Disqualified Cinemalaya director refuses reconsideration

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Facade of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City where the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition is usually being held every year. (NPPA Images)Thanks, but no thanks.

That's what director Emerson Reyes told organizers of the 2012 Cinemalaya film festival and its institutional partner, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, when they offered to reconsider accepting his disqualified entry "MNL 143," with some conditions.
A few months ago, "MNL 143" was dropped from being in contention because of Reyes's "refusal to comply with competition rules governing submission of test videos of casting choices," according to a Cinemalaya press release.
Reyes had wanted to cast actors Allen Paule and Joy Viado as lead stars in his movie about an overseas Filipino worker who returns home, works as an FX cab driver and searches for his lost love. The festival committee disqualified Reyes because he ignored their advice to rethink his actors.
'Just move on'
Reyes told Yahoo! Philippines OMG! that he responded to the reconsideration in an email message to CCP Vice President Chris Millado.
"Thank you for reconsidering my film," Reyes wrote. "I