PH action film ‘Topakk’ screened at Cannes

The current demand for action genre movies in the global market prompted Richard Somes and his team to create “Topakk,” which was recently screened at the Fantastic Pavilion of the Cannes March du Film in France.

This was according to filmmaker Will Fredo, who cowrote the script with Somes and coproduced the movie under his company Fusee. “Our orientation has always been to go global, especially since the international market is hungry for Southeast Asian films, particularly in the action genre. We’re hoping to start a trend,” said Will, who also served as executive director of the Film Development Council of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.

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