Direk Maryo J. De Los Reyes Back From Being A Juror In Cairo International Filmfest

DIRECTOR MARYO J. DE LOS REYES just returned from being one of the jurors at the Cairo International Filmfest last Sunday and he reported straight to the set of GMA-7’s hit soap “Biritera” which he is directing. The taping ended early morning of Tuesday at 12 noon, he was present at the presscon of Jiro Manio, one of his talents. From there, he’s going to give moral support to another talent, child actor Yogo Singh of “Wako Wako”, who’s having his circumcision that afternoon, then he has a series of meetings as Mother Lily has tapped him to direct the Marian Rivera-Coco Martin first teamup for Regal. “Nakakabaliw ang schedule ko,” he says.

So how was Cairo? “Masaya. First time ko in Egypt and I was able to visit the famous three pyramids at Giza. I stayed there for ten days and we were watching film entries from all over the world from 9 AM to 9 PM everyday. Kaya lang mainit sa kanila, at mabuhangin, very sandy”

His co-jurors are directors and critics from Egypt and other countries like South Africa, Germany, The Netherlands, etc. The three best films they chose are: Gold Prize - – Sweden’s “A Thousand Times Stronger” about emancipation of women and teenagers who are bullied in school. Silver – “The Strongest Man in Holland” about a boy searching for his dad and finds out he’s a test tube baby. Bronze – “I Am Kalam” about the friendship of a prince and a poor boy who are both striving to get a good education.