The 9th Cinemanila International Film Festival

THE AWARDS

P1M in prizes for the following (from NCCA)

Digital Lokal

Lino Award, Grand Prize | P250,000.00
          Autohystoria, Raya Martin (Philippines)
Lino Grand Jury Prize | P150,000.00
          Voice…, John Torres (Philippines)
Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema | P70,000.00
          Ernest Michael Manalastas, Delusions (Philippines)
Best Short Film | P30,000.00
          The Calling, Christopher Gozum (Philippines)

International Cinema

Best ASEAN Film Award | $5,000
          Mukhsin, Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia)
Grand Prize, Lino Brocka Award | $3,000
          The Edge of Heaven, Fatih Akin (Germany/Turkey)
Best ASEAN Short Film Award | $1,000
          Renita, Renita, Tonny Trimarsanto (Indonesia)
Best International Short Film Award | $1,000
          Waiting Time, Chul Jung (South Korea)

P450,000.00 in prizes for the following (from FDCP)

Essay Writing Contest

1st Place | P25,000.00
Queenie Simbulan Caranto, "The Global Pinoy Cinema"

2nd Place | P15,000.00
Maria Alicia Aquino Sarmiento, "A Search for Identity in Common Ground Through the SEAWAVE Project"

3rd Place | P10,000.00
Remrick Espin Patagan, "Going Global: Juan dela Cruz on the Silver Screen"

Jurors were Joycie Dorado-Alegre, Sarge Lacuesta, and Digna Santiago

FDCP/CINEMANILA Scriptwriting Contest

1st Place | P200,000.00 | Francis Pasion, "Jay"
2nd Place (2 winners) | P100,000.00 each | Maria Clarissa Estuar, "I.U.D. Afternoons" and Froilan Medina, "Tinig sa Dilim"

The jury members for the Scriptwriting Contest are Ralston Jover, Frank Rivera, and Joey Romero. Awarding of winners will be on Friday, 24 August 2007, 2:00pm at the Gateway Cinema Lobby.

Other Prizes

Best Ensemble (International)
          The cast of Tribu, Jim Libiran (Philippines)

Best Documentary
          Neo-Lounge, Joanna Arong (Philippines)

Best Director (Digital Lokal)
          Autohystoria, Raya Martin (Philippines)

Best Actress (Digital Lokal)
          Ana Capri, Ala Suerte Ala Muerte (Philippines)
          Maris Dimayuga, Ala Suerte Ala Muerte (Philippines)

Special Jury Prize
          Persepolis, Marjana Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud



THE AWARDS P1M in prizes for the following (from NCCA) Digital Lokal Lino Award, Grand Prize \| P250,000.00 Autohystoria, Raya Martin (Philippines) Lino Grand Jury Prize \| P150,000.00 Voice…, John Torres (Philippines) Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema \| P70,000.00 Ernest Michael Manalastas, Delusions (Philippines) Best Short Film \| P30,000.00 The Calling, Christopher Gozum (Philippines) International Cinema Best ASEAN Film Award \| $5,000 Mukhsin, Yasmin Ahmad (Malaysia) Grand Prize, Lino Brocka Award \| $3,000 The Edge of Heaven, Fatih Akin (Germany/Turkey) Best ASEAN Short Film Award \| $1,000 Renita, Renita, Tonny Trimarsanto (Indonesia) Best International Short Film Award \| $1,000 Waiting Time, Chul Jung (South Korea) P450,000.00 in prizes for the following (from FDCP) Essay Writing Contest 1st Place \| P25,000.00 Queenie Simbulan Caranto, "The Global Pinoy Cinema" 2nd Place \| P15,000.00 Maria Alicia Aquino Sarmiento, "A Search for Identity in Common Ground Through the SEAWAVE Project" 3rd Place \| P10,000.00 Remrick Espin Patagan, "Going Global: Juan dela Cruz on the Silver Screen" Jurors were Joycie Dorado-Alegre, Sarge Lacuesta, and Digna Santiago FDCP/CINEMANILA Scriptwriting Contest 1st Place \| P200,000.00 \| Francis Pasion, "Jay" 2nd Place (2 winners) \| P100,000.00 each \| Maria Clarissa Estuar, "I.U.D. Afternoons" and Froilan Medina, "Tinig sa Dilim" The jury members for the Scriptwriting Contest are Ralston Jover, Frank Rivera, and Joey Romero. Awarding of winners will be on Friday, 24 August 2007, 2:00pm at the Gateway Cinema Lobby. Other Prizes Best Ensemble (International) The cast of Tribu, Jim Libiran (Philippines) Best Documentary Neo-Lounge, Joanna Arong (Philippines) Best Director (Digital Lokal) Autohystoria, Raya Martin (Philippines) Best Actress (Digital Lokal) Ana Capri, Ala Suerte Ala Muerte (Philippines) Maris Dimayuga, Ala Suerte Ala Muerte (Philippines) Special Jury Prize Persepolis, Marjana Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud ©1999-2007 Cinemanila International Film Festival All Rights Reserved.