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FACINE 29 ANNOUNCES SHORT FILM WINNERS -

HILIGAYNON FILMS DOMINATE HONOREES;

SETH ANDREW BLANCA'S KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN, KEVIN PIAMONTE'S SOLO WIN GOLD

San Francisco, November 15, 2022 - The Filipino Arts & Cinema International or FACINE has announced this year's winners in the short films division, on its 29th year. The festival of short films which ran online on FACINE's youtube channel on November 6-13 was in concert with the full-length films competition on FACINE filmbot site.

As in the previous two years, FACINE 29 has chosen winners adopting the tiered selection process, in the different categories. A panel of three jury members were tasked to view all the films through links provided by the filmmakers/producers. The panel includes fictionist Marianne Villanueva, filmmaker/entrepreneur Penny Baldado and filmmaker/curator Charles Gray.

Given their strong presence at the festival this year, Hiligaynon films dominated the honorees, with two of the films, Seth Andrew Blanca's KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN [down the river we meet] and Kevin Piamonte's SOLO winning Gold; their lead actors won in their respective categories.

The following is the complete list of winners:

FILM

Gold

KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN [down the river we meet] (Red Whiskey Production)

SOLO (UP Visayas, ERK Production)

Silver

BUDJANG (SEAQCP)

Particularly Noteworthy

SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG [the flight of Banog] (E Unlimited, IFFI City of Iloilo, DOT Region 6)

MORNING WITH MARTY (De La Salle College of St Benilde Production Design Department)

DIRECTION

Gold

Seth Andrew Blanca, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

Silver

Rhadem Camlian Morados, BUDJANG

Particularly Noteworthy

Elvert Banares, SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG

Randal Kamradt, NO DOGS

Kevin Piamonte, SOLO

WRITING

Silver

Rodjie Tabigo-on, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

Particularly Noteworthy

Kevin Piamonte, SOLO

Gabriel Fernandez, MORNING WITH MARTY

Georgina Tolentino, Alex Fabros, NO DOGS

PERFORMANCE IN A LEAD ROLE, MALE

Gold

Peter Deocos, SOLO

Silver

Ian Coleman, NO DOGS

Particularly Noteworthy

Joe Gruta, HATID

Jiego Agustin de la Cruz Galila, ANIMO

PERFORMANCE IN A LEAD ROLE, FEMALE

Gold

Sunita Mukhi, MORNING WITH MARTY

Ma. Theresa Genona, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

Georgina Tolentino, NO DOGS

Silver

Isabel Frial, BAKPAK

Mara Lopez. NEVER FORGET

PERFORMANCE IN A SECONDARY ROLE, MALE

Gold

Marveen Ely Lozano, SOLO

Particularly Noteworthy

Nathan Jalbuena Soto, ANIMO

PERFORMANCE IN A SECONDARY ROLE, FEMALE

Gold

Niahannah Rizzah Garalda, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Gold

Serge Alfred Espana, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

Anjella Gieneena Cruz, Josh de la Rosa, Joyce Anne Castro, ISDA, LAMBAT, DAANG PALIIT [fish, net, narrowing road]

Elvert Banares, SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG

Silver

Ruperto Gitay, SOLO

Arby Larano, ANG MERON SA WALA [beyond nothing]

Particularly Noteworthy

Jude Van Caoili, BUDJANG

Ron Acal Aldwyn Paul Cruz, BAKPAK

Mark Garcia, MGA BAG-ONG NAWONG SANG DAMGO KAG KATINGALAHAN [new faces of dreams and mysteries]

EDITING

Gold

Serge Alfred Espana, KUNG SA DIIN ANG SUBA TARABUAN

Kenneth de la Cruz, SOLO

Silver

Christian Linaban, Ara Chawdhury, THE JEWELERS

Particularly Noteworthy

Carlos Dala, Aldwyn de la Cruz, BAKPAK

Elvert Banares, SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG

VISUAL DESIGN

Gold

Ron Matthews Espinosa, SOLO

Elvert Banares, SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG

Silver

Mark Garcia, MGA BAG-ONG NAWONG SANG DAMGO KAG KATINGALAHAN

Particularly Noteworthy

Ronyel Compra, Workers and Artisans, Khriss Bajade, THE JEWELERS

AURAL DESIGN

Gold

Emmanuel Lerona, sound; Crista Siamson Huyong, music; SOLO

Elvert Banares, sound; Jay Pope Larroza, music, SA PAGLUPAD KA BANOG

Silver

Nathan Jalbuena Sotto, sound; John Diagoras, music; ANIMO

Particularly Noteworthy

Vanya Fantonial, Gerald Jonez D’Lonsod, THE JEWELERS

Mark Sambi, sound; Rocky Nicor, music; MGA BAG-ONG NAWONG SANG DAMGO KAG KATINGALAHAN

Congratulation to all the winners!

FACINE 29 thanks all filmmakers, producers and all film artists and the jury members for your participation in this year's festival.

Mabuhay ang pelikulang Filipino!

Long live Filipino cinema!

- Mauro Feria Tumbocon Jr, Founder/Artistic Director, FACINE

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