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.
