Sinag Maynila 2020 disqualifies film critical of Duterte from festival lineup, director speaks up

WALANG KASARIAN ANG DIGMAANG BAYAN. Jay Altarejos' film is disqualified from the Sinag Maynila 2020 festival. Screenshot from Facebook.com/CinemaBravoPHhas been pulled from the lineup of the 2020 Sinag Maynila Film Festival.The film also takes a critical look at President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war and the human rights abuses under his administration.

“The executive committee, after thorough review, found that there is substantial deviation from the submitted and approved script and that the film is no longer a faithful representation of the approved screenplay,” Sinag Maynila said in the announcement posted on their Facebook page on Friday. “Furthermore Sinag Maynila reserves the right to disqualify as an entry for failure to comply with its rules and regulations as well as the terms and conditions of its agreement with the filmmakers,” Sina Maynila added.

Sinag Maynila is a film festival created by Solar Entertainment Corporation president Wilson Tieng, and director Brillante Mendoza that “aims to support local independent cinema.”"The reason that Brillante Mendoza and Sinag Maynila cited for their removal offrom the festival is a flimsy way out to get rid of me and the film," he said.

Altarejos addressed Mendoza, and referred to a meeting they had on February 20, presumably when they discussed the film being disqualified. Altarejos reminded Mendoza of his one request at that meeting: for them to tell the truth about the reasons for the film's disqualification.

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Brillante might as well borrow a few words from Bato and say, 'I’m a real person and say that I am biased towards the president.'

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