‘Taklub’ wins in Italy

Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s “Taklub” won the Audience Award at the 16th Asiatica Film Mediale, held in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 28. The fest envisions to spark “discussion and cultural exchange between Italy and the Asian continent.” Next stops for “Taklub,” which top-bills Nora Aunor as a Supertyphoon “Yolanda” survivor, are the Dubai and Palm Springs film fests later this month. Bayani San Diego Jr.