Three Filipino films are headed to the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival in China, from June 16 to 25. Shanghai is one of three A\u2026<\/b>
\nThree Filipino films are headed to the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival in China, from June 16 to 25.
Shanghai is one of three A-list film festivals in Asia, along with Tokyo (Japan) and Goa (India).
According to filmmaker Mikhail Red, his latest film \u201cNeomanila,\u201d a product of last year\u2019s QCinema, has been selected as part of Shanghai\u2019s Belt and Road section.
All this globetrotting makes Red all the more excited for its local release soon. \u201cLike \u2018Birdshot,\u2019 this is a film that Filipinos need to see.\u201d
Meanwhile, two Filipino films are nominated in Shanghai\u2019s Asian New Talent
Award tilt.
Treb Monteras II\u2019s \u201cRespeto\u201d is nominated for best director and best actor (for rapper Abra). \u201cRespeto\u201d is the top winner in last year\u2019s Cinemalaya fest.
\u201cShanghai is our film\u2019s Asian premiere,\u201d Monteras related. \u201cThese nominations opened more doors for us.\u201d
Soon after the announcement, Monteras received \u201cinquiries and invitations from different festivals and people who want to work with us.\u201d
Monteras quipped: \u201cA lot of exciting things are going to happen after Shanghai.\u201d
Also, Shireen Seno\u2019s \u201cNervous Translation\u201d scored nods in three categories: best actress (Jana Agoncillo), cinematographer (Albert Banzon, Jippy Pascua and Dennese Victoria) and screenplay (Seno).
Seno\u2019s film was an entry in last year\u2019s Cinema One Originals fest. Seno told the Inquirer: \u201cIt\u2019s an honor\u2026 to be recognized on the Asian stage, not just for its story, but also for the performance of our young
actress and for the craft of our cinematography team. We are ecstatic to be invited to attend the fest, as well.\u201d
The \u201cBelt and Road\u201d section recognizes the vital role cinema plays \u201cas an essential medium of cultural exchange among people of
all countries.\u201d
The Asian New Talent Award, on the other hand, aims to \u201cgather new forces in film creativity \u2026 [by] tapping fresh faces onscreen and boosting newly made productions by young filmmakers.\u201d
Since its launch in 2004, the Asian New Talent Award has been upgraded, \u201cpromoting\u201d the region\u2019s most promising directors, actors, scriptwriters and cinematographers.<\/p>\n

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