From:
Department
of Environment and Natural Resources
[Kagawaran
ng Kapaligiran at Likas Yaman]
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Environment
Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje expressed elation over the Yolanda-inspired movie
"Taklub" winning a special award in the recent Cannes Film Festival
in France.
In its website,
the Ecumenical Jury at the 68th Cannes Film Festival awarded “Taklub” the
Special Mention “for the sensitive portrayal of individuals and communities working
for life in the midst of suffering and death in the shadows of natural
catastrophies in the Philippines.”
Paje was hoping
the film, which was co-produced by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, would help spread awareness of climate change and the need to adapt
to the global phenomenon.
He decribed the
movie -- directed by acclaimed director Brillante Mendoza and starred by
multi-awarded actress Nora Aunor -- as a realistic depiction of the devastating
effects of climate change on the natural and human environment.
"We see
'Taklub' as one of those movies that have the power to change the way we see
the world and inspire all of us to take action on the critical issue of climate
change," Paje pointed out.
"The film
depicts the catastrophic aftermath of what has been dubbed as one of the most
powerful storms ever recorded, which is a stark reminder of the need for swift
and strong global climate action," he added.
Yolanda killed at
least 6,000 people and displaced four million when it struck in November 2013.
The victory of
"Taklub" in Cannes comes a few months before the much-anticipated
United Nations meeting in Paris in December in which countries will try to
reach and sign a new international climate agreement to replace the Kyoto
Protocol.
"Taklub,"
which follows the intersecting lives of three Yolanda survivors, won the
Ecumenical Jury Prize-Special Mention at the world's most prestigious film
festival.
"Taklub"
will have its Philippine premiere as the opening film of the French Film
Festival on June 3.
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