Mark Meily wins Best Film for "Donor" at the Director's showcase Category

Written and photographed

by Jude Bautista

Awards are great, but they are not infallible. Last year, I was really impressed with “Engkwentro” by Pepe Diokno and I was telling anyone who’d listen how good it is. It did not win a single award during the Cinemalaya Awards night. A couple of months later it won two awards at the Venice Film fest.

The year before that I adored “Boses” by Ellen Ongkeko Marfil, it also didn’t win a single Cinemalaya award. And yet it won in the Honolulu film fest. Interviewing almost all the film makers for this year, most of them are just glad to make their film the way they want to and to beat the deadline.

New Breed directors: Dennis Marasigan (Vox Populi), Ian Dean Loreños (The Leaving), Art Katipunan (Si Tetchie Teknoboy at Juana B), Francis Xavier Pasion (Smapaguita), Danny Añonuevo (Rekrut), Dan Villegas & Paul Sta. Ana (Mayohan), Kim Homer Garcia (Magkakapatid), Gutierrez Mangansakan II (Limbunan) and Sheron Dayoc (Halaw).

Being able to accomplish the film is a true achievement and is definitely not a cliché. One thing I noticed this year too the New Breed film makers held each other’s hands waiting for the Best Film announcement.  It was similar to Ms. Universe, this group is tight.

Please catch the films in U.P. Film institute, whether it won an award or not. You never know you may just find a gem the jurors did not.

Best Director Gil Portes (Two Funerals) w an extra prize 7D SLR / HD cam from Canon

Director’s showcase

Best Film- Donor by Mark Meily

Best Direction- Gil Portes for Two Funerals

+ Canon 7D SLR / HD video cam

Special Jury Prize – Two Funerals by Gil Portes

+ P 100,000.00 from FDCP

Audience Choice – Two Funerals by Gil Portes

+ 75,000.00

Director's Showcase:Jay Altarejos (Pink Halo halo), Mark Meily (Donor), Mario O'Hara (Pagliltis Ni Andres Bonifacio), Joel Lamangan (Sigwa) and Gil Portes (Two Funerals)

Kim Homer Garcia was surprised to win Audience Choice for "Magkakapatid"

New Breed

Best Film- Halaw

Best Direction-Sheron Dayoc for Halaw

Special Jury Prize – Sampaguita by Francis Xavier Pasion

Audience Choice – Magkakapatid by Kim Homer Garcia

+ 50,000.00

Pam Miras wins Best Short film for "Wag Kang Titingin"

Lani Misalucha may have the only encore perfromance in an awards show

Short Film

Best Film- Wag Kang Titingin by Pam Miras

Best Direction-Rommel Milo Tolentino for P

+ Canon Vixia HFM 300 video camera

Special Jury Prize – P by Milo Tolentino

Best Screenplay – Mikhail Red for Harang

Best Direction-Rommel Milo Tolentino for "P" also gets a Canon Vixia HFM 300 video camera

Cinemalaya Chairman Tony Boy Cojuangco hands the Best Film Trophy to Sheron Dayoc in the New Breed Catgeory

New Breed Category

Best Actress- Lovi Poe for Mayohan

Best Actor – John Arcilla for Halaw

Best Supporting Actress – LJ Reyes for The Leaving

Best Supporting Actor – Emil Garcia for Rekrut

Best Cinematography- tie Rommel Andreo Sales Jr. for The Leaving

and Dan Villegas for Mayohan

Best Production Design – Syrel Lopez and Ivan Zaldarriaga for The Leaving

Best Editing – Chuck Gutierrez and Lester Olayer for Halaw

Best Original Musical Score – Emerson Tecson for Mayohan

Best Sound – Albert Idioma for Rekrut

Director’s Showcase

Best Actress – Meryl Soriano for Donor

Best Actor – Baron Geisler for Donor

Best Sceenplay – Eric Ramos for Two Funerals

Best Supporting Actress- Karla Pambid for Donor

Best Supporting Actor – Tirso Cruz III for Sigwa

Best Cinematography – Arvin Viola for Two Funerals

Best Production Design – Aped Santos for Donor

Best Editing – Chuck Gutierrez for Pink Halo-halo

Best Sound Original Score- not handed out