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2 Filipino films top Pusan film fest

By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 17:55:00 10/10/2008

Filed Under: Entertainment (general), Cinema

MANILA, Philippines—Two Filipino films, both winners in this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, topped the 13th Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea.

Milo Tolentino’s “Andong” won Best Short Film in Pusan, Digna Santiago of the Film Development Council of the Philippines told the Philippine Daily Inquirer via SMS. Santiago is in Korea to attend the film event.

“Andong” also won Best Short Film at the Cinemalaya last July.

According to the Pusan film fest web site, Best Short Film or Sonje Award comes with a $10,000 cash prize.

Chris Martinez’s “100” won the Audience prize, which is dubbed the KNN Award and which comes with a $20,000 cash prize from the KNN Foundation.

“KNN is a major TV network in Korea,” Martinez told Inquirer Entertainment in a phone interview. “It’s the viewers who voted for ‘100.’”

Martinez, who is in Korea with actress Tessie Tomas, said that he and Tomas “jumped for joy” upon learning the news from festival programmer Kim Ji-Seok.

“100” also won the Audience Award at the Cinemalaya film fest last July.

China’s “Jalainur” and Korea’s “Land of the Scarecrows” won Best Films, said Martinez.

“100,” which competed in the New Currents section, also received a favorable review from The Hollywood Reporter’s Maggie Lee who described it as “thoughtfully scripted and performed with a delicate balance of gravity and humor.”

“All the screenings were sold out in one minute,” recalled Martinez.

“100” and “Andong” are among seven films from the Philippines that were screened in the Korean festival, along with Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto’s “Confessional,” Francis Xavier Pasion’s “Jay,” Joel Ruiz’s “Baby Angelo,” Dante Mendoza’s “Serbis” and Adolf Alix Jr.’s “Adela.”

“100” will have its commercial run in local theaters on Dec. 3.



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