Sunday, July 20, 2008

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2008 Winners

I've mentioned in the previous post how I've watched a couple of short films for Cinemalaya. The winners came out last Sunday.

Here is a quick run-down of the winners:
(from: http://mykiru.blogspot.com/2008/07/cinemalaya-2008-winners.html)

Best Actor: Baron Geisler, Jay
Best Actress: Mylene Dizon, 100
Best Supporting Actor: Yul Servo, Brutus
Best Supporting Actress: Eugene Domingo, 100
Best Full-Length Feature Film: Jay
Best Short Film: Andong
Best Director (Full Length): Chris Martinez, 100
Best Director (Short): Mark V. Reyes, God Only Knows
Best Screenplay (Full Length): Chris Martinez, 100
Best Screenplay (Short): Milo Tolentino, Andong
Best Original Music / Musical Score: Joey Ayala, Brutus
Best Sound: Allan Hilado, Ranchero
Best Cinematography: Jay Abella, Brutus / Dan Villegas, Huling Pasada (tie)
Best Production Design: Cristina Honrado, Baby Angelo
Best Editing: Kats Serraon, Jay
Special Jury Prize (Full Length): Brutus
Special Jury Prize (Short): My Pet
Special Jury Citation: Angan-Angan
Audience Choice Award (Full Length): 100
Audience Choice Award (Short): God Only Knows

... Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised to find that Andong won Best Short Film and Best Screenplay for Short Film. I believed in Andong, I really did. Now that the results came out I am pushed more than ever to watch 100 and Jay.


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