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Filipino Film Projects Awarded at Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum

Congratulations to the Philippines! Filipino film projects and filmmakers were well-recognized in the recently concluded Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), especially with Adolf Alix, Jr.’sย Circaย and Mikhail Red’sย The Grandstandย which received awards during the HAF Awarding Ceremony last March 20 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Circaย brought home the White Light Post-Production Award, whileย The Grandstandย won the Udine Focus Asia Award.

HAF is the leading film project market in Asia which provides Asian filmmakers with projects in development with opportunities for international co-production. It was held this year during the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) where the Filipino projects were showcased along with thirty (30) Filipino production companies and producersย at the Philippine Pavilionย with the support of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

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Joining Alix and Red at HAF were Jun Robles Lana withย Between Sea and Skyย under HAF projects, and Lana again withย Son of Godย and Raymund Ribay Gutierrez withย Verdictย for HAF’s Work-in-Progress (WIP).

Meanwhile, four (4) Filipino films were included in the stellar lineup of films of the 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).ย Alpha, The Right To Killย by Brillante Mendoza was in the Masters & Auteurs section, while the documentaryย In The Claws of a Century Wanting (Sa Palad ng Dantaong Kulang)ย by Jewel Maranan was under the Reality Bites section.ย Judgementย by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez andย The Imminent Immanentย by Carlo Francisco Manatad were also in the Firebird Awards (Short Film Competition) programme.

The Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum took place from March 18 to 20 alongside the Hong Kong International Film Festival from March 18 to April 1 and the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market from March 18 to 21.