'Diablo' is Cinemalaya 2012's biggest winner
Director Mes de Guzman’s “Diablo” emerged the biggest winner of the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival held at the CC Main Theater on Sunday, July 29, when it won five awards, namely Best Actress for Ama Quiambao, Best Film, Best Direction, Best Cinematography for Tristan Salas and NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema), all in the New Breed Full-Length category.
“Victor” (Shorts Category), “Posas” (Directors Showcase) also received the Best Film Award for their respective categories. Sheron Dayoc and Raymond Red shared Best Director awards with De Guzman.
Kristoffer King won Best Actor for his performance in Paul Sta. Ana’s “Oros” in the New Breed Full-Length Category.
The Best Actor Award for the Directors Showcase Category award went to “Bwakaw’s” Eddie Garcia who received a standing ovation, while Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Agot Isidro and Judy Ann Santos got the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Awards as an ensemble in the same category for “Mga Mumunting Lihim.”
Anita Linda, who won Best Performance of a Supporting Actress (New Breed) for “Santa Niña”, received a standing ovation.
“Ruweda” by Hannah Espia, “Ang Nawawala” by Marietta Jamora and “Bwakaw” by Jun Robles Lana were given the Audience Choice Awards for their respective categories, while “Manenaya” and “Kamera Obskura” won the Special Jury Prize.
The honor roll:
New Breed Shorts
Best Screenplay: Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, “Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong’
Best Direction: Sheron Dayoc, “As he Sleeps”
Special Jury Prize: “Manenaya” by Richard Soriano Legaspi
Best Film: “Victor” by Jarell M. Serencio
Audience Choice: “Ruweda” by Hannah Espia
New Breed Full-Length
Best Sound: “Aparisyon”
Best Original Music Score: Mikey Amistoso, Diego Mapa and Jazz Nicolas, “Ang Nawawala”
Best Editing: John Wong, “The Animals”
Best Production Design: Benjamin H. Payumo, “Intoy Syokoy”
Best Cinematography: Tristan Salas, “Diablo”
Best Screenplay: Rody Vera, “REquieme!”
Best Performance of a Supporting Actor: Joross Gamboa, “Intoy Syokoy”
Best Performance of a Supporting Actress: Anita Linda, “Santa Niña”
Best Direction: Mes de Guzman, “Diablo”
Best Performance of an Actor: Kristoffer King, “Oros”
Best Performance of an Actress: Ama Quiambao, “Diablo”
Best Film: “Diablo” by Mes de Guzman
Special Jury Prize: “REquieme!” by Loy Arcenas
NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award: “Diablo” by Mes de Guzman
Audience Choice: “Ang Nawawala” by Marie Jamora
Directors Showcase
Best Sound: Ditoy Aguila, “Kalayaan”
Best Original Music Score: Diwa de Leon, “Kamera Obskura”
Best Editing: Vanessa de Leon, “Mga Mumunting Lihim”
Best Production Design: Adolfo Alix, Jr., “Kalayaan”
Best Cinematography: Albert Banzon, “Kalayaan”
Best Screenplay: Jose Javier Reyes, “Mga Mumunting Lihim”
Best Performance of a Supporting Actor: Art Acuña, “Posas”
Best Performance of a Supporting Actress: Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Agot Isidro and Judy Ann Santos “Mga Mumunting Lihim”
Best Direction: Raymond Red, “Kamera Obskura”
Best Performance of an Actor: Eddie Garcia, “Bwakaw”
Best Performance of an Actress: Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Agot Isidro and Judy Ann Santos “Mga Mumunting Lihim”
Best Film: “Posas,” by Lawrence Fajardo
Special Jury Prize: “Kamera Obskura” by Raymond Red
NETPAC Award: “Bwakaw” by Jun Robles Lana
Audience Choice: “Bwakaw” by Jun Robles Lana
National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera gave the opening remarks where he praised the quality of this year’s films. The evening’s hosts were Ciara Sotto and Jonathan Tadioan.
