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MANILA -- "Eraserheads: Combo On The Run," a documentary about the iconic OPM group, has bagged the Best International Feature Documentary Award at the 12th Ierapetra International Documentary and Film Festival in Crete, Greece.
According to a press release, the award was personally accepted by filmmaker and producer Maria Diane Ventura during the festival’s awarding ceremony.
"I always feel honored, humbled, and grateful to represent our country in any capacity," Ventura said.
“As a filmmaker, I’m happy if even one person connects with our work, so it’s incredibly thrilling and inspiring to see our film resonate beyond our shores,” adds the film producer, who also shared pride in the docu's rising demand overseas.
“We set out to tell a story close to our hearts, and somehow it found its way across oceans. ... It’s a privilege to carry our country’s voice and music from the Eraserheads, no less,” she said.
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Aside from winning an award, "Combo On The Run" was also chosen as the closing film of the Greek festival.
Prior to its European premiere, "Eraserheads: Combo On The Run" made history as the first music documentary to screen at the San Diego Comic-Con 2025.
Eraserheads' 'Combo on the Run' docu to screen at San Diego Comic-Con 2025
Last March, "Eraserheads: Combo On The Run" had its theatrical release in Philippine cinemas under Warner Bros. and received widespread acclaim from film critics and audiences alike.
The Dvent Pictures-produced "Eraserheads: Combo On The Run" is in talks for a theatrical release this year in cities across the globe after its festival circuit.
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