April 15, 2008
Kudos to Director Brillante "Dante" Mendoza , movie actors and people behind the camera of the movie "Tirador" (International title : Slingshot), for winning bagging major prizes in the 21st Singapore International Filmfestival (SIFF), held last April 13.
The film was named Best Film at the Asian Feature Film Category. Direk Dante Mendoza was also named as the Best Director and received the NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) award among the screened 300 films from over 45 countries.
The social realist film, "Tirador", was shot in the slum areas of Quiapo and was led by award-winning actor Coco Martin.
