindanao, by a Mindanawon, about Mindanao, or perhaps a combination of all these.

“It’s a way of showing to those who come here what is in our culture through moving images. Through here, they can see films from different parts of Mindanao,” said Cañedo, adding that they have featured moving images that are not only from Davao Region but as well as other regions in Mindanao.

The moving images that they have archived in the kiosk are the existing files of MFTDFI, some of which, he was proud to share, was kept safely that even the filmmakers themselves do not have their own copy anymore. It is cases like these that prove that kiosks like these are indeed a necessity in the industry to preserve and to further screen moving images from years ago.

Cañedo said they are currently looking for producers and filmmakers who would be interested to have their work archived and screened during special screenings. They are also partnering with government agencies, private organizations, and institutions to open up more similar kiosks in the future. He said they are looking into the possibility of another film archive kiosk in Cinematheque Nabunturan within the year.

“For this year, our objective is to add films in the archive, itself. We have lessons discovered throughout the process and we would want to improve the process. We’re proud that this had been launched but we will not stop here. We still target to add more film archive kiosks in Mindanao,” Cañedo shared.

The kiosk was made possible through a grant by the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts with the support of the Film Development Council of the Philippines which provided a spot for the kiosk at Cinematheque. (With reports from PNA)

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