MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 12, 2022 — After its big win at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Leonor Will Never Die will once again compete at the 41st Istanbul International Film Festival being held in Istanbul, Turkey, which started last April 8 and will conclude on April 19, 2022.

The annual Istanbul International Film Festival, hosted by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts, is participated by over 100 countries each year, making it the largest and the most comprehensive film festival in Turkey.

Leonor Will Never Die is the only Filipino film competing under the International Competition category with nine other films participating from Germany, United States, France, Sweden, among others.

Its screening schedule will run for three days across different cinema houses in Istanbul for the Turkish audience:

• April 16, Saturday, 13:30 at Cinewam City's 7
• April 17, Sunday, 19:00 at Sinematek/Sinemaevi
• April 19,Tuesday,11:00 at Beyoğlu Sineması

“It is in these international film festivals that we get to tell the world about Philippine cinema. It has always been our objective to show the richness of our narratives and culture to our international audiences as a means of fostering relationships among countries. We share this momentous participation with everyone who took part in creating Leonor Will Never Die.” FDCP Chairperson and CEO, Liza Diño expresses.

Earlier this year, Escobar’s Leonor Will Never Die premiered at the Sundance Film Festival where it was recognized in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition and bagged the Special Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit