MANILA, Philippines - Pepe Diokno’s award-winning film Engkwentro will screen on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. as a special presentation of the Cinemanila International Film Festival at Market! Market!, The Fort, with profits going to the victims of typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
Diokno, the film’s 22-year-old director, announced this on Oct. 7. Diokno is still fresh from his successful stint at the Venice Film Festival, where Engkwentro won the Lion of the Future-Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Debut Film, as well as the top prize in the Horizons section for new trends in cinema.
For subsequent screenings, visit www.engkwentro.com.