The Philippine film entry about a corn farmer whose kids got separated when they were young by a huge flood that devastated the village won BEST SHORT FILM among several entries from all over the world in the Eurasia International Film Festival in Moscow, Russia.
Filmed entirely in the beautiful and progressive city of Ilagan in Isabela, MAMMANGI (International Title: HOMECOMING) won the nod of the jurors of the festival. The movie tells about three brothers being separated by a calamity when they were young but was reunited through a necklace given by their mother when they were kids. Starred by Bidaman Ron Macapagal who is also the Assistant Director of the film and first councilor of Ilagan City, Jayve Diaz, the movie about corn farmers was first entered at the Urduja Film Festival where it won Best Actor (Lead Actor Performance award) for Macapagal and Best Heritage Film. It was followed as an Official Selection in the Sinelamdag Film Festival. Earlier this year, it was one of the featured films in the Cinema Rehiyon held in Naga City, Camarines Sur.
In the international film festivals, "Homecoming" was a finalist in the Prague International Film Festival in Czech Republic. It is also set to compete at the Roshani International Film Festival in India where it has been chosen as an Official Entry.
This is Direk Romm's third win in his films for this year. Earlier, his Covered Candor (Tutop) won Best Horror Film at the Oniros Film Awards in Italy. It also won Best Feature Horror Film at the Istanbul Film Festival in Turkey.
Congratulations are in order for HOMECOMING (MAMMANGI) cast and crew and the City of Ilagan headed by the indefatigable Mayor Jay Diaz.
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