SHINING – After focusing on “Indies’ Golden Year Parts 1 and 2,” Highspeed contributor Mel Caparas names the actors and directors who shone abroad last year via international film festivals.
Here they are:
Jaclyn Jose – Best Actress, “Ma’ Rosa” – 69th Cannes IFF, France.
Therese Malvar – Best Actress, “Hamog” – 38th Moscow IFF, Russia; Screen International Rising Star Asia Award, “Hamog” – 15th New York Asian FF.
Paolo Ballesteros – Best Actor, “Die Beautiful” – 29th Tokyo IFF, Japan; Special Jury Mention for Performance, “Die Beautiful” – 21st IFF of Kerala, India.
Hasmine Killip – Best Actress, “Pamilya Ordinaryo” – 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Brisbane, Australia; Best
Actress – “Pamilya Ordinaryo” – 4th Hanoi IFF, Vietnam; Jury Special Mention for Performance, “Pamilya Ordinaryo” – 1st London East Asia FF, UK.
Barbie Forteza – Best Actress (Director’s Week Section), “Laut” – 36th Oporto IFF, Portugal.
Lotlot de Leon – Special Acting Citation, “1st Sem” – 2nd All Lights India FF, Hyderabad, India.
Sue Prado – Achievement in Acting, “The Sister” – 6th Guam IFF.
Allen Dizon – Best Actor, “Iadya Mo Kami” – 4th Silk Road IFF, Ireland; Best Actor, “Iadya Mo Kami” – 13th Salento IFF, Tricase, Italy.
Jake Cuenca – Best Actor, “Mulat” – 2016 World Cinema Festival, Brazil.
Sid Lucero – Best Actor, “Toto” – 19th Los Angeles Comedy Fest.
John Lloyd Cruz – Star Asia Award, “Honor Thy Father” – 15th New York Asian FF.
Kristoffer King – Best Actor, “Balitok” – 2016 New York Indie Film Awards.
Dennis Trillo – Asia Star Prize, 11th Seoul Intl. Drama Awards, Seoul, Korea.
Jessy Mendiola – Best Asia Pacific Star – 2016 Asia Pacific Actors Network Star Awards, South Korea.
Nathalie Hart – Best Actress (Narrative Feature), “Siphayo” – Intl. Film Festival Manhattan 2016, New York.
Leon Miguel – Best Actor in a Short Film, “Red Lights” – Intl Film Festival Manhattan 2016, New York.
Brillante Mendoza – Best Director, “Ma’ Rosa” – 54th Gijon IFF, Spain.
Elwood Perez – Film Icon Visionary Award, “Esoterika: Maynila” – Soho IFF 2016, New York.
Eduardo Roy, Jr. – Best Director, “Pamilya Ordinaryo” – 4th Hanoi IFF, Vietnam; Special Jury Mention for Direction, “Pamilya Ordinaryo” – 1st London East Asia FF, UK.
