The 2013 film of multi-awarded Filipino director Maryo J. Delos Reyes titled ‘Bamboo Flowers’ won the Audience Favorite award at the first-ever Silk Road International Film Festival held on October 20-25 in Xi’an City, China’s Shaanxi province.
The film received a trophy and Certificate of Honor for and was received by the Philippine Embassy in Beijing on behalf of the filmmakers.
‘Bamboo Flowers’ was produced by Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and co-produced by Productons56 Incorporated during the Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival: All-Masters Edition and won the Indie Movie Cinematographer (Jun Gonzales) of the Year award at recently concluded 2014 Star Awards for Movies where the film was also nominated as Best Film of the Year.
Its plot centers on the chandelier-shaped bamboo flowers which when blossoming forebodes its death; and is set at the island of Bohol. The film highlights the lives of small people as their dreams are shattered; and yet fulfilled as well. Aloy Adlawan wrote its story and featured some of the Philippines’ fine actors, the likes of Spanky Manikan (Nominated for Movie Supporting Actor of the Year, 2014 Star Awards for Movies), Irma Adlawan, Mylene Dizon, Ruru Madrid (Nominated for Breakthrough Performance by an Actor, 2014 Golden Screen Awards), Orlando Sol, and beautiful Max Collins with child actors Yogo Singh and 2014 Cinemalaya Best Supporting Actor Miggs Cuaderno.
Also on December 11, the film is scheduled to take part at the 21st Annual Filipino International Cine Festival in the 95-year-old Roxie Theater, in San Francisco, USA.
