Hasmine Killip, Ronwaldo Martin win top honors at int’l filmfest

Hasmine Killip, Ronwaldo Martin win top honors at int’l filmfest

A film about a young couple who live on the streets with their newborn child won for Hasmine Killip and Ronwaldo Martin, lead stars of the film “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” the Best Actress and Best Actor awards, respectively at the Harlem International Film Festival in New York, USA.

The award is Hasmine’s 6th international win for the film. She also won Best Actress at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Hanoi International Film Festival, Fantasporto-Oporto International Film Festival, and 12th Cinemalaya Film Festival.

She won a Special Jury for Performance citation at the London East Asia Film Festival. For his part, this is the first acting award for Ronwaldo, who is the younger brother of actor Coco Martin. The movie is directed by Eduardo Roy Jr.