Director Alvin Yapan of ‘An Kubo sa Kawayanan’ receives the Best Picture award at the Filipino New Cinema category
Turkey’s war epic Crimean, directed by Burak Cem Arliel, took home the Grand Jury Prize. Arliel expressed that the film was an emotionally and technically difficult project to complete, but the blood, sweat, and tears were worth it to make known the struggles of the Crimean Turks during the Second World War.