AmBisyon2010 on ANC

MANILA, Philippines - Twenty of cinema’s most powerful voices will speak on the state of the nation in AmBisyon2010 tonight at 10:15 on ANC and simulcast on ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Best.

The ANC project, AmBisyon2010, gathers 20 Filipino filmmakers to create films on the 10 issues that will determine the 2010 elections. Given film grants and full creative freedom, the directors have offered their talents for free in this collaboration.

“This is a chance for me to say my piece on the state of the country and how it’s being run by our leaders,” says director Jeffrey Jeturian.

Cannes Film Festival winner Brillante Mendoza says he wants to show the truth. “I was asked before, bakit puro kahirapan ang pinapakita mo sa Pilipinas? Gusto kong ipakita ‘yun kasi ‘yun ang realidad. I’m showing this because I have hopes.”

For activist filmmaker Kiri Dalena, whose Requiem for M tackles the Maguindanao massacre, AmBisyon2010 is a way of remembering the names and faces of the lost.

Scorpio Nights 2 and Mano Po director Erik Matti says he doesn’t trust most of the presidential candidates — “They’re not really presidentiables, but they all want to be presidents!” He hopes the 20 films will connect with viewers and help them make their decisions in the polling booth.

AmBisyon2010 will also have a grand theater screening on April 6.