Tuesday, January 16, 2007 'Kubrador' to be screened in 16 int'l filmfests
REGARDED as one of the best films of 2006 and the strongest contenders for best picture in local award giving body selections, "Kubrador" isn't through with its foreign festival hopping.
It's starting its second season for the world's festivals early this month. If last year, since May 2006, it had been to 22 festivals, winning nine international awards in the process, it has still 16 festivals to go to during the first two quarters of 2007.
This month, "Kubrador" goes to the Palm Springs Festival in California then it will be screened in the Gotenberg (Sweden) and Tromso (Norway) film festivals.
Producer Attorney Joji Alonso and film director Jeffrey Jeturian with actress Gina Pareño look forward to the Bangkok International Film Festival in Thailand later this month. The Bangkok filmfest starts on January 26 and ends on February 15.
Last year, Dante Mendoza's "Masahista" was the lone Philippine entry.
This year, the Philippines has two entries, namely, "Kubrador" and "Donsol".
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) has approved a financial commendation to "Kubrador" for its winning the film award at the Osian's Cine Fan Festival at New Delhi last July 2. That time, it won best actress honor for Pareño and the Fipresci Critics award. (Press release)
