The first-ever Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, ongoing at the Gateway Cineplex until Tuesday, March 19, is a huge success, with both established and emerging filmmakers gathering in solidarity to share narratives celebrating Filipino strength, successes, culture.
Organizers named the best of the best at the awards night held at Gateway Mall in Cubao March 16.
Winners were selected by Victor Villanueva, Emmanuel dela Cruz, Lito Zulueta, (for the short film category); Jeffery Jeturian, Mae Cruz-Alviar, and June Kim (full-length category).
Festival directors Ivy Hayagan-Piedad and Chris Cahilig served on both juries alongside Republic Creative’s Lyle Gonzales.
Representatives from festival partners MTRCB and Mowelfund were also in attendance to award special prizes to exceptional film entries.
The winners:
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 AWARDS
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, “Till 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”
