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Lav Diaz's 'Magellan' wins top award at Spanish film festival
Lav Diaz's epic historical drama "Magellan" won the Golden Spike for Best Picture at the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival (SEMINCI) in Spain.
The film shared the top award with Kelly Reichardt's "The Mastermind."
The SEMINCI jury praised "Magellan" for "allowing us to immerse ourselves in the past from the present, re-reading colonial history through a complex and critical lens."
They also lauded the film for its "extraordinary aesthetic, photographic and temporal vision," and its "narrative ambition, formal rigor, and unique ability to intertwine historical reflection with cinematic experience."
Diaz dedicated the award "For the Philippines and for Filipino film."
"Magellan," which has a running time of 2 hours and 45 minutes, is the Philippines' official entry for the Best International Feature category at the upcoming Academy Awards.
The film previously premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and has garnered critical acclaim, including praise from The Hollywood Reporter.
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