Asia’s best at Cinemalaya

AMONG the award-winning filmmakers who are attending the 11th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition, ongoing until Aug. 15, are Reis Celik, director of “The Night of Silence” (Turkey); Li Zhen Hua, producer of “Poet on a Business Trip” by Ju Anqi (China); Sotho Kulikar, director of “The Last Reel” (Cambodia); and The Maw Naing, director of “The Monk” (Burma/Czech Republic).

The filmmakers will participate in a “Meet the Artist” session today, 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, third floor hallway.