APART from Montreal, Joel Lamangan?s ?Sigwa? will also compete in the Digital Cinema section of the Cairo International Film Festival in November. It?s a homecoming of sorts for Lamangan in the Egyptian fest where his film ?The Flor Contemplacion Story? won Best Picture and Actress (for Nora Aunor) in 1995. An entry in the Directors? Showcase of this year?s Cinemalaya, ?Sigwa? will be screened in the Brussels Independent Film Fest, too. ?It is important for the world to know the sacrifices made by the youth who fought the Marcos regime and won the democracy we now enjoy. This film is dedicated to the heroes of the First Quarter Storm.?

Meanwhile, Chito S. Roño?s OFW musical ?Emir,? which was also screened in Montreal, will compete in the main international section of Cairo, too, said the film?s producer Digna Santiago. Bayani San Diego Jr.