ZHUBIZ CHEZMIZ-75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) | BERLIN, Germany: Filipino film ‘Sunshine’ earned the ‘Crystal Bear for Best Film’ at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival
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Sunshine Trailer – Starring Maris Racal
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MANILA The Filipino sports drama film Sunshine, produced by Project 8 Projects, directed by Antoinette Jadaone, and starring Maris Racal, garnered critical acclaim on the international film scene as it bagged the Crystal Bear for Best Film on February 21 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).
The prestigious Crystal Bear award is dedicated toward films with outstanding storytelling about the experiences and perspectives of youth. Sunshine won the Generation14plus competition under this award category.
Memento Maxima Digital Marketing“This film takes a sensitive view on its modern and socially critical topic and its strong message. It touched us not only through the acting performances, but also with its dark, yet hopeful and empowering atmosphere, which the filmmakers created with their way of storytelling,” commented the jury from Berlinale.
The storytelling in regard was the film’s exploration of the challenges faced by pregnant women in a relatively conservative and predominantly Catholic country all the while Racal’s Sunshine, a young gymnast, is confronted with challenges on the illegalities of abortion in the Philippines and her lack of right to choose between herself and her future, or the child she’s about to conceive.
Apart from confronting reproductive health rights, the film also banked upon the reality and struggles of athletes, especially those on the line of underfunded sports.
“As a woman who acknowledges her middle-class privilege, I want to tell the story of those who are not as fortunate. In a third world country, choice is a privilege,” said Jadaone in a Vogue Philippines interview.
The film initially debuted as the centerpiece program for the Toronto International Film Festival, where it first witnessed utmost success with sold-out screenings. Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
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Sunshine (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Antoinette Jadaone |
| Written by | Antoinette Jadaone |
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| Cinematography | Pao Orendain |
| Edited by | Benjamin Tolentino |
| Music by | Rico Blanco |
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92 minutes[1] |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Sunshine is a 2024 sports drama film written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone. Starring Maris Racal, Elijah Canlas, Xyriel Manabat, Jennica Garcia, Annika Co, and Meryll Soriano, the film follows a young gymnast who finds out she is pregnant on the week of the national tryouts. It first premiered on September 13, 2024 at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival,[2][3] and had European premiere at the 2025 Berlinale as part of the Generation 14plus section on 18 February 2025.[4]
Premise
During the week of try-outs for the national team, a young gymnast named Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. On her way to meet a dealer in illegal abortion pills, she encounters a mysterious girl who questions her decision.[5][6]
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