GOOD news to RAL who posted a feedback to our blog post, "Are you a closet Fili
pino?" RAL bemoaned the lack of Pinoy presence at Cannes in recent years.
Well, this year Brillante "Dante" Mendoza is putting the Philippine flag back o
n the French Riviera with his film, "Foster Child," which is featured in the Di
rectorsâ Fortnight, the Cannes festival program that presented the works of Lin
o Brocka, Mike de Leon and Mario OâHara in the late â70s and â80s.
We are glad that on our first trip (making us a Cannes virgin) to experience th
e most prestigious international film festival in the world, there will be Pino
y presence. Weâre writing this at the Los Angeles International Airport as we w
ait to board our flight to London and then to Nice, France. Weâll try to keep y
ou updated daily on our Cannes experience once we get there. Yes, from a Cannes
virgin perspective.
Thank you, by the way, to all those who posted feedback to our blog posts. Keep
them coming. Your comments and the ensuing dialogue among the feedback authors
are inspiring.
A Cannes virgin is off to the Riviera
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glad that we've got presence in cannes. although i've never seen a dante mendoz
a film, i enjoyed working with dante in advertising. enjoy the trip and tell us
all about it!
I'm really very pleased about this news. At last a filipino film in Cannes afte
r so many years although I havn't heard of it here in France (it probably belon
gs to a certain category), I presume that it will be in competition. Good luck
!
As to the Cannes virgins, ooh la la! Quelle chance! Bienvenue à Cannes et Prof
itez en bien. Can't wait to hear about your French Riviera experience. Enjoy th
e prestigious events. A bientôt!
Pls - when are the dates of the Cannes Festival - will be in Marseilles first w
eek of June. Hope to get on to Cannes
I have been reading your articles in philippine daily inquirer, and these blogs
are additions to my reading feasting.
keep them coming!