I was able to attend the awarding ceremony for Puregold’s CINEPANALO FILM Festival and it really was a treat to be in the same room as the nominees. All those people who put in a lot of work to get their films submitted were emitting a certain infectious and inspiring energy. As Ivy Piedad, the Senior Marketing Manager of PureGold said during the ceremony: “Puregold is no longer just creating stores but (through the CinePanalo Film Festival) is creating a legacy. And indeed, it is a beautiful legacy to give a chance and platform to aspiring filmmakers.
Here are the list of winners:
BEST PICTURE Full length – Under A Piaya Moon Student Short – Last Shift
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Full length – Pushcart Tales Student short – Text Find Dad and Send to 2366
BEST DIRECTOR Full Length – Sigrid Andrea Bernardo (Pushcart Tales) Student Short – Dizelle Masilungan (Kung Nag-Aatubili)
BEST ACTRESS Full length – Shamaine Buencamino (Pushcart Tales) Student Short -Jade Mary Cornelia (Text Find Dad and Send to 2366)
BEST ACTOR Full length – Jeff Moses (Under A Piaya Moon), Carlos Siguion-Reyna (Pushcart Tales) Student short – Jules Azaula (Last Shift), Cristmer Valencia (May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari?)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Full length – Nicole Emilio (Boys At The Back) Student Short – Maila Rediang (Repeater si Peter)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Full length – Joel Torre (Under A Piaya Moon) Student Short – Vince Macapobre (Last Shift), Aiskhylos Akiyama (Kung Nag-Aatubili)
BEST ENSEMBLE Full length – Pushcart Tales Student short – Smokey Journey
BEST SCREENPLAY Full length – Raynier Brizuela (Boys At The Back) Student short – Ronjay-C Mendiola (Last Shift) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Full length – Nathan Bringuer (Under A Piaya Moon) Student short – Anton Acosta (Kung Nag-Aatubilo)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Full length – Jed Sicangco, Kurt Soberano (Under A Piaya Moon) Student short – Mikaela Ganaden (Remedy Soup)
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Full length – Owa Marquez (Boys At The Back) Student short – Bernie del Carmen (Smokey Journey)
BEST EDITING Full length – Rodney Jader Jr., Kurt Soberano (Under A Piaya Moon) Student short – Nyle Justin Bacolod, Reutsche Colle Lima, Elj Seth Tababa (Till ni Lola)
BEST SOUND DESIGN Full length – Nioki Aquino (Pushcart Tales) Student short – Kzee Flores (May Kulay Rosas Ba Ang Bahaghari?)
BEST POSTER Full length – Boys At The Back Student short – Last Shift
BEST ORIGINAL SONG Full length – ‘Mahal Kita’ sung by VJ Mendoza, composer by Macky Alca (Road to Happy) Student short – ‘Balik’ by Dizzie Dione Cruel, composed by Espresso (Till ni Lola)
ALWAYS PANALO FILM (AUDIENCE CHOICE) Full length – A Lab Story Student short – Smokey Journey
MTRCB’S RESPONSABLENG PAGLIKHA AWARD
Full length – Under A Piaya Moon
Student short:
1st Place – Smokey Journey
2nd Place – Tiil ni Lola
3rd Place – Kung Nag-Aatubili
MOWELFUND SPECIAL CITATION
Full length – Under A Piaya Moon
Student short – Ka Benjie
MOWELFUN PRODUCTION WORKSHOP SCHOLARSHIP:
1. Kent Michael Cadungog (“Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”)
2. Jenievive B. Adame (“Smokey Journey”)
3. Daniel Gil (“Distansya”)
4. John Llever Sucaldito (“Tambal nga Sabaw”)
5. Reutsche Colle Rigurosa Lima (“Tiil ni Lola”)
6. Alexa Moneii Agaloos (“Ka Benjie”)
7. John Pistol L. Carmen (“Repeater si Peter”)
8. Dizelle C. Masilungan (“Kung Nag-aatubili”)
9. Joshua Andrey A. Doce (“| Am Mutya and I Thank You)
10. Marian Jayce R. Tiongzon (“May Kulay Rosas Ba Sa Bahaghari?”)
Congratulations to all the winners and to the hands and hearts behind Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival!