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John Arcilla got the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for his performance in Erik Matti’s On the Job: The Missing 8. Erik Matti received the award at the ceremony on behalf of the actor, while Arcilla thanked the jury in his acceptance speech through video. On the Job: The Missing 8 is a Philippine crime thriller. John Arcilla plays Sisoy Salas, a corrupt reporter for a local newspaper.
It also puts a spotlight on the real-world predicament concerning fake news and how easily truth can be manufactured and disseminated to the public in today’s age of information.
Conceived and directed by Erik Matti, the series in English and Filipino is filmed in the Philippines and stars Joel Torre, Piolo Pascual, Dennis Trillo, Gerald Anderson, Joey Marquez, Dante Rivero, Christopher de Leon, and Lotlot de Leon.
“On The Job: The Missing 8” is the only film from Asia out of the 21 international films in Competition at this year’s Venezia 78. Inspired by true events, select episodes from the series were played in Competition at the prestigious 78th Venice Film Festival as “On The Job: The Missing 8.”
The new HBO Asia Original series continuing the saga of Erik Matti’s 2013 film carrying the same name. The engrossing six-part hour-long crime thriller series premiered globally and exclusively on HBO GO in September.
The full list of winners (as reported by The Hollywood Reporter):
Golden Lion for Best Film
Happening, dir. Audrey Diwan
Grand Jury Prize
The Hand of God, dir. Paolo Sorrentino
Best Director
Jane Campion, for The Power of the Dog
Best Actor
John Arcilla for On The Job: The Missing 8
Best Actress
Penelope Cruz for Parallel Mothers
Best Screenplay
Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Lost Daughter
Best Young Actor
Filippo Scotti for The Hand of God
Special Jury Prize
Il Buco, dir. Michelangelo Frammartino
Lion of the Future for Best Debut Film
Imaculat, dirs. Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark
Horizons Sidebar
Best Film
Pilgrims, dir. Laurynas Bareisa
Best Director
Eric Gravel for Full Time
Special Jury Prize
The Great Movement dir. Kiro Russo
Best Actor
Piseth Chhun for White Building
Best Actress
Laure Calamy for Full Time
Best Screenplay
Peter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovsky for 107 Mothers
Best Short Film
Los huesos, dirs. Cristobal Leon, Joaquin Cocina
Horizons Extra
Audience Award Armani beauty
The Blind Man Who Didn’t Want to See Titanic, dir. Teemu Nikki
Venice VR Expanded
Best VR Story
End of Night, dir. David Adler
Best VR Experience
Le bal de Paris, dir. Blanca Lee.
Best VR Work
Goliath Playing with Reality, dirs. Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla
- hp with reports from the Hollywood reporter, mb.com.ph/picture: screenshot: weonews.com
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