14 March 2010
Fribourg-
The Philippine Embassy in Berne reported to the Department of Foreign
Affairs that award winning Filipino Director Brillante “Dante”
Mendoza’s film “LOLA” premiered at the 24th Fribourg International Film
Festival (FIFF). The movie was viewed by over 300 film
enthusiasts. “LOLA,” which is included in the festival’s
competition category is the first Filipino film to be commercially
distributed in Switzerland.
Prior to the
premier showing of “LOLA,” the Philippine Embassy in Berne hosted a
special reception for Director Mendoza at the Cap Cine lounge at the
Manor in Fribourg. Philippine Ambassador to Switzerland Maria
Theresa P. Lazaro welcomed more than 150 guests, consisting mainly of
jurors of the Film Festival, Swiss media critics and film aficionados,
and members of Filipino community in Fribourg, Berne, and Zurich.
The
Embassy in cooperation with the FIFF organizers will invite the crème
of the Swiss film industry as well as Swiss and Filipino audiences.
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be hosting a special reception for Award-winning Director Mendoza in
Fribourg on 14 March 2010, on the day of the premier showing of his
film “LOLA” at the Cap Cine 5 at the Manor in Fribourg. The
Embassy in cooperation with the FIFF organizers will invite the crème
of the Swiss film industry as well as Swiss and Filipino audiences.
Lola
(Grandmother) is a Filipino independent film about two grandmothers
living in the slums of Malabon, Manila, who are trying to cope with the
“loss” of their respective grandsons. Directed by Brillante “Dante”
Mendoza, with a screenplay by Linda Casimiro, the film was the surprise
pick at the 2009 Venice Film Festival as well as a winner in the 2009
Dubai International Film Festival. |
