Marlon Rivera’s “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” and Alvin Yapan’s “Gayuma” will be vying for awards at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival (BIFF) and the 27th Warsaw Film Festival (WFF), respectively.
Bombo Radyo reported on Oct. 4 that “Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” is nominated for BIFF’s Cinema Fairbindet Award and the Best First Feature Award. According to the film festival’s official website, the Cinema Fairbindet Award is given to either feature or documentary films “that addresses a global issue and encourages discussion in an extraordinary way – whether climate change, migration, education or human rights violations.”
The BIFF will be held in Berlin, Germany from Feb. 9 to 19, 2012.
“Ang Babae sa Septic Tank” also snagged a nomination at the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) for the Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema, which is currently running until Oct. 14. The VIFF website states that the award is given to “a new director from Pacific Asia… to a creative and innovative film, made early in the director’s career, which has not yet won significant international recognition.”
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