Lav Diaz’s ‘Magellan’ wins Greatest Image in Valladolid Worldwide Movie Pageant

The epic drama set within the sixteenth century bested entries from famend filmmakers, together with Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Sergei Loznitsa, Bi Gan, and Gabriel Mascaro

Lav Diaz’s Magellan received the Golden Spike, the most effective image prize within the 70^th version of the Valladolid Worldwide Movie Pageant, popularly often known as SEMINCI, brief for Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid. Established in 1956, SEMINCI relies in Valladolid, Spain.

The movie takes dwelling SEMINCI’s high prize alongside Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind.

The epic drama set within the sixteenth century bested entries from famend filmmakers, together with Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Sergei Loznitsa, Bi Gan, and Gabriel Mascaro.

“Para sa bayan at para sa pelikulang Pilipino (For the Philippines and for Filipino movie),” the internationally celebrated filmmaker instructed Rappler about his newest accolade.

Magellan, the Philippines’ entry to the most effective worldwide characteristic class on the 98th Academy Awards, stars Gael Garcia Bernal because the famous explorer.

The movie has been screened within the Philippines and in a number of movie festivals internationally. Beforehand, it made its international debut on the Cannes Movie Pageant in Might below the Cannes Premiere part.

Diaz’s newest opus, which at present has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, was hailed by The Hollywood Reporter as an “exquisitely crafted characteristic (that) could also be one of many director’s most accessible works thus far.”

Except for Garcia Bernal, the movie — shot within the Philippines, Spain, and Portugal — additionally stars Angela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Ronnie Lazaro, Hazel Orencio, Rafael Morais, Bong Cabrera, Dario Yazbek Bernal, and Tomas Alves. – Rappler.com