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Jay cited in Mexico Filmfest

The Philippine Star
March 5, 2009 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Francis Xavier Pasion’s Jay (starring Coco Martin, left, and Baron Geisler) was given a special recognition at the 6th Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporaneo dela Ciudad de Mexico (FICCO) in Mexico City, Mexico, from Feb. 7 to March 1. Jay got the Otorga la Mencion Especial del Jurado in the fiction main competition. Another Filipino film, Kurap (Blink, by Ronaldo Bertubin) was also in the competition. Twenty-four films competed, with Argentina’s Como Estar Muerto, Como Estar Muerto by Manuel Ferrari winning Best Film.

ANOTHER FILIPINO

BARON GEISLER

BEST FILM

CINE CONTEMPORANEO

COCO MARTIN

COMO ESTAR MUERTO

FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL

FRANCIS XAVIER PASION

MANUEL FERRARI

MENCION ESPECIAL

MEXICO CITY
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