Indie film director Jose “Pepe” Diokno won two prestigious awards, namely, the grand prize in the Orrizonti section and the Luigi De Laurentiis (Lion of the Future) award for a debut film. Pepe Diokno won for his debut film Engkwentro at the recently concluded 66th Venice International Film Festival. Pepe Diokno is a University of the Philippines film undergraduate student. The awards meant a cash prize of $100,000.
