Filipino filmmaker Adolfo Alix Jr. is headed to Japan, Poland and Australia this month.<\/b>
\nFilipino filmmaker Adolfo Alix Jr. is headed to Japan, Poland and Australia this month.
Alix\u2019s latest movie, \u201cMadilim ang Gabi\u201d (Dark is the Night), is competing with eight other entries at the Tokyo FILMeX in Japan, from Nov. 18 to 26. The annual event was established by Office Kitano, actor Takeshi Kitano\u2019s film company, in 2000.
According to the fest\u2019s website, Alix\u2019s film, which tackles the \u201cradical war on narcotics,\u201d \u201cstraightforwardly protests his country\u2019s current situation, which has provoked a significant commotion internationally, as well.\u201d
The website hails Alix\u2019s film, which premiered at the Toronto fest last September, \u201cas a tour de force, closely resembling the socially aware films of master filmmaker Lino Brocka.\u201d
\u201cI am excited to be part of the competition, as it is my first time at the Tokyo FILMeX,\u201d Alix told the Inquirer.
Before Tokyo FILMeX, the Filipino movie will also be part of the 11th Five Flavors Film Festival in Warsaw, Poland, from Nov. 15 to 22.
Five Flavors\u2019 Jagoda Murczynska commended Alix\u2019s film for its \u201cdynamic action, intriguing supporting characters and detailed social panorama of contemporary Philippines [that] make for powerful, topical cinema.\u201d
The critic explained that \u201cputting unusual protagonists in the spotlight allows the director to show the social costs of political struggle\u2026 [of people] stuck in deadend situations.\u201d Murczynska noted: \u201cWithout justifying their actions, [Alix] shows the reality in a nuanced, honest manner\u2014leaving the audience with many open questions.\u201d
Meanwhile, Alix will also serve as a member of the international jury at the 11th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Apsa) in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 23.
He explained that, as a filmmaker, he is thrilled to take in the \u201cdiversity of stories and cinematic experiences\u201d during the screenings.
\u201cI\u2019m also looking forward to meet the other jury members and hear their thoughts on the films. These events enable us to talk about the richness of, along with the challenges in, the region, especially with the rise of new media and platforms,\u201d Alix said.
Led by Australian editor Jill Billock, this year\u2019s Apsa jury also includes Chinese actress He Saifei, Kazakh filmmaker Adilkhan Yerzhanov, and Tokyo fest programmer Yoshi Yatabe. Two Filipino films, Avid Liongoren\u2019s \u201cSaving Sally\u201d and Jun Robles Lana\u2019s \u201cDie Beautiful,\u201d are vying for major awards at the Apsa.<\/p>\n

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