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'Ploning' gets P2.5-M support
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 00:00

"Ploning,” the country’s bet in the prestigious Oscar Awards next year, has received a P2.5-million financial support from the government and Film Development Council of the Philippines.

“Nag-pledge ng support worth P2.5m to cover some of the expenses na kakailanganin namin to lobby ‘Ploning’ in Hollywood,” Ploning lead star Judy Ann Santos announced.

The financial assistance was handed to Santos and film director Dante Nico Garcia on November 17.

“Very thankful kami, very grateful kami sa mga taong nagbigay ng suporta,” Santos added.

Garcia, on the other hand, said he was overwhelmed by the support that his film is getting from various sectors.

“Ang sarap-sarap lang noong nakikita mo ‘yong mga tao na nagtutulung-tulong. I would like to think na simula lang 'to for us to be given a chance to be seen and heard sa Hollywood,” Garcia said.

Santos will fly to the United States on December 8 for the red carpet screening of “Ploning” in Hollywood.

In a previous interview, she said Filipino-American stars in Hollywood, including Lou Diamond Phillips and Rob Schneider, are expected to grace the screening.

Ploning is one of the 67 entries vying for the Best Foreign Language Film award.

The film is about the story of Ploning (Santos), a woman considered the town's beauty who is torn between keeping her two promises -- one is to look for her greatest and first love Tomas in Manila or stay in Cuyo to take care of the young boy Rodrigo who depends on her motherly love and care.

The Oscar nominees will be announced on January 22, 2009.

 

Source: ABS CBN News


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