‘Mondomanila’ wins in Montreal

Filipino filmmaker Khavn de la Cruz’s “Mondomanila” won the special mention prize at the 16th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, last week. The jury cited the Filipino indie film “for the accuracy with which the director looks at his country’s most disadvantaged … uncompromising, but full of humanity.” “Mondomanila” shared the honor with Hajime Ohata’s “Henge”from Japan. Bayani San Diego Jr.