When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, he sets in motion a machinery to execute suspected drug dealers, users and petty criminals. ASWANG follows people whose lives entwine with the growing violence.
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Documentary, Best Cinematography — 44th Gawad Urian Awards
Best Film, Pacific Feature Competition - Ânûû-rû Âboro Film Festival
Coup de cœur du Jury — Festival International du Film Insulaire de l’île de Groix
Ani ng Dangal Award — National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Best First Feature — YCC Film Desk
Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award — FDCP Film Ambassadors Night
Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best First Feature, Best Editing — Society of Filipino Film Reviewers / Pinoy Rebyu Awards
Best Picture, Best Documentary, Best Editing, Best Cinematography — 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards
Grand Prize, International Feature Film — RIDM/Montreal International Documentary Festival
Best International Feature Film — Festival Film Dokumenter Jogjakarta
Prix du Premier Film Professionnel — Festival Traces de Vies
Special Mention by the UCA student jury — Festival Traces de Vies
Grand Prix, Compétition Nouveaux talents — Corsica Doc
Grand Prize — DMZ International Documentary Festival
Amnesty International Award — Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
FIPRESCI award — International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
FILMMAKERS
Director - Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Editors - Anne Fabini, Fatima Bianchi
Cinematography - Tanya Haurylchyk, Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Producers - Armi Rae Cacanindin, Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Creative Producer - Quentin Laurent
Co-Producers - Kristine Ann Skaret, Henrik Underbjerg, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner
Narration - Giancarlo Abrahan, Anne Fabini, Alyx Ayn Arumpac
Music - Teresa Barrozo
Sound Design - John Michael Perez, Mikko Quizon
Re-recording Mixer - Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Colorist - Sorawich Kunipinj
Senior Colorist - Passakorn Yaisiri
Trailers - Carlo Manatad
Poster Art - Justin Besana
SUPPORTED BY
IDFA Bertha Fund
CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program
Berlinale World Cinema Fund
Doha Film Institute
Purin Pictures - White Light Post
Tan Ean Kiam-Singapore International Film Festival Grant
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Fondation Un monde par tous - Fondation de France
Procirep Angoa
DMZ Docs Fund
Talents Tokyo Next Masters
Société Civile des Auteurs Multimedia
Sarah Jacobson Film Grant
DEVELOPED AT
IDFA Summer School & IDFAcademy / Docs by the Sea / Berlinale Talents Docstation
ORGANIZE A SCREENING
In the Philippines - screenings@activevista.ph
Rest of the world - LevelK
A PRODUCTION OF
Cinematografica (PH) Les Films l’oeil Sauvage (FR)
Stray Dog Productions (NO) Razor Film Produktion (DE)
Festivals and World Sales - LevelK