2014 Script Development Fund
LIST Learning to Build a FireCategory | Asian Project |
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Project | Learning to Build a Fire |
Director | Hannah ESPIA |
Country | Philippines |
Director's Profile | Hannah Espia is a director under the Manila-based production company TEN17P. Her debut feature film, <Transit>(2013), was one of the most acclaimed Filipino films in 2013. Premiering at the Cinemalaya International Film Festival where it won ten awards (including Best Picture and Best Director), the film received a Special Mention at the Busan International Film Festival and the Student Jury Prize at Tokyo FilmEx. <Transit> was also selected as the Philippines’ entry to the Academy Awards in 2014. |