Award-winning Filipino films will be shown in Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 25 and 26 as part of the first "Philippine Festival" there. According to the news site Gulf News, the festival will also feature workshops with Mowelfund executive director Boots Anson-Roa and actor and director Soxie Topacio. The films to be shown during the festival are:
"Rosario;" "Ded na si Lolo" (Grandfather is Dead); "Botelya" (Bottle), and "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?" (We Were Like This Before, How Are You Today?). The organizers of the event include Kitsch Company and the Philippine Movie Workers Welfare Fund (Mowelfund), a foundation for movie industry workers founded by former Philippine president Joseph Estrada, who was also a movie actor. Kitsch Company managing partner Obet Ramos told Gulf News that the festival intends to reach out to Filipino youths born and raised in the UAE. While admission is free, Gulf News said the number of festival tickets is limited. Those who are interested may send an email to marketingservices@thekitschcompany.com. Featured films "Rosario" is a period film set in the 1920s. Directed by Filipino actor Albert Martinez , it is based on the story of a young and liberated Filipino woman who defied convention and risked her comfortable life for love. "Ded na si Lolo" is a drama-comedy about the superstitions and mourning practices of Filipinos. It was the Philippines' entry in the foreign-language film category of the 82nd Oscar Awards last year. "Botelya" is a story about different mothers separated by time but all giving unconditional love to their children. "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?" is an award winning Filipino romantic musical drama set in the Spanish era, directed by Filipino National Artist Eddie Romero. - VVP, GMA News 
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