Dennis Trillo shares John Arcilla’s triumph at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival
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Dennis Trillo shares John Arcilla’s triumph at the 2021 Venice International Film Festival

Filipino Coppa Volpi Best Actor in “OTJ: The Missing 8”…

Sep 22, 2021, 3:57 AM
Boy Villasanta

Boy Villasanta

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WHAT do Hollywood stars Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, River Phoenix, George Clooney etc. and Filipino actor John Arcilla have in common?

They are all winners of the Coppa Volpi, equivalent to the prestigious Best Actor award of the Venice International Film Festival in Italy, the oldest world film fest.

John won the Volpi trophy for his arresting portrayal of a corrupt journalist who is investigating the mysterious disappearances of his colleague in the action-drama caper “On the Job: The Missing 8” directed by maverick filmmaker Erik Matti from Reality Entertainment.

Although Arcilla wasn’t around during the awards rites of the Venice event, he was ecstatic about his triumph when he granted his acceptance speech on video at his house.

Distinctly, almost all the actors who’ve romped away with the Volpi plum kissed the trophy after receiving it and however John missed kissing his, said he would personally go to Venice and kiss his own coveted prize.

It was Erik who received the Volpi trophy for John.

Meanwhile, “OTJ: The Missing 8”’s fellow star Dennis Trillo shared the victory not only with Arcilla but with the rest of the creative team of the film.

Dennis was honored to have been part of the movie and walked the red carpet with the Philippine delegation which also included Matti and Reality Entertainment producer Dondon Monteverde.

Trillo had a grand time socializing in parties in Venezia and hobnobbing with international film artists especially with Academy Award Best Director Bong Joon-ho—director of the artistically acclaimed South Korean film “Parasite”—who was President of the 78th Venice International Film Festival Jury.

In his Instagram post which entertainment writer Noel Asinas also posted in his blog, Dennis was excited to have met Joon-ho. The “Legal Wives” lead actor bought a copy of Bong’s book. “Labyu tito (I love you, Tito) Bong! Thank you for signing my book.”

“OTJ: The Missing 8” is being shown at HBO Asia.


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