(Eagle News) — After winning London’s International Film Festival award for best director in a foreign film, three more international nominations were received by the Philippines’ INCinema entry, “Walang Take Two,” this time from the prestigious Madrid International Film Festival.
The three new nominations of the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s INCinema production, “Walang Take Two,” were for Best Cinematography in a Foreign Language Film, Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature Film, and Best Film.
“Walang Take Two” was in fact the only film entry from the Philippines to be nominated as “Best Film” in the Madrid filmfest which will open on July 2 in the Spanish capital city.
Two other Filipino films were included in the Madrid International Film Festival, namely “Tomodachi” and “Sekyu”, both films by noted director Joel Lamangan, who also directed the INC bio-epic “Felix Manalo.”
Walang Take Two director Carlo Jay Ortega Cuevas, who won in London’s International Film Festival, was in fact nominated for best director in the Madrid filmfest, along with the veteran Lamangan for the film “Sekyu” (The Guard).
In the best cinematography category, “Walang Take Two” was also the only Philippine entry to be included in the nominations.
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“It is an honor to be again nominated in such a prestigious international film festival. This is all for God’s glory,” INCinema director Cuevas said.
“Again, we thank the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo for giving us a chance to produce this film,” he added.
Aside from the Philippines’ INCinema entry, “Walang Take Two” (No Second Take), the other foreign films nominated in the “Best Film” category in the Madrid International Film Festival are the following: “Always in the Present”, “Last Summer”, “Hell’s Heart”, “Kurdistant-Kurdistan”, “DisAssociation Ville”, “Silver Skies”, “Second Chance”, “ ACT/OR (to act or not to act)”, “The C word”, “Audition”, and “The Inquisition of Camilo Sanz”.
“Walang Take Two” currently has a spin-off situational comedy series, “Hapi ang Buhay,” being shown on Net 25, every Saturday at 4 to 5 p.m., with replays on Sunday at 9 p.m.
