PH film wins Tokyopop award in South Korea

Victor Villanueva’s “Ricky Boy the Wonder Boy” won the Tokyopop Asian Film Award at the Network for Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF), held during the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival in South Korea. Produced by Daphne Chiu, the film tells the story of an 8-year-old Cebuano kid with healing powers. Tokyopop publishes manga in the United States. For this year’s NAFF, 27 genre projects from 15 countries competed for the prize. Bayani San Diego Jr.