by Atty. Josabeth Alonso-Antonio
(July 24, 2006)
At 6:00PM tonight (8:30PM our time), the Osian's Cinefan 8th Festival of Asia had its awarding ceremonies. Ms. Gina Pareno was all dressed up in a sari.
First, the winner for the FIPRESCI was announced (this year, the FIPRESCI changed its rules. A film can win as many FIPRESCI awards in as many festivals it participates in). KUBRADOR won the FIPRESCI anew as best film in competition from the International Critics Jury which was composed of Max Tessier of France, Lucy Virgen of Mexico and Rwitta Dutta of India. The jury's choice was unanimous.
Thereafter, the Jury for the Asian Competition announced their awards. The jury was composed of Ryuichi Hiroki of Japan, Stanley Kwan of Hongkong, Xie Fei of China, Adoor Gopalakrishnan of India and Jajang Noer of Indonesia. Gina Pareno was declared the Best Actress. No best Actor award was handed out as there was no worthy male performance.
This was followed by the special jury prize for TWO GIRLS from Turkey directed by Iki Genc Kiz. Finally, the award for Best Asian Film in Competition was awarded to KUBRADOR.
On behalf of all the people behind KUBRADOR, I would like to thank all of you who have supported us. This is a great moment for all members of the cast and crew who worked very hard on this project.
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