Sigrid Andrea Bernardo\u2019s \u201cKita Kita\u201d (I See You) will be shown at the 22nd Aichi Women\u2019s Festival in Nagoya, Japan, ongoing until tomorrow. The Aichi event is the Filipino movie\u2019s second time to be screened in a Japanese fest, after its debut at the Osaka Asian Film Festival last March.<\/b>
\nSigrid Andrea Bernardo\u2019s \u201cKita Kita\u201d (I See You) will be shown at the 22nd Aichi Women\u2019s Festival in Nagoya, Japan, ongoing until tomorrow. The Aichi event is the Filipino movie\u2019s second time to be screened in a Japanese fest, after its debut at the Osaka Asian Film Festival last March.
\u201cKita Kita\u201d was screened on Sept. 7 at the Will Hall. Filmed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, the romantic comedy topbills Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez as an unlikely couple; she is blind, while he is a persistent suitor.
According to the Aichi fest\u2019s website, this sleeper hit \u201cis about perception and how sometimes we can\u2019 t see the real story behind a person.\u201d Bernardo said that she would attend the festival and participate in a Q&A session with the audience after the screening.
Bernardo told the Inquirer that it \u201cis an honor to be part of a festival that celebrates women.\u201d
It is her second time in Aichi. Last year, she was invited for her debut feature, the CineFilipino winner, \u201cAng Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita.\u201d \u201cAt the time, we had just finished the shoot of \u2018Kita Kita.\u2019 So, from Hokkaido, I went straight to Nagoya.\u201d
She pointed out: \u201cI always have a great time in Japan. It\u2019s a source of pride and joy to meet different women filmmakers from all over the world. We are glad that these few women\u2019s film festivals exist.\u201d
The Aichi fest aims \u201cto support the advancement of women in society.\u201d It seeks to showcase \u201cworks of women directors\u2026 as well as hold discussions and seminars that will provide opportunities for participants to share their opinions.\u201d \u2014 BAYANI SAN DIEGO JR.<\/p>\n

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