Contemporary Independent Film Producing in the Philippines: The case of Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-8-2012
Abstract
This article chronicles the material conditions of producing a film in the Philippine independent film scene which has experienced a marked resurgence at the turn of the century, and has been credited for having revived the ailing Filipino film industry. By way of case study, I use my own film Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe (international title: The Rapture of Fe), awarded the best feature-length digital film at the 33rd Cairo Film Festival in 2009. I co-produced, wrote and directed this film. I recount the different factors that helped shape the film, from scripting to film financing, and provide further evidence of the significance of the private sector, in infusing new money and in reviving the national Filipino film industry as a whole.
Recommended Citation
Yapan, A. B. (2012). Contemporary independent film producing in the Philippines: The case of Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe (The Rapture of Fe). Thesis Eleven: Critical Theory and Historical Sociology, 112, 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/0725513612452653.
