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Maris Racal's film 'Sunshine' receives nomination at 17th Asian Pacific Screen Awards

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Kiko Escuadro

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<p>MANILA -- The Filipino movie &quot;Sunshine&quot; has been nominated at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the organization announced on Wednesday.</p><p>This comes after the movie, which features Kapamilya star Maris Racal in the leading role, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fasiapacificscreenawards%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02PsoKtmmyuMM1YX9myQ3RDAUQ6UAfK4gAcXrKSFPLKn24nyTGsunKNb17XGXXwNZfl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="626" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Sunshine&quot; follows the story of a young gymnast who discovers she is pregnant on the week of the national team tryouts.</p><p>It was nominated for Best Youth Film Category in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.</p><p>Aside from &quot;Sunshine,&quot; four other films from India, Australia, China, and New Zealand were also nominated in the same category.</p><p>Helmed by Antoinette Jadaone, the movie &quot;Sunshine&quot; was produced by ANIMA Studios and Project 8 Projects.</p><p>The production house shared its excitement on social media.</p><p>&quot;SUNSHINE is nominated for Best Youth Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, the region’s highest accolade in film!&quot; they said in the caption.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fproject8proj%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0n8Z8jKtTjZzEh583eTFkDdm1waGWmh2HnjEKSwf4RYJZgMjdUvocPJCmgedKjoRRl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="735" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><strong>READ:</strong> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/4/4/maris-racal-s-new-film-sunshine-to-tackle-teen-pregnancy-1301">Maris Racal&#x27;s new film &#x27;Sunshine&#x27; to tackle teen pregnancy</a></div><p>The 17th edition of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony will be held on November 30 in Australia.</p><div><strong>READ:</strong> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/6/maris-racal-trained-for-over-a-year-for-a-role-in-sunshine-2153">Maris Racal trained for over a year for a role in &#x27;Sunshine&#x27;</a></div>

<p>After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), The Asia Pacific Screen Awards shared on Thursday on their social media page that the Filipino movie "Sunshine" was among the nominees alongside other international films.</p>

After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), The Asia Pacific Screen Awards shared on Thursday on their social media page that the Filipino movie "Sunshine" was among the nominees alongside other international films.