Congratulations to the nominees and winners of the Zamboanga Film Festival 2019 who were awarded on February 24 at Centro Latino, Paseo del Mar. Big winners for the night include "Assadi" by Al Enriquez with 10 nominations, and 5 wins including Best Film for the Live Action Category. Rosette Caoile's "Chase" won Best Film for Animation Category with 6 nominations and 3 wins. Other promising films are "Tagpuan" by Denver John Triplitt with 5 nominations and 3 wins, and "Llamada" by Jacques Aldous Corral, bagging Best Director for Animation Category.


Best Film (Live Action): "Assadi" by Al Enriquez


Best Film (Animation): "Chase" by Rosette Arya Caoile


2nd Best Film (Live Action Category) "Tagpuan"


2nd Best Film (Animation): "Llamada" by Jacques Aldous Corral



3rd Best Film (Live Action): "Porcausa na Pizza" by Chad De Los Santos and Arwa Ajirim


3rd Best Film (Animation): "Plugged" by Joshua Nacionales


Viewers' Choice (Live Action): "Tagpuan" by Denver John Triplitt


Viewers' Choice (Animation): "Stain" by Mary Marielle Brussett

Full list of winners and nominees for #ZFF2019.

Best Film (Live Action): "Assadi" by Al Enriquez
Best Film (Animation): "Chase" by Rosette Arya Caoile

2nd Best Film (Live Action): "Tagpuan" by Denver John Triplitt
2nd Best Film (Animation): "Llamada" by Jacques Aldous Corral

3rd Best Film (Live Action): "Porcausa na Pizza" by Chad De Los Santos and Arwa Ajirim
3rd Best Film (Animation): "Plugged" by Joshua Nacionales

Viewers' Choice (Animation): "Stain" by Mary Marielle Brussett
Viewers' Choice (Live Action): "Tagpuan" by Denver John Triplitt

Best Director (Live Action): Al Enriquez "Assadi"
Nominees:
• Denver John Triplitt "Tagpuan"
• Chad De Los Santos and Arwa Ajirim "Porcausa na Pizza"

Best Director (Animation): Jacques Aldous Corral "Llamada"
Nominees:
• Muzzbhir Ismi "Apartment with a Shadow"
• Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"
• Benedict Ramirez "The Lone Banana II)

Best Screenplay (Live Action): Al Enriquez "Assadi"
Nominees:
• Aubrey Faith Salomes, Jana Marie Koh and Mikhaela Cabahug "Sais"
• Nazz Reah Nuril "Sulat ng Tala"

Best Original Story (Animation): Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"
Nominees:
• Muzzbhir Ismi "Apartment with a Shadow"
• Jacques Aldous Corral "Llamada"
• Mary Marielle Brussett "Stain"

Best Actor (Live Action): Louis Lozada "Escapo"
Nominees:
• Ken Terenz San Juan "Tagpuan"
• Monchito Ventura "Assadi"
• Owen Lepiten "Sulat ng Tala"

Best Actress (Live Action): Bea Ramirez "Sais"
Nominees:
• Nashra Ajirim and Nadwa Ajirm "Porcausa na Pizza"
• Nurshaira Saifudin "Assadi"

Best Animator (Animation): Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"
• Joshua Nacionales "Plugged"
• Maria Elyzabeth Tuban "Lala"

Best Character Design (Animation): "Beneath My Tree" by Fatima Ruziel S. Tingkahan
Nominees:
• Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"
• Jacques Aldous Corral "Llamada"
• Maria Elyzabeth Tuban "Lala"

Best Production Design (Live Action): Aubrey Marie Montecino, Aubrey Jean Liu, and Florence Midel "Porcausa na Pizza"
Nominees:
• Natasha Delos Santos and Eycle Pansensoy "Sais"
• Ella Mae Barandino "Sulat ng Tala"
• Dexter Luaya "Assadi"

Best Visual Effects (Animation): Muzzbhir Ismi "Apartment with a Shadow"
Nominees:
• Jacques Aldous Corral "Llamada"
• Floracel Veras "Acacia"
• Shyrell J. Presno "Shady"

Best Cinematography (Live Action): Shone Mallari "Assadi"
Nominees:
• Denver John Triplitt "Tagpuan"
• Chad De Los Santos "Porcausa na Pizza"

Best Cinematography (Animation): Joshua Nacionales "Plugged"
Nominees:
• Benedict Ramirez "The Lone Banana II"
• Maria Elyzabeth Tuban "Lala"
• Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"

Best Editing (Live Action): Denver John Triplitt "Tagpuan"
Nominees:
• Mike Aaron Banguis, Reano Zendrix Andres and Fahima Mei Abdul "Sais"
• Aldrey Mendoza "Assadi"
• Fatima Abeer Uking "Porcausa na Pizza"

Best Editing (Animation): Joshua Nacionales "Plugged"
Nominees:
• Rosette Arya Caoile "Chase"
• Jacques Aldous Corral "Llamada"
• Mary Marielle Brussett "Stain"

Best Culture-Sensitive Film (Live Action): "Assadi" by Al Enriquez
Nominees:
• "Escapo" by Robi Brian Kang
• "Tagpuan" by Denver John Triplitt

Best Culture-Sensitive Film (Animation): "Stain" by Mary Marielle Brussett
Nominees:
• "Plugged" by Joshua Nacionales
• "Llamada" by Jacques Aldous Corral

Enhorabuena to all finalists, nominees and winners! You can watch the trailers at the Video playlist in the Facebook page Zamboanga Hermosa Festival here. Mas Alegre na Zamboanga Ahora!
#ZFF2019 #DiaDeZamboanga #iLoveZamboangaCity

In line with the celebration of the 81st Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga, the City Government of Zamboanga organized the annual Zamboanga Film Festival to recognize the stories of Zamboanga through the medium of cinematography and animation. The competition has two categories: Live Action and Animation. Ten finalists for each category will be judged by a panel of film experts and the best film will receive P10,000 and a plaque. The films will be screened at Centro Latino Theater Room from February 19 to 23, 2018 on these times: 9AM, 12NN, 3PM and 6PM. Schools were invited to watch the films and right after every screening, the viewers will vote for their favorite films. The films with the highest number of votes will be awarded with the Viewers Choice Award. Special awards will also be given during the Awards Night on February 25 at Centro Latino. The special awards for the Live Action category are: Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Most Culturally-sensitive Film. And for the animation category, the special awards are: Best Director, Best Animator, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Character Design, and Most Culturally-sensitive film. All winners will receive a plaque and a cash prize of P1,500. Here are the finalists for the Zamboanga Film Festival 2018. Live Action Category Finalists: "Goddess" by Jeremias Al-ag Dulaca III "Loop" by Robi Brian Kang "Silip (Peek)" by Mike Aaron Banguis "Pag-ibig lang ang Meron Tayo" by Kim Tayona "Globo (Balloon)" by Tennyl Dehm Canlas "Manchao (Stained)" by Jonathan Andalahao "Baka Sakali" by Jezreel Paul Nuñal "Ocaso" by Mica Ruste "Badusa (Sinners)" by Khadija Zubair Ahamed Kabeer "Esta" by Sunshine Benitez Enhorabuena! #ZFF2018 ZFF 2018 Animation Category Finalists: "Behind Closed Doors" by Jorzheema J.i. Hamid "Fuego (Fire)" by Ian Kenneth Baradeade "Is It My Turn?" by Joshua Nacionales "Si Ongka, El Aspin (Ongka, The Aspin)" by Frantz Sucro "The Promise" by Hazel Rosie Bayaras "Cast" by Khaled Majid "Peacekeeper" by Joshua del Cruz "Karoshi" by Megan Dayak "Peste (Pest)" Kendrick Fernandez "With Colors" by Dariel Dryan Tadus

By virtue of Ordinance 374, the 23rd of June is officially recognized as the city’s Dia de Fundacion de Chavacano to commemorate the founding and encourage the use of the Chavacano language.

For the second year, the local government is hosting the Cine Chavacano to showcase our local language through short films produced, written, and directed by homegrown filmmakers.



Love and hatred, flaw and beauty, friendship and adversary, failure and success. Now on its 2nd year, CineChavacano Festival de Película y Animación features an array of Chavacano stories, which will be screened at the Centro Latino Theater Room, Paseo del Mar from June 20 to 23, 2016. Here are the finalists of this year's CineChavacano.

PELÍCULAS (Live Action Category)



Tiempo (Time)
Directed by Tennyl Dehm Canlas

Synopsis: Sam, a 20-year-old college girl discovers that she can turn back time but little did she know that there are consequences along the way.



Entre Medio del Fin (In the middle of an end)
Directed by Ryanne Murcia

Synopsis: Khalil and Danny are left to figure out their lives after Ayesha, who promised to give them her child, decided to go back with Omar, the father of the child, who left her before.



Su Puesto (In their place)
Directed by Kendrick Rico

Synopsis: Five personas face their daily struggles in life such as bullying, abuse and prejudice. Each of them represents different problems and issues in this world that needs solution.



El Cara de Mama (The face of my mother)
Directed by Kimberly R. Kilat

Synopsis: In the process of knowing one’s self is also knowing one’s root.



Sombra (shadow)
Directed by Sheena Mae Alcala

Synopsis: With recurring shifts of personality, Miko shows his hidden alter-self, his shadow, which brought him to finding his seemingly predominant personality, pushing him to plot revenge.



Escondido Amor (Hidden Love)
Directed by Icy Mae Colipano

Synopsis: A coming out story of a gay guy,explore the bizarre characteristics of love in the most exotic and erotic way.



Lengua Pranka (The Forthright Tongue)
Directed by Pristine Padua
Co-directed by Lee Why Halasan

Synopsis: Pepita, more fondly called Pipay, is forced to live in Zamboanga, a place she has never been to nor whose language she understands; here she must work hard for her education, and she must work harder to understand and be understood.



Next Time
Directed by Mark Kim Tayona

Synopsis: We choose the moments that we want to remember. A guy meets a girl at twelve midnight in a twenty-four hour store. They rewind time with their stories until they’re both synced. We choose the moments we want to remember; and after every great moment, we wish for a next time.

ANIMACIÓN (Animation Category)



Despedido (Departed)
Directed by Ryan Covarrubias

Synopsis: A story about defeating self-doubt or defeating your old self.



El Bloques (The blocks)
Directed by Danica Jane Follero

Synopsis: The story is about a little girl who is playing alone inside her room. Despite her solitariness, she learns to accept what she has and where she is.



El Amenazo (The Threat)
Directed by Kendrick Rico

Synopsis: The blood cells play their roles to help maintain the health of a human body. One day, a white blood cell had an abnormal mutation and turned into a dangerous cancer cell.



Dividido (Divided)
Directed by Aljhun Rey Canillo

Synopsis: In a society where the poor and the rich are divided and separated by a tall wall, two boys, Anton and Olot, developed an unexpected friendship.



Fallares (Flaw? Where?)
Directed by Jade Christel de Guzman

Synopsis: A personal dilemma leads a girl to discover what it takes to bloom.

Watch the Omnibus Trailer of ‪#‎CineChavacano2016‬. Open public screening will be held on June 20-22, 5PM at Centro Latino Theater Room, Paseo del Mar. Viva el Cinema Chavacano! Viva el Dia de Fundacion de Chavacano!


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June 23, 2015 - The city celebrates today the 4th Dia de Fundacion de Chavacano, in commemoration of the laying of the first cornerstone of Fuerza de San Jose on June 23, 1635, which, in 1719, was renamed Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragosa (Fort Pilar). The City Government prepared a lineup of activities for the special day including the first CineChavacano Film and Animation Festival. The film festival is the second film festival headed by the city this year after the successful Zamboanga Film Festival held during the Dia de la Ciudad de Zamboanga.

CineChavacano is unique because it features films using the Chavacano language. There are two categories: Live Action and Animation. In the animation category, the scope of content extended not only to short films but also to infographics or infommercials with Chavacano language. Among the seventeen applicants, seven entries animation and three live action films made it to the finals. Here are the finalists of CineChavacano:



"Mal Sueño" (Nightmare) by Ryan Covarrubias


"El Muerte del un Mariposa" (The Dead Butterfly) by Jorzheema Hamid



"Tagu-taguan" (Hide and Seek) by Aljhun Rey Canillo


"Tienda de Juguete" (Toy Store) by Dale Aldrin Maniego


"Comida Zamboanga" by Danie Alted Nebrija (Watch here)


"Movimiento" (Movement) by Aljhun Rey Canillo


"Terminado y Hecho" by Anthony Neil Drapiza


"Juego de Rol" (Role-playing Game) by Abraham Ysmael Alvarez


"El Niño Pescador" by Jerome Peniones


"Cuando Contigo" (When with you) by Jorzheema Hamid

In the end, "El Muerte del un Mariposa" by Jorzheema Hamid grabbed the Grand Prize for the live action category while Dale Maniego's "El Tienda de Juguete" won the Grand Prize for the animation category. Congratulations to all the finalists and winners and we hope to see you next year in our film festivals! Continue to create Chavacano films and tell the stories of Zamboanga through this craft! Viva Cine Chavacano!



For more updates on Zamboanga City Government events, like Zoom In Zamboanga City on facebook.

Last February 23-25, 2011, Zamboanga City finally had the chance to host a film festival where activities all about film were held at the city. Indie films were screened for three days at the cinemas of Mindpro Citimall for free! Lots of students and movie enthusiast had the chance to watch indie films since the local cinema rarely screens them. The films included were "Halaw" by Sheron Dayoc, "Limbunan" by Teng Mangansakan, "Emir", "Concerto", "Sabungero", "Kano", "Ang Mundo sa Panahon ng Bato", "Di Natatapos ang Gabi" and the classic 1937 film "Zamboanga". The event is called "Sineng Pambansa" which is an activity of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. They also have it in other cities like Iloilo and Baguio.

Weeks before the film fest, i already heard about it in the news and i'm really excited to watch the films. The Mayor really had the full support to host the Sineng Pambansa in the city since it the place where one of the most important and first ever films in the Philippine film history was produced. "Zamboanga" is one of my most anticipated film because i'm curious about how the old Zamboanga looks like and how they created the movie. I'm also excited to watch "Halaw" by a Zamboangueno director Sheron Dayoc. The film bagged the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Editing during the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.

However, I was really busy for the three days so i wasn't able to watch the indie films at the cinema. Good thing, we were invited by Council Gerky Velasco at the Red Carpet night just an hour before the event. Not only we had the chance to watch "Zamboanga" we also saw the directors and casts of some of the films. Mr. John Arcilla, the lead actor of Halaw, also rendered an original song made for the film. The song is beautiful and epic. Anyways, i really intend to write this post to share my thoughts about the film "Zamboanga".

"Zamboanga" is one of the five existing pre-war Filipino films and one of the oldest, produced in 1936. The film was said to be lost due to the war. But a film historian, Nick de Ocampo rediscovered it at the archives of the US Library of Congress in Washington D.C.

Synopsis:
A sea-faring tribe whose livelihood is to search pearls in the rich, pristine waters of Zamboanga. Danao, a young pearl fisher, is engaged to the datu's granddaughter, Minda. With Danao's exquisite pearls, the datu announces a celebration in his return. Hadji Razul, a cruel and lustful ruler of a Moro tribe living in another island was among the invited. Involved in piracy and looting, he associated himself with a renegade American Captain who owns a small trading yacht providing Chinese laborers. A tribal war sparks as Hadji abducts the beautiful princess during one of Danao's diving expeditions, tearing down the peace and tranquility Zamboanga once enjoyed. (resource: FDCP Zamboanga Film Festival 2011)

The Mindanao Film Festival 2010 is calling for submissions for feature-length films, short films, and documentaries made by Mindanawon filmmakers or films about, related to, or shot in Mindanao.

Students may also participate by submitting their films in the Student Short Film Category (High School & College) or the Student Documentary Category.

All genres are welcome including comedy, drama, experimental, and animation, as long as the film has been completed anytime within October 2009 to September 2010, and has not been screened in the previous Mindanao Film Festival.

Those interested must submit the following:
a. Completed entry form
b. DVD screener copy of entry film

The Guerrilla Filmmaking Competition is an open-theme and open-genre competition where participating filmmakers “race” to produce their 5-15 minute narrative short films during the same time period and are given a strict deadline. Emphasizing the essence of guerrilla-filmmaking, this category of the Mindanao Film Festival has a special award given to the film with the best production value (highest quality for the lowest budget) – the Red Fist Award.

Those interested to compete in the Guerrilla Filmmaking Competition must submit the following:
a. Completed entry form
b. Synopsis of the 5 to 15-minute short film they intend to produce for the competition
c. Samples of film/video works

Deadline for submissions for all categories is September 25, 2010.

All requirements must be sent to:

Mindanao Film & Television Development Foundation, Inc.
c/o Alchemy of Vision & Light Productions
#59-B Aala Bldg.,F. Iñigo (Anda) St.,
Davao City, Philippines

Entry forms and guidelines are available at
www.mindanaofilmfest.com

For any questions, contact mindanaofilmfest@live.com or call +63 (82) 225-FILM

First of all, i would like to congratulate my fellow Zamboangueno, Sheron Dayoc for winning Best Director (for New Breed Full Length) for his film Halaw, which also won Best Film in this year's Cinemalaya held from July 9-18, at the CCP. The film's lead actor, Mr. Jon Arcilla, also won Best Actor.

Cinemalaya is a competitive all digital film festival that aims to discover, encourage and honor the cinematic works of Filipino filmmakers and seeks to invigorate the Philippine film industry by developing a new breed of Filipino filmmakers. Cinemalaya is a presentation of the Cinemalaya Foundation, the CCP, Film Development Council of the Philippines and Econolink Investments. After the jump, you can see the full list of the winners and performers of Cinemalaya 2010 (which i got from the facebook page and website of Cinemalaya 2010).

Audience Choice:

Directors Showcase: Two Funerals by Gil M. Portes
Shorts: "P" by Milo Tolentino
New Breed: Magkakapatid by Kim Homer Garcia

NETPAC Award: Sheika by Arnel Mardoquio

Awards for DIRECTORS SHOWCASE:

Best Editing: Chuck Gutierrez for Pink Halo-Halo
Best Production Design: Aped Santos for Donor
Best Cinematography: Arvin Viola for Two Funerals
Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III for Sigwa
Best Supporting Actress: Carla Pambid for Donor
Best Screenplay: Enrique Ramos for Two Funerals
Best Actor: Baron Geisler for Donor
Best Actress: Meryll Soriano for Donor
Special Jury Prize: Two Funerals by Gil Portes

Awards for SHORTS:

Best Screenplay: Harang by Mikhail Red
Special Jury Prize: "P" by Milo Tolentino

Awards for NEW BREED:

Best Sound: Albert Michael Idioma for Rekrut
Best Original Musical Score: Emerson Tecson
Best Editing: Lester Olager and Chuck Gutierrez for Mayohan and Halaw
Best Production Design: Syrel Lopez and Ivan Zaldarriaga for The Leaving
Best Cinematography: Dan Villegas for Mayohan and Rommel Andreo Sales, Jr. for The Leaving
Best Supporting Actor: Emilio Garcia for Rekrut
Best Supporting Actress: LJ Reyes for The Leaving
Best Screenplay: Paul Sta. Ana for Mayohan
Best Actor: Jon Arcilla for Halaw
Best Actress: Lovi Poe for Mayohan
Special Jury Prize: Sampaguita by Francis Xavier PasionMAIN AWARDS

SHORTS :

Best Director: Milo Tolentino for "P"
Best Film: Wag Kang Titingin by Pam Miras

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE:

Best Director :: Gil Portes for Two Funerals
Best Film :: Donor by Mark Meily

NEW BREED:

Best Director: Sheron Dayoc for Halaw
Best Film: Halaw by Sheron Dayoc

Performances at the Awards Night

"The Way You Look at Me" by Christian Bautista
"Muli" by Dingdong Avanzado
"Yakap" by Ogie Alcasid
"Bukas Na Lang Kita Mamahalin" by Lani Misalucha
(encore, a capella) Con Te Partiro


Cinemalay 2010 Jury:
Jose Javier Reyes, Ricky Davao, Joselito Zulueta, Ishizaka Kenji, and Italo Spinelli.



Again, congratulation to all winners and finalist of this years cinemalaya. I'm really looking forward for their visit here in Zamboanga so we can watch them here, too. Talking about film festivals im pondering on whether to join or not this year's Animahenasyon, the Philippine Animation Festival, which will be held in Ateneo de Naga University. I hope i can come up with award-winning entries, too.hehe.

This week has been such a busy week for me. Our manager in Seed Interactive has been out of town and i was the one who took charge in our activities for the week.. We had a video and photo shoot for a debutante for her trailer/invitation for her party. The theme is gothic and the shooting took place at the lush mountains and grasslands of Pasonanca. I have to create a one minute cinematic trailer in after effects and burn a copies which will be released this week. I already made the CD cover that i edited in photoshop. Here it is! :D


Talking about gothic stuff, i'm really excited for Tim Burton's next film. It is a stop motion animation which he used in his famous gothic films like Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline and Corpse Bride. Burton will be recreating The Addams Family which is one of my favorite cartoons when i was a kid. My fascination for gothic and macabre is a result of watching the cartoon series. Anyways, Burton will be using puppets like what he did in the films that i mentioned. He will be using the original character designs of American cartoonist Charles Addams, the creator of The Addams Family. This will really be a beautiful movie for sure so ill be watching out for updates about this movie. So that's it! I'll leave you with the famous theme song of the Addams Family. da da da da, snap snap!

I'm so happy that our short animation, Mayari, was included in the lineup of Cinema Rehiyon 2010. It is a national film festival showcasing the side of Philippine independent cinema that you've never seen before held at the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream Theater) last Feb 17-20, 2010. Cinema Rehiyon is a project of the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts, Crossing Negros Cultural Foundation, Inc. and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. To be shown during the film festival are over 70 short and full-length films, most of which are screening in Metro Manila for the first time. Stories about home, by people who live in them, spoken in their native tongue.

Our short film Mayari was included in the category "Crossing Borders." The story is based on a Pampangan myth about the epic duel of the gods of the heavens. Mayari became also a finalist during last year's Animahenasyon, an animation festival.

I hope that next year more films from Mindanao especially in Zamboanga in film festivals like this. We have all the talent and content but we need to expose these talents. Let us create more film so we can also tell the world our stories.

You can watch the film here: