{
  "id": 7073179,
  "title": "Oscars: Philippines Selects Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipiñana’ for International Feature Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/oscars-philippines-selects-rafael-manuels-filipinana-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/awards/oscars-philippines-selects-rafael-manuels-filipinana-international-feature-1236860043/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiñana” has been chosen as the official entry from the Philippines in the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. It was selected from a shortlist of 8 films. The film is written and directed by Manuel and is distributed by Kino Lorber. Richard Lorber, Chairman and CEO of Kino Lorber, said, “From the moment […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Oscars: Singapore Selects Anthony Chen’s ‘We Are All Strangers’ for International Feature Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/oscars-singapore-selects-anthony-chens-we-are-all-strangers-for",
        "published": "2026-09-11T09:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}