Filipinos win big at Tokyo Filmex

Francis Xavier Pasion’s Cinemalaya winner “Bwaya” won the grand prize at the Tokyo Filmex, while Giancarlo Abrahan’s coming film “Somewhere South of Reality” won best project at Talents Tokyo on Saturday. “Bwaya” was cited by the jury for its “sincere humanity [in depicting] a timeless universe … its honest and cohesive directorial style and vivid expressiveness of its cast.”Bayani San Diego Jr.