14 January 2016 - The Philippine Embassy in Prague and the Czech Republic Embassy in Manila, in yet another good example of bilateral cooperation between the two Embassies, were once more thrust on center stage for the 11th FilmAsia Festival in Prague last December 2015 at the Lucerna and Svetozar theaters.
Ambassadors Vic Lecaros of the Philippines and Jaroslav Olsa, Jr. of the Czech Republic opened the Festival, which kicked off with a screening of the 1950’s classic film “Genghis Khan” by the acclaimed late Filipino Director Manuel Conde.
This year’s festival featured Philippine, South Korean, Japanese and Chinese films.
Six Filipino films also had their premiere screening at the festival. Among the Philippine offerings were Darna at Ding (1980), Dekada ‘70 (2002), and three independent films co-produced by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP): Lihis (2013), Sonata (2013), and Badil (2013).
The 2015 edition of FilmAsia Festival’s Director and Producer Karla Stojáková described the festival as the premier Asian film festival in the Czech Republic that offers Czechs a glimpse of the best of Asian cinema. END