The 2017 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival ended yesterday with an awarding ceremony in the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Alberto Monteras II’s Respeto was this year’s Best Film (full-length feature). It also won six other awards including the NETPAC Jury Prize, Audience Choice, and Best Editing.
Respeto is a coming of age film about a young man’s life on the streets and his journey towards making it in Manila’s underground hip-hop subculture.
Winners of the four acting awards went to Noel Comia Jr. of Kiko Boksingero for Best Actor, Angeli Bayani of Bag for Best Actress, Dido de la Paz of Respeto for Best Supporting Actor, and Yayo Aguila of Kiko Boksingero for Best Supporting Actress.
Here is the full list of yesterday’s winners:
Full-length Feature
Best Full-length Feature Film: Respeto
Best Director: Joseph Israel Laban, Baconaua
Best Actor: Noel Comia, Jr., Kiko Boksingero
Best Actress: Angeli Bayani, Bagahe
Best Supporting Actor: Dido de la Paz, Respeto
Best Supporting Actress: Yayo Aguila, Kiko Boksingero
Best Sound: Corinne de San Jose, Respeto
Best Musical Score: Kiko Boksingero
Best Editing: Lawrence Ang, Respeto
Best Production Design: Marxie Maolen Fadul, Nabubulok
Best Cinematography: (tie) Ike Avellana, Respeto and TM Malones, Baconaua
Best Screenplay: Zig Dulay, Bagahe
Special Jury Prize: Baconaua
NETPAC Jury Prize: Respeto
Audience Choice: Respeto
Short Film Feature:
Best Short Film: Hilom
Best Screenplay: Duwi Monteagudo, Bawod
Best Director: E. del Mundo, Manong ng Pa-aling
Audience Choice: Nakauwi Na
Special Jury Prize: Fatima Marie Torres and the Invasion of Space Shuttle Pinas 25
NETPAC Jury Prize: Aliens Ata
The Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival will come back next year and is set to have 10 full-length films in the competition.
