Brillante Mendoza wins La Navicella prize at Venice filmfest
BRILLANTE Mendoza. FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino director Brillante Mendoza won the La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award for “Thy Womb.”
“Thy Womb” producer Larry Castillo said the La Navicella is composed of critics at the Venice International Film Festival.
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Previous winners of the award include Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker,” which eventually bagged an Oscar prize in 2010.
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La Navicella is given to directors of films that are “considered particularly relevant for the affirmation of human values.”
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