I just read this news that the movie "Eman" an entry for the National Film Festival and directed by Tikoy Aquiluz didn't make it for the festival.accdg to this news:
With only two days to go before the opening of the Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival All-Masters Film Festival, both the makers of “Eman” and the festival organizer, Film Development Council of the Philippines, have expressed optimism that the anticipated biopic of slain poet-warrior Eman Lacaba would be completed before the festival ends.
As revealed during the official opening night of the film festival at the SM Mall of Asia last Saturday, “Eman” was still in production after director Tikoy Aguiluz was called onstage to introduce his film.
“Matatapos din namin ito,” said producer Chantel Garcia, who accompanied Aguiluz on stage together with Miriam Lacaba, daughter of Eman.
Aguiluz himself insisted that “Eman” is an experiemental project that he could not have done if not for the festival. Unlike the other master directors who came with their respective film’s cast members during the launch, Aguiluz said his stars were still in Davao where the film was supposedly being shot. The filmmaker did not speak to reporters and immediately left after the program.
source: http://www.philippinenews.com/read/entertainment/13029-sineng-pambansa-entry-eman-remains-unfinished-after-derek-ramsay-bows.html
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