8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Official poster
Opening film	Babae sa Breakwater by Mario O'Hara
Closing film	Jack and Jill by Mar S. Torres^[1]
Location	Metro Manila, Philippines
Film titles	25
Festival date	July 20, 2012 (2012-07-20)–July 29, 2012 (2012-07-29)
Website	Official Website

The 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival was held from July 20 until 29, 2012 in Metro Manila, Philippines.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The awards night was held at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Entries

The fifteen feature-film entries are divided into two separate competitions. The five feature-film entries will compete under the Directors Showcase which are presented by veteran film directors of the country. While the other ten feature-film entries will compete under the New Breed section which are presented by first-time or young filmmakers working today. The Short Film section has also ten competing entries. The winning film is highlighted with boldface and a dagger.

Directors Showcase

Title	Director	Cast	Genre
Bwakaw	Jun Lana	Eddie Garcia, Princess, Rez Cortez, Joey Paras, and Soliman Cruz	Drama, Comedy
Kalayaan	Adolfo Alix, Jr.	Ananda Everingham, Zanjoe Marudo, Luis Alandy	Experimental, Drama
Kamera Obskura	Raymond Red	Pen Medina, Joel Torre, Nanding Josef	Drama
Mga Mumunting Lihim	Jose Javier Reyes	Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro, Janice de Belen	Drama
Posas ^†	Lawrence Fajardo	Nico Antonio, Bangs Garcia, Wendy Valdez, and Art Acuña	Drama

New Breed

Title	Director	Cast	Genre
The Animals	Gino M. Santos	Albie Casiño, Patrick Sugui, Dawn Balagot	Teen drama
Aparisyon	Vincent Sandoval	Jodi Sta. Maria, Mylene Dizon, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Raquel Villavicencio	Psychological drama, Thriller
Mga Dayo	Julius Sotomayor Cena	Olga Natividad, Sue Prado, and Janela Buhain	Drama
Diablo ^†	Mes de Guzman	Ama Quiambao, and Carlo Aquino	Drama
Intoy Shokoy ng Kalye Marino	Lemuel Lorca	JM De Guzman, Joross Gamboa, LJ Reyes	Drama
Ang Katiwala	Aloy Adlawan	Dennis Trillo	Drama
Ang Nawawala	Marie Jamora	Dominic Roco, Dawn Zulueta, Felix Roco	Drama, Romance
Oros	Paul Sta. Ana	Tanya Gomez, Kristoffer King, Kristofer Martin	Drama
REquieme!	Loy Arcenas	Shamaine Buencamino, Rez Cortez, Anthony Falcon	Black comedy
Sta. Niña	Manny Palo	Coco Martin, Alessandra de Rossi, Angel Aquino	Drama

Short Films

Title	Director
Balintuná	Emmanuel J. Escalona Jr.
Bohe: Sons of the Waves	Nadjoua Bansil
Manenaya	Richard Legaspi
Mientras su Durmida	Sheron Dayoc
Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong	Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
Pasahero	Max Celada
Ruweda	Hannah Espia
Sarong Adlaw	Jun Dio
Ulian	Chuck Gutierrez
Victor ^†	Jarell Serencio

Awards

Full-Length Features

Directors Showcase

Best Film - Posas by Lawrence Fajardo
- Special Jury Prize - Kamera Obskura by Raymond Red
- Audience Award - Bwakaw by Jun Lana
Best Direction - Raymond Red for Kamera Obskura
Best Actor - Eddie Garcia for Bwakaw
Best Actress / Supporting Actress - Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro and Janice de Belen for Mga Mumunting Lihim
Best Supporting Actor - Arthur Acuña for Posas
Best Screenplay - Jose Javier Reyes for Mga Mumunting Lihim
Best Cinematography - Albert Banzon for Kalayaan
Best Editing - Vanessa De Leon for Mga Mumunting Lihim
Best Sound - Ditoy Aguila for Kalayaan
Best Original Music Score - Diwa de Leon for Kamera Obskura
Best Production Design - Adolfo Alix Jr. for Kalayaan

New Breed

Best Film - Diablo by Mes de Guzman
- Special Jury Prize - REquieme! by Loy Arcenas
- Audience Award - Ang Nawawala by Marie Jamora
Best Direction - Mes de Guzman for Diablo
Best Actor - Kristoffer King for Oros
Best Actress - Ama Quiambao for Diablo
Best Supporting Actor - Joross Gamboa for Intoy Siyokoy ng Kalye Marino
Best Supporting Actress - Anita Linda for Sta. Niña
Best Screenplay - Rody Vera for REquieme!
Best Cinematography - Tristan Salas for Diablo
Best Editing - Rona Delos Reyes, John Anthony L. Wong for The Animals
Best Sound - Albert Michael Idioma for Aparisyon
Best Original Music Score - Mikey Amistoso, Diego Mapa, Jazz Nicholas for Ang Nawawala
Best Production Design - Ben Payumo for Intoy Siyokoy ng Kalye Marino

Special Awards

NETPAC Award
- Directors Showcase - Bwakaw by Jun Lana
- New Breed - Diablo by Mes de Guzman

Short Films

Best Short Film - Victor by Jarell Serencio
- Special Jury Prize - Manenaya by Richard Legaspi
- Audience Award - Ruweda by Hannah Espia
Best Direction - Sheron Dayoc for Mientras su Durmida
Best Screenplay - Sigrid Andrea Bernardo for Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong

References

↑ "Dolphy tribute at Cinemalaya". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
↑ "8th Cinemalaya Film Festival 2012 Winners Announced!". bidakapamilya.blogspot.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Cinemalaya 2012 Independent Film Festival List of Winners ...". entertainment-journal.net. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ "Cinemalaya 2012 Winners". angkulet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ Calderon, Ricky L. "Cinemalaya 2012 Winners Bared". philstar.com. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

External links

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Ceremonies

Best Film
New Breed	Pepot Artista (2005) Tulad ng Dati (2006) Tribu (2007) Jay (2008) Last Supper (2009) Halaw (2010) Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (2011) Diablo (2012) Transit(2013) Bwaya (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Donor (2010) Bisperas (2011) Posas (2012) Sana Dati (2013) Kasal (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Pamilya Ordinaryo (2016)

Best Director
New Breed	Rica Arevalo (2005) Ron Bryant (2006) Auraeus Solito (2007) Chris Martinez (2008) GB Sampedro (2009) Sheron Dayoc (2010) Marlon Rivera (2011) Mes De Guzman (2012) Hannah Espia (2013) Giancarlo Abrahan V (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Gil Portes (2010) Auraeus Solito (2011) Raymond Red (2012) Jerrold Tarog (2013) Mike Tuviera (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Eduardo Roy Jr. (2016)

Best Actor
New Breed	Eddie Garcia (2005) Alchris Galura (2006) The Ensemble of Tribu (2007) Baron Geisler (2008) Lou Veloso (2009) John Arcilla (2010) Edgar Allan Guzman (2011) Kristoffer King (2012) Mimi Juareza (2013) Dante Rivero (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Baron Geisler (2010) Bembol Roco (2011) Eddie Garcia (2012) no winner (2013) Robert Arevalo (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Tommy Abuel (2016)

Best Actress
New Breed	Meryll Soriano (2005) Angel Aquino (2006) Ina Feleo (2007) Mylene Dizon (2008) Ina Feleo (2009) Lovi Poe (2010) Eugene Domingo (2011) Ama Quiambao (2012) Irma Adlawan (2013) Eula Valdez (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Meryll Soriano (2010) Raquel Villavicencio (2011) Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro, and Janice de Belen (2012) Vilma Santos (2013) Nora Aunor (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Hasmine Killip (2016)

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