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A documentary on former Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential campaign in 2022 has been selected as the Philippines’ official entry to the 97th Academy Awards in its best international feature film category.

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Ramona Diaz 09262024

Don Tagala

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1727311794063Ramona-Diaz-09262024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Photos by Film Academy of the Philippines "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Photos by </em><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em>Film Academy of the Philippines </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>A documentary on former Vice President Leni Robredo&#x27;s presidential campaign in 2022 has been selected as the Philippines’ official entry to the 97th Academy Awards in its best international feature film category.  </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/8/23/review-and-so-it-begins-offers-little-beyond-the-familiar-1115" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Review: ‘And So It Begins’ offers little beyond the familiar</a></div><p>The Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) announced the selection of <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Filipino American filmmaker Ramona Diaz’s documentary “And So It Begins”</span> on Wednesday.</p><p>Diaz join the ranks of a few women directors whose films have been named as the Philippines’ official entries to the Oscars’ international film category including Hannah Espia’s “Transit” (2013); Rory Quintos’ “Anak” (2000); and Marilou Diaz-Abaya&#x27;s “Karnal” (1984), “Milagros” (1997), “Sa Pusod ng Dagat” (1998) -- according to Golden Globe Voter Nicole Andrew Latayan @nikowl.</p><p>&quot;This marks the first ever documentary submission from the Philippines, a year after its first animated film submission Carl Papa&#x27;s Iti Mapukpukaw,&quot; Latayan added.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1838882609792688146&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-09-26T00%3A20%3A09.296601%3Ab52897ca-eb63-4f00-96b6-36e6a69c8f7a%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=89c99d5d5c9c3a7d8119cdc1a2e61b3dff4e5eb7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:648px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1838882609792688146"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>“And So It Begins” follows Leni Robredo’s grassroots campaign in the 2022 Philippine national and local elections.</p><p>The film also focuses on political personalities such as President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, Vice President Sara Duterte, former president Rodrigo Duterte, former senator Francis &quot;Kiko&quot; Pangilinan, former first lady Imelda Marcos and journalist Maria Ressa, among others.</p><p>Jona Jane Tajonera of J3 Marketing and Productions, a New York film distributor said: “This is a momentous achievement for Filipino cinema and a testament to the powerful storytelling and talent that our country continues to bring to the world stage. Let’s show our support for the film as it embarks on this exciting journey to the Oscars!”</p><p>“And So It Begins” is set to premiere in New York City in November. New York screening details are still in the works.  </p><p>The 97th Oscars will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood.</p><p>The Oscars will air live at 7 P.M. EST or 4 P.M. PST on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>A documentary on former Vice President Leni Robredo's presidential campaign in 2022 has been selected as the Philippines’ official entry to the 97th Academy Awards in its best international feature film category.</p>

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Ramona Diaz's 'And So It Begins' docu is Philippines' entry to the Oscars

Don Tagala,

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Published September 26, 2024 08:50 AM PHT

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Updated September 28, 2024 12:19 AM PHT

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