Serbis, the Philippine entry in this year's Cannes Festival, grabbed two trophies from Russia.
In the recently concluded 6th International Pacific Meridian Film Festival in Vladivostok, Russia, Brillante “Dante” Mendoza won as Best Director while Gina Pareño won the best actress award. The cash prize Mendoza won was US $15,000.00 or P 705,000.00 while Pareño took home US$10,000.00 or equivalent to P470,000.00. Aside from the cash prize, the two also brought home a very elegant seashells and starfish trophies.
The Russian film fest ended last Friday, September 19.
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