'On the Job: The Missing 8' to represent PH in Oscars

By Iza Iglesias

Oct 01, 2022 3:46 pm

'ON the Job: The Missing 8,' a 2021 crime thriller film directed by Erik Matti, will once again raise the Philippine flag after it was chosen as the country's official entry in the upcoming 95th Academy Awards or the Oscars.

The decision was announced by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Directors Guild of the Philippines Inc. through FDCP's official page on Friday saying that the film will be submitted for the Best International Feature category.

GOOD JOB John Arcilla as journalist Sisoy Salas in ‘On the Job: The Missing 8’. The role earned him the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021. STILL PHOTO COURTESY OF HBO

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