When Rodrigo Duterte is voted president of the Philippines, a machinery is set in motion to execute suspected drug dealers, users, and street criminals. Aswang follows people whose lives entwine with the growing violence.
ASWANG
A film by Alyx Ayn Arumpac
FILMMAKERS
Editors - Anne Fabini, Fatima Bianchi
Cinematographers - 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
Associate Producers - Tiara Orig, Benjamin Mercui
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 Francisco Manatad
Poster Art - Justin Besana
Production - Cinematografica (PH) Les Films l’oeil Sauvage (FR)
Stray Dog Productions (NO) Razor Film Produktion (DE)
Festivals and Sales - LevelK
Developed at IDFAcademy, Berlinale Talents Docstation, Docs by the Sea
AWARDS
FIPRESCI award — International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam
Grand Prize — DMZ International Documentary Festival
Grand Prize, International Feature Film — RIDM/Montreal International Documentary Festival
Best International Feature Film — Festival Film Dokumenter Jogjakarta
Amnesty International Award — Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Best Picture — 44th Gawad Urian Awards
Best Director — 44th Gawad Urian Award
Best Documentary — 44th Gawad Urian Awards
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
Best Picture — 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards
Best Documentary — 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards
Best Editing — 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards
Best Cinematography — 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards
Ani ng Dangal Award — National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Best First Feature — Young Critics Circle Film Desk
Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award — FDCP Film Ambassadors Night
Best Feature Film — Society of Filipino Film Reviewers Awards
Best Documentary — Society of Filipino Film Reviewers Awards
Best First Feature Film — Society of Filipino Film Reviewers Awards
Best Editing — Society of Filipino Film Reviewers Award
Prix du Premier Film Professionnel — Festival Traces de Vies
Special Mention — Festival Traces de Vies
Grand Prix, Compétition Nouveaux talents — Corsica Doc
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 IDFAcademy ● Berlinale Talents Docstation ● Docs by the Sea ● Talents Tokyo
