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‘Viet and Nam,’ ‘Don’t Cry, Butterfly’ Among Winners at Philippines’ QCinema Festival
'Viet and Nam' wins top prize, while 'Don't Cry Butterfly' takes Grand Jury honors at the 12th QCinema International Film Festival in Quezon City.
The jury, comprising Babyruth Villarama, Gabor Greiner, Ming-Jung Kuo and Nguyen Le, praised the film for “conjuring the haunting presence of trauma and memories that are embedded within the landscape, and tenderly following a romance that unfolds deep within the coal mines.” In the RainbowQC Prize section, celebrating LGBTQ cinema, Brazil’s “Baby” by Marcelo Caetano and British-Finnish entry “Sebastian” by Mikko Mäkelä shared the Best Film honor. The QCShorts International competition recognized festival-produced “Kinakausap ni Celso ang Diyos” by Gilb Baldoza as Best Short Film, with Malaysian-Irish co-production “WAShhh” by Mickey Lai securing the Jury Prize.
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