After a successful run at Tribeca Film Festival and Visual Communication VC Film Festival, Project Involve “Nagpapanggap” (Pretend) is accepted at Los Angeles Film Festival. Venue for “Nagpapanggap” (Pretend) is at the Majestic Crest Theatre at 1262 Westwood Blvd , Los Angeles CA 90024 . Screenings are set on Monday June 25, 2007 9:30 pm and on Saturday June 30, 2007 2:30 p.m.

The 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival which will screen more than 230 feature films, shorts, and music videos has received more than 4,500 submissions from filmmakers around the world with the final selections representing several World, North American, and U.S. premieres.

Debbie Formoso, a recent graduate of MFA Master of Film Art at LMU Loyola Marymount Universtiy, in Los Angeles CA directs the film that has superb acting by actors, Thelma Sugay as Lourdes Rosales, Abe Pagtama as Cesar Rosales and Kristine Sabella as Angie Rosales. The film is becoming a favorite at film festivals. The short film was also nominated for best short film at VC Film Festival. “Nagpapanggap” (Pretend) is also accepted in (NYAFF) New York Asian Film Festival slated on June 22, 2007 to July 1, 2007.

Short films at Los Angeles Film Festival are shown before features and as part of five short film program. With their diverse and complex content, these films shine brilliantly. All short, domestic and international, will compete for prizes in Narrative, Documentary, and Animation categories. The prizes are determined by a panel of prestigious juror. An Audience Award for Best Short Film is also presented.

“Nagpapanggap” is a refreshingly honest and heartfelt film that examines the pain of infidelity and the loss of a child’s innocence. Beautifully shot on location in the Philippines, the film features powerful and moving performances by highly acclaimed veteran actors Abe Pagtama and Thelma Sugay, who bring subtle grace and emotional rawness to their roles as husband and wife. Playing their daughter, Kristine Sabella leaves a lasting glow onscreen with an elegance and maturity beyond her years,” says David Maquiling, a member of Directors Guild of America (DGA) and a professor of film in UCLA and USC.

“A sharp and stinging depiction of conflicts facing women within the family unit, “Nagpapanggap” is everything you want in a short film. It’s smartly written, beautifully shot, and features standout performances from an ensemble cast,” adds the nephew of legendary Lino Brocka, Q Allan Brocka, who also produced and directed “Rick and Steve The Happiest Gay Couple In The World,” “Boy Culture,” “Eating Out,” “Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds” He has won 60 International Award to date.