Mc Richard Paglicawan
The inaugural Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival concluded with great success, bringing together student filmmakers and seasoned professionals in a celebration of creativity and talent.
Held at Gateway Cineplex 18, Araneta City, Cubao, the festival’s awards night on March 16 showcased the best works from both emerging and established filmmakers.
A total of twenty-five student short films and six feature-length films participated in the festival, with each competition receiving equal recognition during the awarding ceremonies.
Notably, ten student films were also awarded production workshop scholarships, a gesture of support from the Mowelfund Film Institute.
The festival’s finalists were announced in January 2024, with feature films receiving PHP2.5 million grants and student shorts receiving PHP100,000 grants.
Entries were meticulously selected by a committee composed of industry experts, including Puregold CinePanalo Festival Director Chris Cahilig, Republic Creative Business Unit Director Lyle Gonzales, and Puregold Senior Marketing Manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad.
Among the standout winners was student director Ronjay-C Mendiola, whose film ‘Last Shift’ garnered five awards, including Best Film and Best Screenplay, in the Shorts competition.
In the Feature-Length category, director Kurt Soberano’s debut film, “Under a Piaya Moon,” took home six awards, including Best Picture and Best Editing.
Another notable entry, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s ‘Pushcart Tales,’ matched the success of ‘Under a Piaya Moon’ with six awards of its own, including Best Director and Best Ensemble.
The festival recognized outstanding performances, storytelling, technical achievements, and audience favorites across various categories.
Importantly, the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival extended its run until March 26 at Gateway Cineplex 18, Araneta City, Cubao, providing more opportunities for audiences to experience the remarkable films showcased during the event.
The full list of award winners is as follows:
Pinakapanalong Pelikula
Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: “Last Shift”
Always Panalo Film
Full-length: “A Lab Story”
Short Film: “Smokey Journey”
Panalong Direktor
Full-length: Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, “Pushcart Tales”
Short Film: Dizelle C. Masilungan, “Kung Nag-aatubili”
Panalong Aktres
Full-length: Shamaine Buencamino, “Pushcart Tales”
Short Film: Jade Mary Cornelia, “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”
Panalong Aktor
Full-length: Carlos Siguion-Reyna, “Pushcart Tales” and Jeff Moses, “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: Jules Azaula, “Last Shift” and Cristmer Valencia, “May Kulay Rosas Ba sa Bahaghari?”
Panalong Karangalan Mula Sa Mga Hurado
Full-length: “Pushcart Tales”
Short Film: “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”
Panalo Sa Mga Manonood
Full-length: “A Lab Story”
Short Film: “Saan Ako Pinaglihi?”
Panalong Pangalawang Aktres
Full-length: Nicole Omillo, “Boys at the Back”
Short Film: Maila Rediang, “Repeater si Peter”
Panalong Pangalawang Aktor
Full-length: Joel Torre, “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: Vince Macapobre, “Last Shift” and Aiskhylos Akiyama, “Kung Nag-aatubili”
Panalong Kwento
Full-length: Raynier F. Brizuela, “Boys at the Back”
Short Film: Ronjay-C Mendiola, “Last Shift”
Mowelfund Special Citation
Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: “Ka Benjie”
Mowelfund Scholarship Award
Kent Michael Cadungog, “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366”
Jenievive B. Adame, “Smokey Journey”
Daniel Gil, “Distansya”
John Llever Sucaldito, “Tambal nga Sabaw”
Reutsche Colle Rigurosa Lima, “Tiil ni Lola”
Alexa Moneii Agaloos, “Ka Benjie”
John Pistol L. Carmen, “Repeater si Peter”
Dizelle C. Masilungan, “Kung Nag-aatubill”
Joshua Andrey A. Doce, “I Am Mutya and I Thank You!”
Marian Jayce R. Tiongzon, “May Kulay Rosas Ba Sa Bahaghari?”
MTRCB Responsableng Paglikha
Full-length: “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film
1st Place: “Smokey Journey”
2nd Place: “Tiil ni Lola”
3rd Place: “Kung Nag-aatubili”
Panalo sa Cinematography
Full-length: Nathan Bringuer, “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: Anton Acosta, “Kung Nag-aatubili”
Panalo sa Production Design
Full-Length: Kurt Soberano and Jed Sicangco, “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: Mikaela Ganaden, “Remedy Soup”
Panalong Awitin
Full-length: “Mahal Kita” by VJ Mendoza, “Road to Happy”
Short Film: “Balik” by Dixzie Dione Cruel, “Tiil ni Lola”
Panalong Ensemble
Full-length: “Pushcart Tales”
Short Film: “Smokey Journey”
Panalo sa Musical Scoring
Full-length: Owa Marquez, “Boys at the Back”
Short Film: Bernie del Carmen, “Smokey Journey”
Panalo sa Editing
Full-length: Kurt Soberano and Rodney Jarder Jr., “Under a Piaya Moon”
Short Film: Reutsche Colle Lima, Nyle Justin Bacolod, and Elj Seth Tababa, “Tiil ni Lola”
Panalo sa Sound Design
Full-length: Nioki Aquino, “Pushcart Tales”
Short Film: Kzee Flores, “May Kulay Rosas Ba sa Bahaghari?”
Panalo sa Film Poster
Full-length: “Boys at the Back”
Short Film: “Last Shift”
