“Signal Rock”, “Mamang” Win Awards 17th Dhaka International Film Fest
The Philippine Embassy in Dhaka headed by Chargé d'Affaires, a.i. LV De Guzman (third from left), received the awards for the Filipino films “Signal Rock” for Best Script in the Asian Competition Section and “Mamang” for Best Feature Film in the Women Filmmakers Section at the closing ceremony of the 17th Dhaka International Film Festival. (Dhaka PE photo)
DHAKA 22 January 2019 — Filipino films won critical acclaim at the 17th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), which held its awarding ceremony on 18 January 2019 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Filipino movie “Signal Rock”, directed by Chito S. Roño and written by Rody Vera, won Best Script in the Asian Competition Section. The film tells the story of a boy living in a remote area in Samar, who is able to communicate with his sister who is supposed to be working overseas by going to strange rock formations on the island.
The film “Mamang”, written and directed by Denise O’Hara, received Best Feature Film in the Women Filmmakers Section. It is a touching film about an old woman's struggle against the senility of old age.
With the theme “Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society”, the 17th DIFF screened 220 movies from around 72 countries on 10-18 January 2019 in different theaters, cinemas and auditoriums in Dhaka.
Apart from the two movies, the 2017 movie “The Chanters” by James Robin Mayo also represented the Philippines at 17th DIFF. END
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