Last night, the five-member jury--film critic and PDI editor Lito Zulueta and actor Cesar Montano among them--of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival announced its winners in a less-than-polished awards ceremony at the CCP Main Theater:
FULL-LENGTH FILM DIVISION: Film: Jay. Special Jury Prize: Brutus. Audience's Choice: 100. Director: Chris Martinez, 100. Actor: Baron Geisler, Jay. Actress: Mylene Dizon, 100. Supporting Actor: Yul Servo, Brutus. Supporting Actress: Eugene Domingo, 100. Screenplay: Chris Martinez, 100. Cinematography: Brutus and Huling Pasada (tie). Film Editing: Jay. Production Design: Baby Angelo. Original Musical Score: Brutus. Sound: Ranchero.
SHORT FILM DIVISION: Film: Andong. Special Jury Prize: My Pet. Audience's Choice: God Only Knows. Director: Mark V. Reyes, God Only Knows. Screenplay: Rommel Tolentino, Andong. Special Jury Citation: Angan-Angan (Dreams).
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners, most especially to fellow playwright Chris Martinez! Ü
What a week. A week--or more accurately, ten days--wherein I managed to watch a couple of films--some awesome, others not so much, but all more interesting than what the mainstream movie industry has been churning out today--that once again strengthen one's hopes that there's still hope yet for Philippine cinema.
Unlike last year, when I watched three competing features—Jim Libiran’s Tribu, Jade Castro’s Endo and Aureaus Solito’s Pisay—and did so long after the festival ended, this year I watched seven full-length films in competition, plus two in exhibition. Sad to say, I failed to catch any of the screenings for Paul Sta. Ana and Alvin Yapan’s Huling Pasada and Francis Xavier E. Pasion’s Jay; friends and insiders I’ve talked to discouraged me from watching Joel Ruiz’s Baby Angelo. Good thing all the competing full-length features will be screened at the UP next week.
Just like what the photo posted above says, "Ano'ng kwento mo? (What's your story?)" was this year's festival theme. It's ironic in a way: all the competing films--save for one or two--suffered in one way or another from narrative problems. Like Michael Christian Cardoz's Ranchero.
SHORT FILM DIVISION: Film: Andong. Special Jury Prize: My Pet. Audience's Choice: God Only Knows. Director: Mark V. Reyes, God Only Knows. Screenplay: Rommel Tolentino, Andong. Special Jury Citation: Angan-Angan (Dreams).
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners, most especially to fellow playwright Chris Martinez! Ü
What a week. A week--or more accurately, ten days--wherein I managed to watch a couple of films--some awesome, others not so much, but all more interesting than what the mainstream movie industry has been churning out today--that once again strengthen one's hopes that there's still hope yet for Philippine cinema.
Unlike last year, when I watched three competing features—Jim Libiran’s Tribu, Jade Castro’s Endo and Aureaus Solito’s Pisay—and did so long after the festival ended, this year I watched seven full-length films in competition, plus two in exhibition. Sad to say, I failed to catch any of the screenings for Paul Sta. Ana and Alvin Yapan’s Huling Pasada and Francis Xavier E. Pasion’s Jay; friends and insiders I’ve talked to discouraged me from watching Joel Ruiz’s Baby Angelo. Good thing all the competing full-length features will be screened at the UP next week.
Just like what the photo posted above says, "Ano'ng kwento mo? (What's your story?)" was this year's festival theme. It's ironic in a way: all the competing films--save for one or two--suffered in one way or another from narrative problems. Like Michael Christian Cardoz's Ranchero.
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