5 Filipino films to compete in Tokyo Film Fest
Five Filipino films are set to be screened at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival in Japan from October 25 to November 3, 2016.
DIE BEAUTIFUL. One of the Filipino films to be screened at Tokyo Film Festival. Image by Jun Robles Lana on Instagram, grabbed via sg.yahoo.com
Director Jun Lana who has already competed in Tokyo in 2013 for “Barber’s Tales, (where actress Eugene Domingo won the best actress award)” will once again compete with “Die Beautiful” starring TV host and make-up transformation expert Paolo Ballesteros, who portrays the role of a transgender beauty queen. This is also Ballesteros’ launching film and this will be screened for the main competition category of the festival.
According to Inquirer’s report, Lav Diaz’s eight-hour film “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” (Lullaby to a Sorrowful Mystery) will be in Tokyo’s World Focus Section while Cinemalaya 2016 entry “I America” by Ivan Andrew Payawal and Mikhail Red’s “Birdshot” will be featured in the Asian Future section.
Renowned director Brillante Ma. Mendoza is also part of the prestigious film fest with “Shiniuma” (Dead Horse)” as part of the “Asian Three-Fold Mirror 2016: Reflections.” This is in collaboration with Isao Yukisada of Japan and Sotho Kulikar of Cambodia, for a project spearheaded by the Tokyo festival and Japan Foundation Asia.
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