Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2024 Winners List

The first Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, currently in exhibition at Gateway Cineplex in Cubao, Quezon City, held a very successful, star-studded awards night last Saturday, March 16.

In the full-length category, Kurt Soberano’s debut feature “Under a Piaya Moon” left the biggest impact as it bagged six awards including the coveted Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. 

Close behind was Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s “Pushcart Tales” which left with four awards including Panalong Direktor and Panalong Karangalan Mula sa Mga Hurado.

Meanwhile, among the student shorts, Ronjay-C Mendiola’s “Last Shift” achieved the most accolades, winning five awards through the night including Panalong Aktor and Panalong Pangalawang Aktor. 

Diezelle C. Masilungan’s “Kung Nag-aatubili” also impressed with a total of four awards including Panalong Direktor and a tie for Panalong Pangalawang Aktor.

Here is the complete list of winners:

SHORT FILM CATEGORY

Best Poster - 'Last Shift'

Best Sound Design - 'May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari'

Best Editing - 'Tiil ni Lola'

Best Musical Score - 'Smokey Journey'

Best Ensemble - 'Smokey Journey'

Best Original Theme Song - "Balik" for 'Tiil ni Lola'

Best Production Design - 'Remedy Soup'

Best Cinematography - 'Kung Nag-a-atubili'

MTRCB Responsableng Paglikha Award

3rd Place - 'Kung Nag-a-atubili'

2nd Place - 'Tiil ni Lola'

1st Place - 'Smokey Journey'

Best Screenplay - 'Last Shift'

Best Supporting Actor - Vince Macapobre for 'Last Shift' and Aiskhylos Akiyama 'Kung Nag-a-atubili'

Best Supporting Actress - Maila Rediang for 'Repeater si Peter'

Audience Choice Award - 'Saan Ako Pinaglihi'

Special Jury Prize - 'Text Find Dad and Send to 2366'

Best Actor - Jules Azaula for 'Last Shift' and Crismer Valencia for 'May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari'

Best Actress - Jade Mary Cornelia for 'Text Find Dad and Send to 2366'

Best Director - Dizelle C Masilungan for 'Kung Nag-a-atubili'

Puregold's Choice 'Always Panalo' Award - 'Smokey Journey'

Best Short Film - Last Shift

FULL LENGTH FILM CATEGORY

Best Poster - 'Boys at the Back'

Best Sound Design - 'Pushcart tales'

Best Editing - 'Under A Piaya Moon'

Best Musical Score - 'Boys at the Back'

Best Ensemble - 'Pushcart Tales'

Best Original Theme Song - "Mahal Kita" for 'Road To Happy'

Best Production Design - 'Under A Piaya Moon'

Best Cinematography - 'Under A Piaya Moon'

MTRCB Responsableng Paglikha Award - 'Under A Piaya Moon'

Best Screenplay - 'Boys at the Back'

Best Supporting Actor - Joel Torre for 'Under A Piaya Moon'

Best Supporting Actress - Nicole Omillo for 'Boys at the Back'

Audience Choice Award - 'A Lab Story'

Special Jury Prize - 'Pushcart Tales'

Best Actor - Jeff Moses for 'Under a Piaya Moon' and Carlos Siguion-Reyna for 'Pushcart Tales'

Best Actress - Shamaine Buencamino for 'Pushcart Tales'

Best Director - Sigrid Bernardo for 'Pushcart Tales'

Puregold's Choice 'Always Panalo' Award - 'A Lab Story'

Best Full Length Film - 'Under A Piaya Moon'

Award winners were selected by an esteemed jury of judges. Victor Villanueva, Emmanuel dela Cruz, Lito Zulueta, served as the jury for the short film category while Jeffery Jeturian, Mae Cruz-Alviar, and June Kim served for the full-length category. Festival directors Ivy Hayagan-Piedad and Chris Cahilig alongside Republic Creative’s Lyle Gonzales served on both juries.

Due to insistent public demand, the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2024 will continue for one more week until March 26 at Gateway Cineplex 18.