Lav Diaz film Makikiraan Po wins award at Venice Film Festival
PEP.ph
14 September 2026
Lav Diaz proves he’s not just a great director but also a talented actor, showcasing his skills in his scenes from Call My Manager!
Diaz portrays himself in the much-talked-about Filipino series streaming on HBO Max.
The audience enjoyed his scenes with Monsour del Rosario.
LAV DIAZ'S FILM WINS AT VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
The 67-year-old film director received praise for his performance in Call My Manager!, his film Makikiraan Po, with the English title Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors, was honored at the 83rd Venice Film Festival.
Makikiraan Po received the Premio Brian or Brian Award from the international film festival which began on September 2, 2026 and ended on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Lovi Poe and Montgomery Blencowe are among the producers of Makikiraan Po, which stars Ronnie Lazaro, Christian Bables, Bart Guingona, Yul Servo, and Rafa Siguion Reyna.
The Brian Prize is awarded to a film that demonstrates respect for human rights and freedom of conscience.
83RD VENICE FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS
American actor John Malkovich won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for the film Wild Horse Nine.
Part of his acceptance speech: "I am humbled to be chosen for this award, which has been given to so many wonderful actors over the past 83 iterations of the Venice Film Festival.
"Thank you to the jury for bestowing this honor upon me, and thank you, Martin McDonagh, for writing this lovely screenplay and for your superb direction of it, and for gifting me with this fantastic role.
"And thank you to all my wonderful colleagues, most especially my sidekick, the great Sam Rockwell."
Filipino actor John Arcilla won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor in 2021 for his performance in On The Job: The Missing 8.
The winners of the 83rd Venice Film Festival held at the Venice Lido, Italy:
Golden Lion: Woman Unknown, May el-Toukhy
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize: Possible Love, Lee Chang-dong
Silver Lion for Best Director: Ilya Khrzhanovsky, DAU
Special Jury Prize: NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
Best Screenplay: Un Bon Petit Soldat, Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: John Malkovich, Wild Horse Nine
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Mathilde Arcel, Woman Unknown
Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award: Malou Khebizi, A Place to Heal
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Debut Film: House of the Wind, Auguste Bernard
Kouemo Yanghu Audience Award — Armani Beauty: I Matter, Alina ?erban Orizzonti
Best Film: Diane in the Loop, Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni Orizzonti
Best Director: Jacqueline Lentzou, A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra
Orizzonti Special Jury Prize: House of the Wind, Auguste Bernard, Kouemo Yanghu Orizzonti
No comments:
Post a Comment