Puregold’s first-ever CinePanalo Film Festival is a huge win for PH cinema
True to Puregold’s branding Always Panalo, its first-ever CinePanalo Film Festival turned out to be a huge win! Panalo in every way, the film festival that merged newbies and seasoned filmmakers was a celebration of love and passion for the movies. It was proof of dreams coming true and passions worth pursuing.
“Under a Piaya Moon” and “Last Shift” bagged the coveted Pinakapanalong Pelikula awards in the full-length and short film categories respectively at the inaugural Puregold CinePanalo Awards Night. Held on March 16 at the Gateway Cineplex 18, it was an emotional night as both established names as well as young up-and-comers received recognition for their exceptional efforts.
In the full-length category, Kurt Soberano’s debut feature “Under a Piaya Moon” left the biggest impact as it bagged six awards including the coveted Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. Close behind was Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s “Pushcart Tales” which left with four awards including Panalong Direktor and Panalong Karangalan Mula sa Mga Hurado.
Meanwhile among the student shorts, Ronjay-C Mendiola’s “Last Shift” achieved the most accolades, winning five awards through the night including Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. Diezelle C. Masilungan’s “Kung Nag-aatubili” also impressed with a total of four awards including Panalong Direktor and a tie for Panalong Pangalawang Aktor.
Award winners were selected by an esteemed jury of judges. Victor Villanueva, Emmanuel dela Cruz, Lito Zulueta, served as the jury for the short film category while Jeffery Jeturian, Mae Cruz-Alviar, and June Kim served for the full-length category. Festival directors Ivy Hayagan-Piedad and Chris Cahilig alongside Republic Creative’s Lyle Gonzales served on both juries.
Representatives from festival partners MTRCB and Mowelfund were also in attendance to award special prizes to exceptional film entries.
“Smokey Journey,” “Tiil ni Lola,” and “Kung Nag-aatubili” received first, second, and third prize respectively in the MTRCB Responsableng Paglikha short-film category, while “Under a Piaya Moon” took home the award in the full-length category.
Mowelfund also gave out special citations for “Ka Benjie” in the short film category and “Under a Piaya Moon” in the full-length category. They also gave away scholarships to ten of the most promising student filmmakers to participate in the festival.
Screenings of the festival films will also have an extended run at Gateway 2 Cinemas starting on March 20, Wednesday.
The full list of award winners is as follows:
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”
