Not once, but twice!
Closing Ceremony: Red Carpet 66th Venice Film Festival
Make that two. Engkwentro, the first feature by Pepe Diokno, won the Orizzonti (New Horizons) Prize at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. Pepe Diokno also won the Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future Award for a Debut Film, which comes with a prize of 100,000 USD donated by Filmauro, to be divided equally between director and producer.
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September 13th, 2009 at 19:30
Take that, Mother Lily and Star Cinema!
September 13th, 2009 at 23:05
What’s even more amazing is the fact that Pepe Diokno’s just 22. There’s still much to look forward to.
September 14th, 2009 at 10:14
Amazing! And he’s only 22! We have to see his next films.
Take that, Caparas! And I’m wondering, with all the GMA support, would GMA push Caparas films in these festivals? In one hand, I would like to see his ego trampled by the foreign critics. But in the other hand, not a proud moment for Pinoys.