Pinoy films win top prizes in international film festivals

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<p>Filipino directors continue to soar in international film festivals. </p><p>This Tuesday, Zig Dulay took home the top prize in the 2018 Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema in France for &quot;Bagahe.&quot; </p><p>His movie tells the story of an OFW (overseas Filipino worker) who, after fleeing her boss, is suspected of dumping a newborn baby in a trash bin of an airplane toilet so that she could come home. </p><p>You can watch the trailer below: </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXGhC6VTP4k?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>The Vesoul jury was headed by China&#x27;s Wang Xiaoshuai, best known for his Berlin Film Festival-winning entry, &quot;Beijing Bicycle.&quot; It also included Liza Dino, the chair of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be369OeAbnc/" data-instgrm-version="8" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Be369OeAbnc/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Liza Diño-Seguerra (@lizadino)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-02-06T23:31:28+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Feb 6, 2018 at 3:31pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Dulay&#x27;s win follows that of Shireen Seno, who bagged the best <a href="https://iffr.com/en/blog/iffr-presents-47th-edition-award-winners">Asian film award</a> at the 47th Rotterdam International Film Festival in Netherlands over the past weekend. </p><p>Seno was recognized for &quot;Nervous Translation,&quot; a coming-of-age drama that follows a young girl who finds a pen that can translate the thoughts and feelings of shy people like herself. </p><p>It&#x27;s the first film from the Philippines to win the Rotterdam award since its launch in 1995.</p><p>The jury, composed of members from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema, praised Seno for her film that &quot;beautifully captures a unique view of the world – one that is full of contradictory interactions, introspection, social and political dissonance, and disquietude.&quot;</p><p>&quot;With this film, the director has succeeded in creating an unforgettable cinematic universe.&quot; </p><p>You can check out its trailer below: </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_3V-IbHxHTY?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

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Pinoy films win top prizes in international film festivals

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Published Feb 07, 2018 07:52 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 28, 2018 08:22 PM PHT

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Zig Dulay

Bagahe

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Vesoul International Film Festival

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