Another local film festival is about to come to a close. The winners of the first Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) were awarded in a thanksgiving ceremony in Makati yesterday, closing its one week run.
The festival, which selected 12 films to be shown in all major cinemas nationwide from Aug. 16-22, showcased films from various genres including action, romance, and comedy
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Below are this year’s winners:
Critics’ Choice Award: Birdshot, Mikhail Red
Audience’s Choice Award: 100 Tula Para kay Stella, Jason Paul Laxamana
Jury’s Choice Award: Patay na si Hesus, Victor Villanueva
Sine Kabataan Short Film competition:
Amazing By Choice Award: Fat You, Ronnel Rivera III and Ang Kapitbahay ko sa 2014, Anya Zulueta
Jury’s Choice Award (with cash prize): Pahimakas, Lance Maravillas and Delayed si Jhemerlyn Rose, Don Senoc
Sine Kabataan Best Picture: Ang Unang Araw ng Pasukan, Ar-Jen Manlapig
Another big winner is the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the government agency in charge of the festival. FDCP chairperson, Liza Dino-Seguerra said that the PPP has earned PHP97 million (approx. USD1.9 million) of the PHP100 million target as of Sunday.
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