“Asog” is a 2023 docufiction by Filipino-Canadian director Seán Devlin, making it his second full-length feature. It debuted at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and won the Grand Jury Prize for Screenwriting, International Narrative Feature at the 2023 Outfest. After “When The Storm Fades” (2018), Devlin comes back with another impactful testimony on the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda, by mixing comedy and realism.
Asog is screening at Cinemasia
Philippines, 2013. The Super Typhoon Yolanda, also called Typhoon Haiyan, devastated the country. It killed thousands of people and destroyed entire towns and islands. Life hasn't been easy since the natural disaster struck the territory, and its citizens still have to get back on their feet. Jaya (Jaya), a non-binary former teacher and comedian, loses their TV show as the studio is washed away in the typhoon. Meanwhile, one of their former students, Arnel (Arnel Pablo), is left alone at home as he recently lost his mother and his father is away.
Asog is screening at Cinemasia
Philippines, 2013. The Super Typhoon Yolanda, also called Typhoon Haiyan, devastated the country. It killed thousands of people and destroyed entire towns and islands. Life hasn't been easy since the natural disaster struck the territory, and its citizens still have to get back on their feet. Jaya (Jaya), a non-binary former teacher and comedian, loses their TV show as the studio is washed away in the typhoon. Meanwhile, one of their former students, Arnel (Arnel Pablo), is left alone at home as he recently lost his mother and his father is away.
- 3/5/2024
- by Federica Giampaolo
- AsianMoviePulse
No Maori Allowed, directed by Corinna Hunziger was named the winner of the Pasifika Award and recipient of a $5,000 cash prize at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
It recounts the story of a teacher who unearths a secret past in the town of Pukekohe. That causes Maori community figures to come forward to share personal stories that shaped their lives.
The festival’s Kau Ka Hōkū or shooting star award for an international emerging filmmaker making their first or second feature film, was awarded to “Asog,” by Sean Devlin. It is a tragicomic road film that follows a non-binary Filipino comedian pursuing their dream of becoming a pageant queen.
The jury also provided honorable mentions for performance to “Mustache,” directed by Imran Khan and to “Tiger Stripes,” directed by Amanda Nell Eu.
This year’s Best Made In Hawai‘i Feature winner was Hōkūle‘a: Finding The Language of the Navigator,...
It recounts the story of a teacher who unearths a secret past in the town of Pukekohe. That causes Maori community figures to come forward to share personal stories that shaped their lives.
The festival’s Kau Ka Hōkū or shooting star award for an international emerging filmmaker making their first or second feature film, was awarded to “Asog,” by Sean Devlin. It is a tragicomic road film that follows a non-binary Filipino comedian pursuing their dream of becoming a pageant queen.
The jury also provided honorable mentions for performance to “Mustache,” directed by Imran Khan and to “Tiger Stripes,” directed by Amanda Nell Eu.
This year’s Best Made In Hawai‘i Feature winner was Hōkūle‘a: Finding The Language of the Navigator,...
- 10/26/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Est N8 is joint venture launched by LA’s Est Studios, Bangkok’s N8 in Cannes.
International finance, production and sales company Est N8 has has boarded worldwide sales rights to Asian horror titles Dead Boys Club (Geng Kubur) and The Scarecrow for upcoming fall festivals and markets and has commenced talks at Busan.
Head of sales and distribution Tenten Wei is engaging with buyers in South Korea and will continue talks at Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23-November 1) and the American Film Market (October 31-November 5).
Est N8 is the joint venture launched by Los Angeles-based Est Studios and Bangkok...
International finance, production and sales company Est N8 has has boarded worldwide sales rights to Asian horror titles Dead Boys Club (Geng Kubur) and The Scarecrow for upcoming fall festivals and markets and has commenced talks at Busan.
Head of sales and distribution Tenten Wei is engaging with buyers in South Korea and will continue talks at Tokyo International Film Festival (October 23-November 1) and the American Film Market (October 31-November 5).
Est N8 is the joint venture launched by Los Angeles-based Est Studios and Bangkok...
- 10/9/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Est N8, a recently-established finance, production and rights sales company, has added a Hong Kong remake of classic film “Tape” and the LGBT comedy-drama “Asog” to its bulging sales slate at the Afcm market that accompanies the Busan Intenational Film Festival.
“Tape” tells the story of three best friends who, following an event at a graduation party that transforms their lives, reunite 15 years later where a case of blackmail forces them to confront a terrible secret from their past.
The original film starred Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard and played at the Sundance, Toronto and Rotterdam festivals.
In the Cantonese-language remake directed by Bizhan Tong, Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan, and Adam Pak play the contemporary characters while Mason Fung, Summer Chan, and Angus Yeung portray the characters’ younger versions.
The script is written by Stephen Belber, Tong, Lee and Bonnie Lo, and is an adaptation of Belber...
“Tape” tells the story of three best friends who, following an event at a graduation party that transforms their lives, reunite 15 years later where a case of blackmail forces them to confront a terrible secret from their past.
The original film starred Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard and played at the Sundance, Toronto and Rotterdam festivals.
In the Cantonese-language remake directed by Bizhan Tong, Selena Lee, Kenny Kwan, and Adam Pak play the contemporary characters while Mason Fung, Summer Chan, and Angus Yeung portray the characters’ younger versions.
The script is written by Stephen Belber, Tong, Lee and Bonnie Lo, and is an adaptation of Belber...
- 10/8/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The title premiered in Tribeca, and will play at BFI London Film Festival.
UK sales outfit Studio Soho International, the sales arm of Film Soho, has boarded European sales of Seán Devlin’s Asog, with Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios representing rights in the rest of the world.
The film premiered in Tribeca, and will also play at BFI London Film Festival. It was part of this year’s Cannes Docs-in-Progress, and blends road movie with elements of documentary. A typhoon survivor, a newly jobless schoolteacher and non-binary Filipino comedian embark on a road trip to a drag pageant.
UK sales outfit Studio Soho International, the sales arm of Film Soho, has boarded European sales of Seán Devlin’s Asog, with Los Angeles-based finance, production and sales outfit Est Studios representing rights in the rest of the world.
The film premiered in Tribeca, and will also play at BFI London Film Festival. It was part of this year’s Cannes Docs-in-Progress, and blends road movie with elements of documentary. A typhoon survivor, a newly jobless schoolteacher and non-binary Filipino comedian embark on a road trip to a drag pageant.
- 10/3/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Outfest announced the full line up for its 41st Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Festival presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America, taking place July 13 – 23 in venues around Los Angeles and is headquartered at the Directors Guild of America in West Hollywood. Tickets and passes are available to Outfest members today, and to the general public starting Friday, June 23rd.
The festival also announced that it will be honoring Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone with the James Schamus Ally Award during the festival’s closing night in recognition of allies’ efforts to foster Queer and Trans moving images and to promote our communities’ stories to a broader audience. Additionally, McCarthy and Falcone are both executive producers on Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story, a short documentary directed by Zeb Newman and Michiel Thomas that will be featured at this year’s festival, about a West Hollywood candle shop owner...
The festival also announced that it will be honoring Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone with the James Schamus Ally Award during the festival’s closing night in recognition of allies’ efforts to foster Queer and Trans moving images and to promote our communities’ stories to a broader audience. Additionally, McCarthy and Falcone are both executive producers on Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story, a short documentary directed by Zeb Newman and Michiel Thomas that will be featured at this year’s festival, about a West Hollywood candle shop owner...
- 6/22/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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