Indie film “School Service” won another honor at the 7th Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain.
Producer Ferdy Lapuz said that the film received a Special Mention from the festival under the Netpac (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) category, as per a report from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Lapuz received the news via e-mail last Nov. 11.
The film, directed by Louie Ignacio, follows the story of Maya, a young girl taken against her will in the province and places as a beggar in Manila by a small syndicate.
Earlier, Ai-Ai delas Alas’ won a best actress award for lead star in the Directors’ Week section of the 2019 Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival in Portugal. It also received a Special Jury Prize.
