Sunday, July 15, 2007 2 Pinoy films win at 2007 Marseille filmfest in France
MARSEILLES, France -- Raya Martin's second feature film "Autohystoria" won a special mention in the international competition of the 18th Festival International du Documentaire de Marseille in France on July 9.
The film is a quasi-autobiographical account of two city brothers paralleling with the Filipino historical figures Andres and Procopio Bonifacio. The international competition jury was presided over by renowned Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul, along with directors Patricio Guzman of Chile, Angela Schanelac of Germany, Tahani Rached of Egypt and Italian critic Enrico Ghezzi.
The First Film Award was given to another Filipino film, Sherad Anthony Sanchez's "Huling Balyan ng Buhi: O Ang Sinalirap Nga Asoy Nila" about a priestess' conception of stigmata. The jury was headed by Iranian director Manoushak Fashahi joined by Ulrike Kasper of Germany, Michele Sylvander of France, Gilles Laurent of Belgium and Patrice Nezan also of France.
The FIDMarseille is one of the world's prominent documentary festivals, and in this year's edition has decided to include fiction films that blur the boundaries between fact and fiction, including the Malaysian film "Love Conquers All" by Tan Chui Mui.
