Cinemanila International Film Festival
cinemanila international film festival annual film festival held manila philippine founded filipino filmmaker amable tikoy aguiluz focus festival cinema philippine well southeast asian cinema cinemanila icon bulol deity whose presence ensures good harvest cinemanila international film festival invokes bulol blessing towards filipino film industry general – prayer towards good harvest plentiful bounty excellent filipino film festival competitive section top award lino brocka award given honor acclaimed filipino director lino brocka another award ishmael bernal award young cinema first given festival honor filipino director ishmael bernal young independent filipino filmmaker one cinemanilas running component sine barangay threeday event free film appreciation education workshop culminating outdoor screening barangay resident previously held marikina riverbank bonifacio high street cinemanila launch cinemanila moonlight series regular outdoor screening expanded sine barangay take place course manila dry season second cinemanila held july mandaluyong first international film festival philippine since manila international film festival held metro manila film festival national festival screening filipino film festival featured lecture cinematography australianhong kong cinematographer christopher doyle festival typically lowkey affair term redcarpet visit foreign celebrity however festival honored hollywood star filipinoamerican root graced lou diamond phillips tia carrere dean devlin rob schneider year first lifetime achievement award given honoring indonesian actress christine hakim director quentin tarantino thai director chatrichalerm yukol among lifetime achievement recipient retrospective tarantino feature film shown reservoir dog kill bill attended award ceremony malacañan palace accepting award president gloria macapagal arroyo president honoree late ceremony due stuck traffic jam tarantino accompanied festival founder tikoy aguiluz took pedicab make ceremony showed without leather shoe required enter palace given new pair shoe aquiliuz festival closely identified founder filmmaker tikoy aguiluz reputation maverick accused philippine medium enough promote festival independent film stating news conference want writer three line picture promoting festival think hard independent producer success locally havent seen support either broadsheet tabloid story independent cinema among world community film festival cinemanila gained respectability programming independent asian film juror past festival included christian jeune director film department cannes film festival early incarnation festival held outside manila though still metro manila area makati time known makati cinemanila international film festival festival moved manila city limit screening held sm city manila robinson ermita cinema inaugural year festival included lecture cinematography christopher doyle adoor gopalakrishnan honored director focus program lino brocka award leaf pillow garin nugroho indonesia terrorist santosh sivan india grand jury prize terrorist santosh sivan india netpac jury award winner birth butterfly mojtaba raei iran special mention pila balde jeffrey jeturian philippine best short film father’s toy carol miusuiet lai hong kong first year ishmael bernal award young cinema primarily given alternative independent film director focus majid majidi iran lino brocka award colour paradise majid majidi iran grand jury prize yana friend arik kaplun israel best actress evelyne kaplun yana friend israel best documentary film punitive damage annie goldson new zealand best short film offering paul lee canada ishmael bernal award young cinema buwan peter chua director focus nonzee nimibutr thailand president gloria macapagal arroyo guest honor lino brocka award firefly dream john williams japan grand jury prize road bridge abraham lim u netpac award batang west side lav diaz philippine special recognition award career achievement charlotte rampling best short film sand percy fuentes canada ishmael bernal award young cinema batang trapo me de guzman cinemanilaasef film development plan scriptwriting competition launched direct action cinema workshop conducted rob nilsson cinematography workshop conducted pierrewilliam glenn lino brocka award atanarjuat fast runner zacharias kunuk canada time tsai mingliang taiwan grand jury prize seafood zhu wen china special jury prize una casa con vista al mar alberto alvero venezuela kodak vision award technical excellence cinematography time tsai mingliang taiwan best actor lee kangsheng time alejandro trejo cab three chile best screenplay orlando lubbert cab three best actress aoi miyazaki harmful insect japan netpac award best asian film winner hollywood hong kong fruit chan hong kong special mention harmful insect akihiko shiota japan ishmael bernal award young cinema lolo child romeo candido best short film batinglaw lawrence cordero best documentary case wilkie duran monte toxic chemical victim minnie solomon crouse scriptwriting competition grand jury prize james arnold b ladioray cut mario ohara hocloban scriptwriting competition special jury prize anton juan ugat nating lahat peter solis nery buyong tribute filipinoamerican hollywood celebrity held honoring lou diamond phillips tia carrere dean devlin fritz friedman rob schneider first lifetime achievement award given honoring indonesian actress christine hakim lino brocka award uzak distant nuri bilge ceylan turkey grand jury prize city god fernando meirelles brazil blessing bell sabu ii japan special jury prize whale rider niki caro new zealand best actor david gulpilil tracker australia best screenplay divine intervention elia suleiman palestine mr mr iyer aparna sen india best actress vilma santos dekada philippine netpac award best asian film winner divine intervention elia suleiman palestine special mention dekada chito rono philippine best short film liyab flame sockie fernandez best documentary riles life track ditsi carolino ishmael bernal award young cinema binyag baptism mariami tanangco lifetime achievement award christine hakim indonesia lifetime achievement award vilma santos philippine director focus jafar panahi grand prize lino brocka award vibrator ryūichi hiroki japan grand jury prize road koktebel boris khlenikov alexel popogrebsky russia august sun prassana vithanage best actor nikolaj lie kaas reconstruction denmark gleb puskepalis road koktebel russia best actress katherine luna babae sa breakwater philippine marina golbahari osama afghanistan netpac award best asian film min ho yuhang malaysia ishmael bernal award young cinema bakasyon raya martin best short film balikbayan best documentary trollywood madeleine farley ukus lifetime achievement award eddie romero philippine special tribute roger corman hong kong filmmaker yonfan held director focus raymond red lifetime achievement award went kim dong ho director pusan international film festival lino brocka award president last bang im sangsoo south korea grand jury prize casablanca angel dont fly mohammed asli morocco best actor international krystyna feldman nikifor poland best actress international fatoumata coulibaly moolaade senegal best picture local first prize tuli auraeus solito second prize ang daan patungong kalimugtong me de guzman third prize ala verde ala pobre briccio santos assistant editing translating darius bautista best screenplay jorge arago briccio santos ala verde ala pobre best actor bo vicencio ala verde ala pobre best actress ana capri ala verde ala pobre ishmael bernal award young cinema salat john torres philippine best short film salat john torres philippine best documentary child leningradsky hanna polak andrzei celinski poland lifetime achievement award given aruna vasudev philip cheah award night malacañan palace president gloria macapagal arroyo international cinema lino brocka award kubrador jeffrey jeturian philippine special jury prize everlasting regret stanley kwan hong kong best actor alexei chadov th company russiaukrainefinland best actress lee youngae sympathy lady vengeance south korea ishmael bernal award young cinema jobin ballesteros ballad mimiong minion best short film hopia express janus victoria best documentary paper doll tomer heymann israel digital lokal grand prize manoro brillante mendoza jury prize squatterpunk khavn de la cruz best director brillante mendoza manoro best actress maricel soriano numbalikdiwa best actor archie adamos raket ni nanay audience favorite award numbalikdiwa bobby bonifacio jr anino ng setyembre briccio santos festival held august gateway mall additional program august boracay island lifetime achievement award given belgian director robert malengreau american filmmaker quentin tarantino thai director chatrichalerm yukol award night malacañan palace president gloria macapagal arroyo international cinema lino brocka award edge heaven fatih akin turkey special jury prize persepolis marjane satrapi vincent paronnaud france best asean film mukhsin yasmin ahmad malaysia best asean short film renita renita tonny trimarsanto indonesia best international short film waiting time chul jung south korea best ensemble tribu jim libiran philippine digital lokal lino brocka award autohystoria raya martin ishmael bernal award young cinema delusion ernest michael manalastas best short film calling christopher gozum best documentary neolounge joanna arong best director raya martin autohystoria best actress ana capri ala suerte ala muerte mari dimayuga ala suerte ala muerte th edition festival took place october gateway mall cinema cubao festival hosted asian screening director fortnight film gloria macapagal arroyo october led awarding winner th cinemanila international film festival malacañan palace kalayaan hall president bestowed cinemanila award filipino following category ciff main southeast asian local digital young cinema documentary president joined award ceremony cinemanila festival director amable tikoy aguiluz national commission culture art ncca chairperson department education undersecretary vilma labrador ncca executive director cecile guidote alvarez cinema one original movie dominated award rite top lino brocka grand prize israeli film band visit directed eran kolirin amazing truth queen raquela icelandphilippinesfrance olaf de fleur johannesson received grand jury prize award include vic silayan award best actor kenneth moraleda lucky mile australia vic silayan award best actress angeli bayani melancholia philippine young cinema marlon ralson jover james amparo best documentary citation award best documentary award marlon giving fresh look subject blindness applaud director sharp eye detail patience restraint let mundane detail daily life poor blind boy speak audience directly quietly trusting detail resonate audience universally exploiting subject could easily exploited tumbang preso antoinette jadaone best short film citation applaud film tumbang preso clever use one set dialogue contrast parallel world estong child estong grownup director understands short film medium discipline work within limitation produce fun watchable short film ishmael bernal award christopher gozum surreal random mm text para ed ina agui tan kaamong ya makaiiliw ed sika gurgurlis ed banua surreal random mm text mother sister wife longs landscape figure citation found christopher gozum’s flm inspiring able combine beauty carlos bulasan’s poetry minimalist random image lcd screen daily life creating rhythm light sound convey longing displacement filipino working middle east revelatory humbling hope award encourage director continue quest mapping human heart film southeast asia film competition frou frou shhh huwag mong sabihin kay itay michael juat best southeast asian short film citation clever appropriation cinematic medium cultural clichés done finely tuned comedy us glossy exterior high production value deceptively comment notion artistic expression satirises everything cynical biting point view confessional jerrold tarog ruel dahis antipuesto best sea film citation clever execution mockumentary style comment art filmmaking personal relationship politics culture film well orchestrated use film making production element support point view engage audience showed great ability amalgamating seemingly disparate element cohesive whole anita linda best actress adela citation beautifully understated performance rich emotional nuance showing great reflective understanding relationship different character within film’s microcosm mario maurer best actor love siam citation mature acting choice within wide range situation beneath calm placid external demeanor performance displayed rich inner struggle dealing emotional burden family friend social circle romantic sexual awakening digital lokal lino brocka grand prize sherad anthony sanchez film imburnal citation water greatest metaphor lifeblood filipino – film earnestly show experience harrowing poignant lino brocka grand jury prize raya martin next attraction citation strongly structured film martin’s work showing u new path cinematic language best actor carlo aquino carnivore best actress jodi sta maria sisa best director ato bautista carnivore united nation millennium development goal prize zanay candle burning still water nilo tolentino international cinema best actor alfredo castro alfredo castro best actress tsilla chelton pandora box grand jury prize tulpan sergey dvortsevoy lino brocka prize hunger steve mcqueen southeast asia film competition best short film focal point alizera khatami ali seiffouri best film talentime yasmin ahmad special mention woman fire look water woo ming jin young cinema best short film siomai love remton siega zuasola ishmael bernal award young cinema siomai love remton siega zuasola digital lokal lino brocka grand jury prize biyaheng lupa armando lao lino brocka grand prize anacbanua christopher gozum best director christopher gozum anacbanua festival opened pinoy sunday wi ding ho filipino comedy directed malaysian born filmmaker living taiwan closed john sayles amigo guest festival included thai superstar ananda everingham filmmaker im sang soo housemaid south korea journalist stephen cremin filmbiz asia filmmaker wi ding ho filmmaker edmund yeo malaysia jeonju film festival programmer unseong yoo jihoon jo jeonju south korea cinematographer yadi sugandi indonesia international competition best actor ensemble cast sketch kaitan city japan best actress youn yuhjung housemaid south korea best director im sangsoo housemaid grand jury prize eastern play kamen kalev bulgaria sweden lino brocka grand prize sketch kaitan city kazuyoshi kumakiri japan sea competition best sea film ang damgo ni eleuteria remton siega zuasola digital lokal best director khavn de la cruz mondomanila grand jury prize balangay sherad anthony sanchez lino grand prize di natatapos ang gabi ato bautista young cinema documentary competition ishmael bernal award documentary malaya camporedondo ang panagtagpo ng akong mga apohan philippine best documentary kano american harem monster jimenez philippine young cinema short competition jury prize hazard mikhail red ishmael bernal award young cinema christian linaban doktora best short film nilda joy aquino th cinemanila international film festival held november taguig metro manila screening eighty film thirty different country lifetime achievement award given filipino actress nora aunor italian director dario argento international competition best actress yoon jeonghee role poetry lee changdong south korea best actor george pistereanu role want whistle whistle florin serban romania best director nuri bilge ceylan upon time anatolia turkey grand jury prize siglo ng pagluluwal lav diaz philippine lino brocka grand prize gangor italo spinelli italy digital lokal best director me de guzman sa kanto ng ulap lupa grand jury prize sakay sa hangin regiben romana lino grand prize sa kanto ng ulap lupa me de guzman sea competition best southeast asian film golden slumber davy chou cambodia special mention boundary benito bautista philippine mirror never lie kamila andini indonesia young cinema best short film carlo obispo ishmael bernal award outstanding young filipino filmmaker carlo obispo special mention saranghae tutor victor villanueva th cinemanila international film festival held december bonifacio global city metro manila lifetime achievement award given italian director sergio leone filipino director marilou diazabaya celso ad castillo thai motion picture production distribution company sahamongkol film international international competition lino brocka grand prize juvenile offender kang yikwan korea grand jury prize it’s james lee malaysia best director carlos reygadas post tenebras lux mexico nawopol thomrangrattanarit thailand best actress oula hamadeh role kayan irancanadalebanon best actor seo youngjoo role juvenile offender korea digital lokal lino grand prize obscured history silent longing daguluan’s child teng mangansakan grand jury prize ang paglalakbay ng mga bituin sa gabing madilim arnel mardoquio best director teng mangansakan obscured history silent longing daguluan’s child young cinema best short film ang prinsesa ang prinsipe si marlborita carl joseph papa ishmael bernal award bienvenido ferrer iii kabilang dulo th cinemanila international film festival held december bonifacio global city metro manila international competition lino brocka grand prize great beauty paolo sorrentino italy grand jury prize missing picture rithy panh cambodia best director kleber mendonça filho neighboring sound brazil lav diaz norte hangganan ng kasaysayan philippine digital lokal lino grand prize disappear completely raya martin best director raya martin disappear completely young cinema best short film pantomina sa mga anyong ikinubli ng alon john lazam ishmael bernal award theodore lozada tunga halved 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