‘Foster Child’ wins Netpac Award in Brisbane Int’l Filmfest

Aug 20

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In absentia, internationally renowned Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza recently won the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (Netpac) for his film “Foster Child” at the Brisbane International Film Festival in Brisbane, Australia August 10.

“Hindi na ako nakapunta sa Brisbane dahil ang daming trabaho sa Pilipinas. Pero nagpapasalamat pa rin ako dahil kahit wala ako ro’n, they recognized my work,” said Mendoza in a phone interview Thursday night.

“I really wanted to attend the event but I decided not to dahil pang-world view rin naman ang mga inihahanda ko sa Pilipinas,” added Brillante, also known as Dante Mendoza.

“Foster Child”’s victory in Brisbane came after it won the Best Film and Best Actress award for Cherry Pie Picache at the Durban International Film Festival in South Africa last July.

Surprisingly, Picache’s victory wasn’t celebrated in the country. “Sanay na si Cherry Pie sa panalo. Kahit wala nang publicity, okey lang para sa kanya. What is more important is she is still active and she delivers the wares very effectively,” stressed Mendoza who kept mum when he got the coveted award in Durban.

“Actually, it was a birthday gift for me. I celebrated my birthday one day after the awards night in South Africa. I celebrated silently. Mas maganda ‘yon para mas nararamdaman ang victory,” the controversial filmmaker opined.

“I didn’t bother to spread the news even to you, right? You were here during my birthday. I had no party but you spent time to be with me. You were with our friend Dennis Adobas, right?” recalled Mendoza referring to this writer as guest on his natal day.

Meanwhile, “Serbis,” another much talked about film opus of Mendoza was officially invited to the 46th New York International Film Festival in New York.

According to Brillante, it is the very first time ever that a Filipino film got invited to this prestigious fete.

“Sana naman ay i-pratronize ng mga kababayan natin sa Amerika ang ‘Serbis’ para malaman nila na hindi ito basta lang gay film. May socio-political ingredients ang pelikula,” said Mendoza.

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