Philippine independent film Aparisyon (English title
“Apparition”) has made history at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival in
France, bagging the first Deauville Audience Award. This was announced via the
Facebook page of the film on Sunday after it competed with nine other
masterpieces from Thailand, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Iran, China, and
Japan, in the festival which ran from March 6 to 10.
Deauville noted the film, which was also
nominated for a Golden Lotus (Best Picture) award, as “a profound reflection on
sin, guilt and faith, rooted in a specific historical and political context
highlighted by a sophisticated mise en-scene.”
Jodi Sta. Maria, one of the featured actors
in the film, happily tweeted about the news. “‘Aparisyon’ wins the Audience
Award at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival held in France. :-) Yahoo. God
is good :-).”
Produced by director Vincent Sandoval
together with Darlene Malimas, the movie is a psychological drama set in the
’70s centering on cloistered nuns and how their political consciousness have
been stirred by the times. It debuted at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film
Festival under the New Breed section, walking away with the Best Sound Design
trophy. Soon after, it took part in other
international film festivals, such as the Busan International Film Festival,
Vancouver International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival – in
which it received the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) award
– and the San Diego Asian Film Festival.
Aparisyon will likewise be exhibited along
with other Filipino films at the first Asean International Film Festival in
Malaysia, which will be held from March 28 to 30.
It will have its theatrical premiere in
select local cinemas on March 20.
Manila Bulletin
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