A Nepalese short film emerged as the winner of the Golden Durian Prize for best Asian film in the recently concluded Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival.
Dadyaa (Woodpeckers of Rotha), directed by Bibhusan Basnet and Pooja Gurung, bested 14 other entries in the Asian competion for a “powerful cinematographic work that captures the harsh topography of grief, isolation, memory and loss.”
Indonesian entry Nokas by Manuel Alberto Maia won the jury prize for a “a documentary that carefully explores a cultural tradition prevalent in Southeast Asia, with its subtle questioning of patriarchy with a resolute but even handed manner.”
A special citation was given to the Philippine entry God BLISS Our Home by Nawruz Paguidopon for its creative mix of animation and the selfie to create a personal documentary, and Chor (Bicycle) by Khanjan Kishore Nath for a pioneering cinematic work in the Assamese language that enriches the cartography of Indian cinema.
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Redempsyon (Redemption) by Edmund Telmo bagged the Golden Durian Prize in the Mindanao section “for its careful attention to the specifics of space, setting, and movement in relation to its subject, the use of effective lighting and acting in showcasing the psychology of its characters, it presents an equally powerful and contemplative film that exposes the pervasiveness of violence both social and structural through the lens of gender politics, introducing an exciting and emerging voice in Mindanao cinema.”
Lobo by Kissza Campano and Lance Maravillas was awarded the jury prize, and a special mention to Xeph Suarez’s Si Astri Maka Si Tambulah (Astri and Tambulah) for its “courageous and capable handling of sensitive subjects that is cognizant of culture and was able to spark discourse and openness on gender issues vis-à-vis belief systems.”
Meanwhile, the jury decided not to award a Golden Durian Prize in the Philippine section for what it perceived as “a seemingly homogenous groups of short films” that did not exhibit “a unique vision that suggests an emergence of a unique and exciting cinematic voice.” The juryinstead awarded a Special Mention to Glenn Barit’s Aliens Ata (Maybe Aliens) for “treating a contemporary story of a Filipino family without the usual melodrama attached to similar narratives, executing it with confidence and a sense of purpose.”
The jury was composed of veteran Filipino actress Evelyn Vargas-Knaebel and filmmaker Dempster Samarista in the Asian competition, and Argentinian film blogger Sebastian Nadilo, and Filipino filmmakers Charliebebs Gohetia and Bagane Fiola.
