Filipino Short Film Receives Applause at the Opening Night of ASEAN + 3 Film Festival in Prague
Philippine Embassy to Prague Chargé d’affaires Indhira C. Bañares (fourth from left) introduces Philippine films An Sadit na Planeta (The Little Planet) and Quezon’s Game at the Opening Program of the ASEAN + 3 Film Festival at the Prague Municipal Library on 01 September 2022. (Prague PE photo)
PRAGUE 07 September 2022 – Described as “one of a kind”, Arjanmar Rebeta’s 12-minute short film “An Sadit na Planeta” (The Little Planet) received a warm applause from about 400 guests at the opening night of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival held at the Prague Municipal Library on 01 September 2022.
Philippine Embassy in Prague Chargé d’affaires Indhira C. Bañares remarked how Mr. Rebeta’s use of the 40-day journey took viewers back to a time when lockdowns were the norm because of the global health pandemic. “It was not only symbolic but could also be a period of trial, difficulty or judgment to many, leading viewers to think about their freedom and the planet we live in”, added Chargé d’affaires Bañares.
Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa, for his part, recognized the role of films in achieving a better understanding of each other’s cultures and in complementing the task of diplomacy.
A total of nine short films were featured at the opening night of the film festival while full-length films from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan and Korea will be shown nightly from 02 to 10 September 2022.
As the Philippines was the first country to show a full-length film, Chargé d’affaires Bañares invited the guests to watch Quezon’s Game and “be inspired by the humanity of our former President Manuel L. Quezon who chose to open the doors of the Philippines to those in need of shelter and refuge.” END
Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa (5th from left) delivers his remarks at the opening program of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival at the Prague Municipal Library on 01 September 2022. With him are (from left to right) Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih, Malaysian CDA Farashima Aini Binti Mohd Ali, Myanmarese CDA Dr. Phone Lin Kyaing, Philippine CDA Indhira C. Bañares, Thai Ambassador Phasporn Sangasubana, Vietnamese Deputy Chief of Mission Nguyen Dieu Linh, Chinese CDA Zhao Maoming, Japanese Ambassador Hideo Suzuki, and South Korean Ambassador Kim Taejin. (Prague PE photo)
The ASEAN Handshake at the Opening of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival. From left to right: Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih, Malaysian CDA Farashima Aini Binti Mohd Ali, Myanmarese CDA Dr. Phone Lin Kyaing, Philippine CDA Indhira C. Bañares, Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa, Thai Ambassador Phasporn Sangasubana, Vietnamese Deputy Chief of Mission Nguyen Dieu Linh, Chinese CDA Zhao Maoming, Japanese Ambassador Hideo Suzuki, South Korean Ambassador Kim Taejin, and Director of the Prague Municipal Library Tomas Rehak. (Prague PE photo)
An Sadit na Planeta’s poster as the main theme of the promotional poster of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival on 01-10 September 2022, as seen at the entrance of Prague Municipal Library. (Prague PE photo)
Guests wait at the 400-seater cinema of the Prague Library for the program to start at the Opening Night of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival on 01 September 2022. (Prague PE photo)
From left to right: Japanese Ambassador Hideo Suzuki, Malaysian CDA Farashima Aini Binti Mohd Ali, Vietnamese Deputy Chief of Mission Nguyen Dieu Linh, Philippine CDA Indhira C. Bañares, Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Tlapa, Thai Ambassador Phasporn Sangasubana, Indonesian Ambassador Kenssy Dwi Ekaningsih, CZ MFA Director for Asia-Pacific Marek Libricky, Myanmarese CDA Dr. Phone Lin Kyaing and Chinese CDA Zhao Maoming at the opening of ASEAN + 3 Film Festival at the Prague Municipal Library on 01 September 2022. (Prague PE photo)
The Philippine Embassy team at the Opening Night of the ASEAN+3 Film Festival at Prague Municipal Library on 01 September 2022. (Prague PE photo)
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