Cinemalaya 2012 Independent Film Festival List of Winners

Here is the complete list of winners for the 8th Cinemalaya independent Film Festival 2012:

FULL LENGTH - NEW BREED OF DIRECTORS CATEGORY:

Best Film: "Diablo"

Special Jury Prize: "Requime"
Audience Choice: "Ang Nawawala"
Best Director: Mes de Guzman "Diablo"
Best Actress: Ama Quiambao, "Diablo"
Best Actor: Kristoffer King, "Oros"
Best Supporting Actress: Anita Linda, "Santa Niña"
Best Supporting Actor: Joross Gamboa, "Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino"
Best Screenplay: Rody Vera, "Requime"
Best Cinematography: Tristan Salas, "Diablo"
Best Production Design: Benjamin Payumo, "Intoy Syokoy ng Kalye Marino"
Best Editing: John Wong and Rona delos Reyes, "The Animals"
Best Original Music Score: Mikey Amistoso, Diego Mapa, and Jazz Nicolas, "Ang Nawawala"
Best Sound Recording: Albert Michael Idioma, "Aparisyon"
NETPAC Awardee: "Diablo"

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE CATEGORY:

Best Film: "Posas"
Special Jury Prize: "Kamera Obskura"
Audience Choice: "Bwakaw"
Best Director: Raymond Red, "Kamera Obskura"
Best Actress: Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Judy Ann Santos & Agot Isidro (ensemble), "Mga Mumunting Lihim"
Best Actor: Eddie Garcia, "Bwakaw"
Best Supporting Actress: Iza Calzado, Janice de Belen, Judy Ann Santos & Agot Isidro (ensemble), "Mga Mumunting Lihim"
Best Supporting Actor: Art Acuna, "Posas"
Best Screenplay: Jose Javier Reyes, "Mga Mumunting Lihim"
Best Cinematography: Albert Banzon, "Kalayaan"
Best Production Design: Adolfo Alix Jr., "Kalayaan"
Best Editing: Vanessa de Leon, "Mga Mumunting Lihim"
Best Original Musical Score: Diwa de Leon, "Kamera Obskura"
Best Sound: Ditoy Aguila, "Kalayaan"
NETPAC Awardee: "Bwakaw"

SHORT FILMS CATEGORY:

Best Film: "Victor"
Special Jury Prize: "Manenaya"
Audience Choice: "Rueda"
Best Director: Sheron Dayoc, "As He Sleeps"
Best Screenplay: Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, "Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong"

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Sta. Niña: A Cinelamaya 2012 Entry Starring Coco Martin

The Cinemalaya entry Sta. Niña which stars Coco Martin is a movie about a non-decaying dead body of a girl, and the belief that it could heal. It's premise starts years after lahar covers a town in Pampanga, Pol played by Coco Martin and his co-workers in a quarry dig up the coffin of his daughter. The remains of the 2-year old girl Marikit did not show any signs of decay. Many consider this a miracle, and thus many people think she was miraculous. People from their town and other places troop to Pol’s home to be healed by Marikit.

Directed by Emmanuel Quindo Palo, other cast includes Alessandra de Rossi, Angel Aquino and Anita Linda.

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