2011 Script Development Fund
LIST Above the CloudsCategory | Asian Project |
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Project | Above the Clouds |
Director | Pepe DIOKNO |
Country | Philippines |
Director's Profile | Pepe Diokno is a 23-year-old film director and producer, born in Manila on August 13, 1987. In 2009, his debut film [Engkwentro] premiered at the Venice Film Festival and won the Orizzonti Prize and the Lion of the Future - Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Debut Film. [Engkwentro] recounts the final 24 hours of two brothers who are murdered by government vigilantes. It began as a student project, and was shot on a budget of $20,000. |