Filipiñana
as producer & assistant director, 2020
'Filipiñana' is a short film written & directed by Rafael Manuel.
It was shot in the Philippines in May 2019. It premiered in the Main Shorts Competition of the 70th Berlinale in February 2020 and was awarded the Silver Bear Short Film Jury Prize.
Filipiñana was also awarded the Silver Wolf at Festival du Nouveau Cinema Montreal 2020 for Best International Short.
It was awarded the Brief Encounters Grand Prix and Best of British Award at Encounters Film Festival 2020
It screened in competition at San Sebastian FF 2020, Go Shorts FF 2020, and Shorts in The Palace FF 2020.
Writer & Director: Rafael Manuel
Producers: Naomi Pacifique, Kyle Nieva
& Kiko Meily
Cinematographer: Xenia Patricia
Production Designer: Andrea Vigoni
Sound Recordist: Manuel Colayco
1st AD: Naomi Pacifique
Featuring: Jorybel Agotto, Sunshine Teodoro, Micah Musah & Jeremy Mendoza
A feature version of the film is currently in pre-development.
More info available at www.filipinyanafilm.com
behind the scenes
