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'Sisa' wins best screenplay at Portugal's Fantasporto

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177295127807420260308 (5).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Hilda Koronel in &#x27;Sisa.&#x27; Screenshot from the IdeaFirst Company on YouTube"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Hilda Koronel in &#x27;Sisa.&#x27; <em>Screenshot from the IdeaFirst Company on YouTube</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- &quot;Sisa,&quot; the historical thriller marking veteran actress Hilda Koronel&#x27;s comeback, won best screenplay at Portugal&#x27;s Fantasporto International Film Festival, the film&#x27;s director and production company announced Sunday.</p><p>In a Facebook post, the IdeaFirst Company, which co-produced the film, said &quot;Sisa&quot; took home the best screenplay award at the 46th Festival Internacional de Cinema do Porto, also known as the Fantasporto.</p><p>In a separate post on Instagram, director Jun Robles Lana said: &quot;It&#x27;s an honor for our team to see this story recognized on an international stage.&quot;</p><p>&quot;But the most meaningful part of the journey is bringing this win back home. We are still in cinemas this week and I&#x27;d love for you to catch it on the big screen while you can,&quot; Lana said of the movie, which premiered in local cinemas last March 4.</p><div><br/></div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVmzDZ2j6YA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" 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:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVmzDZ2j6YA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a><div style="color:#c9c8cd;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/DVmzDZ2j6YA/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color:#c9c8cd;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Jun Robles Lana (@junrobleslana)</a></div></div></blockquote><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s show the world that our stories have a home in our own theaters,&quot; he told his followers.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2026/3/6/movie-review-sisa-is-a-brutal-hijacking-of-a-national-ghost-1607"><strong>REVIEW: ‘Sisa’ is a brutal hijacking of a national ghost<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Sisa&quot; centers on a woman who  feigns madness to conceal her true identity as a spy during the Philippine-American War.</p><p>The film marks the big-screen comeback of Koronel, known for acclaimed Lino Brocka films such as &quot;Maynila, sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag&quot; and &quot;Insiang,&quot; after 13 years.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q1EzG9I_VgE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>'Sisa,' the historical thriller marking veteran actress Hilda Koronel's comeback, won best screenplay at Portugal's Fantasporto International Film Festival.</p>

'Sisa,' the historical thriller marking veteran actress Hilda Koronel's comeback, won best screenplay at Portugal's Fantasporto International Film Festival.

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Hilda Koronel-led 'Sisa' wins best screenplay at Portugal's Fantasporto

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Published March 08, 2026 04:09 PM PHT

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