Filipino-American filmmaker Vincent Sandoval’s “Aparisyon” won the audience award at the recent 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival held in France. Sandoval, who attended the event in France, told the Inquirer via e-mail that he was “ecstatic” over the honor. According to Sandoval, “Aparisyon” is the first film to win the audience award in [...]
Filipino-American filmmaker Vincent Sandoval’s “Aparisyon” won the audience award at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival, held in France from March 6 to 10.
Vincent Sandoval’s “Aparisyon” will compete at the 15th Deauville Asian Film Festival in France from March 6 to 10. The drama film is vying for the Golden Lotus or best picture honor. The fest website has cited it for “its profound reflection on sin, guilt, faith—rooted in a specific historical and political context, highlighted by a sophisticated mise-en-scène.” It opens in local theaters on March 13. Sandoval is one of last year’s Inquirer Indie Bravo! Tribute honorees. Bayani San Diego Jr.
“Aparisyon” by director Vincent Sandoval will be screened at the Deauville Asian Film Festival, to be held in France from March 6 to March 10, Sandoval himself told the INQUIRER on Tuesday.
The beginning of our Cinemalaya movie marathon this year was far from auspicious. Last Saturday, at Greenbelt, the first two screenings we attended (Loy Arcenas’ “Requieme” and Mes de Guzman’s “Diablo”) stopped after 20 minutes, so we decided to refund our ticket for the third title on our list, because we didn’t want to risk another annoying no-show —which was a pity, because both films began exceedingly well.
Filmmaker-actor Vincent Sandoval says the transgender character he plays in his feature film “Señorita” is loosely based on Jane Fonda’s “vulnerable yet steely” hooker role in “Klute.” “Señorita,” which is competing in the Filmmakers of the Present section of this year’s Locarno (Switzerland) fest, is an expansion of his earlier short of the same title. [...]
