Ang pelikula na About Us But Not About Us ng award-winning writer at director na si Jun Robles Lana ang ginawaran ng karangalan na Best Film, Critics Picks sa closing ceremony ng 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
Ginanap ito noong Sabado, November 26, 2022, sa Alexela Concert Hall sa Tallinn, Estonia.
Personal na tinanggap ni Lana ang parangal na iginawad sa kanyang pelikula na pinangungunahan nina Romnick Sarmenta at Elijah Canlas.
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"A thrilling psychological chamber drama with surprising plot twists. An unexpected real-time masterpiece with minimal but perfect filmmaking.
"About Us is not about us but about how to make cinema with what we have," ang papuri ng mga hurado ng 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival sa pelikula ni Lana na naghatid ng bagong karangalan sa Pilipinas.
Sa kanyang acceptance speech, sabi ni Lana, "I made this film at the height of the pandemic when I was going through a lot...
"I didn't know where to go or who to go to. I only have my art. I made a script and turned it into film.
"I didn't know if it was gonna resonate with anyone. So when I got invited by the festival... I felt seen, I felt validated.
"Tonight, you gave me a greater gift. This inspires me to continue being present and continue telling stories."
Kasama ni Lana na dumalo sa nabanggit na festival sa Estonia ang movie producer na si Ferdy Lapuz at ang young award-winning actress na si Therese Malvar.
Si Therese, na talent ni Lapuz, ay inimbitahan bilang miyembro ng First Feature Competition Jury.
Si Therese ang kauna-unahan na aktres mula sa Pilipinas at pinakabata na Asian juror sa 26th Tallinn Black Festival na nag-umpisa noong November 11 at magwawakas ngayong Linggo, November 27.
Nasulit nang husto ang pagdalo ni Therese sa Estonian film festival dahil bukod sa pagiging hurado, siya ang presenter ng First Feature Competition Award.
"I was worried I would feel so intimidated and alienated by my co-juries since I am young and also the only Asian juror in the First Feature Competition, but I have felt immediately welcomed from the very first day we all met.
"This still feels surreal right now but I am taking in every moment," ang pagbabahagi ni Therese tungkol sa mga karanasan niya sa international film festival na kanyang dinaluhan.
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