According to director Anthony Chen, he now knows why Iloilo is known as the City of Love...
After a heartwarming reception at the advanced screening of ILO ILO in Iloilo City, the team headed back to Manila for the official gala premiere at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World. The stage was set for another beautiful moment, as both the onscreen and offscreen boy and nanny were once again reunited - Jia Ler and Angeli, and Anthony with the woman who inspired ILO ILO, the amazing Aunty Terry, Madam Teresita Sajonia.
Jia Ler took the opportunity to show off some of his Wushu skills to the jam-packed audience. For those of you who didn’t know, Jia Ler has been practicing Wushu martial arts since he was seven (he's thirteen this year). He even did some push-ups in the hotel room with Anthony before the gala to warm up! Unfortunately, this also lead to Anthony getting cramps right before the show, and Jia Ler ended up giving him a massage instead (lol). Thankfully ah boy Jia Ler was in fine form and put on quite a demonstration at the gala premiere!
It was a night of festivities, and a beautiful conclusion to ILO ILO's Philippines adventure. Thank you all for the memories and the warmest welcome! ILO ILO is out nationwide tomorrow 4 December! Don’t miss it!
《爸媽不在家》菲律賓之行 之 愛的城市 City of Love
這兩天,哲藝導演說他真正體會到了為甚麼伊洛伊洛會有愛<wbr>的城市的美譽。
在首映禮上,伊洛伊洛市的觀眾,確切地讓大家見識到了他<wbr>們的熱情和好客。雖然不捨,但最終還是不得不告別熱情的<wbr>伊洛伊洛,前往馬尼拉的名勝世界新港演藝劇場,出席另一<wbr>場首映晚宴。
當故事裡和現實中的主僕兩人都一起出現在首映晚宴的舞台<wbr>上的時候,馬尼拉的觀眾再一次爲他們報以熱情的掌聲。誰<wbr>會料到20年前在新加坡的一場緣起,後來會變成一部傳遍<wbr>世界的電影,而故事裡外的主人翁,又會有一天會一起站在<wbr>馬尼拉一個華麗劇場的舞台上,接受一整個劇場的喝彩呢?<wbr>緣份的奇妙,實在很不可思議。
家樂也在台上小試身手,展示了他的武術功架。不說不知,<wbr>原來今年13的家樂從 7 歲開始就已經在學習武術。為了這場小小的演示,出發前他<wbr>還拉著哲藝導演在酒店房間內做掌上壓暖身。不過讓家樂(<wbr>其實也包括我們)萬萬料不到的是,哲藝導演雖然牛高馬大<wbr>,讓他做幾下掌上壓,他居然直呼受不了,結果最後還鬧抽<wbr>筋。所以結局是家樂只好幫哲藝導演按摩咯 ...
雖然哲藝導演後來是有告訴我們說他肩膀一整晚一直有在隱<wbr>隱作痛,不過無論如何,能夠與特麗莎阿姨再一次在她的家<wbr>鄉會面,陪她一起接受她同胞們給她由衷的喝彩,這一晚是<wbr>真的真的很愉快啦!也為這一趟的伊洛伊洛回家之旅,劃下<wbr>了完美的句點。
12 月 4 日,《爸媽不在家》在菲律賓正式上映,請大家記得捧場哦<wbr>!謝謝!
— with
Anthony Chen,
Angeli Bayani and
Koh Jia Ler.
Huat ah