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Here the complete list of the winners of the controversial  Cinemalaya X 2014. Best Film New Breed "Bwaya" Best Film Directors Showcase "Kasal" Best Short Feature "Asan si lolo me"

 CinemalayaX Fearful Predictions SHORT FEATURE CATEGORY Best Film - ASAN SI LOLO ME? Best Direction - Paolo O'Hara (NAKABIBINGING KADILIMAN) Best Screenplay - Sari Estrada (ASAN SI LOLO ME?) Special Jury Prize - THE ORDINARY THINGS WE DO (David Corpuz)

The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is a film festival in the Philippines held annually during the months of July and August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Its aim is the development and promotion of Filipino independent films.The film festival is organized by the Cinemalaya Foundation, with the support of the Cultural Center of the Philippines and Econolink Investments, Inc. Each year, the Festival provides "seed investments" of Php 500,000 (USD 10,000~) to ten independent filmmakers. These ten "finalists" are culled from hundreds of submissions from all over the Philippines. Their films debut at the festival, together with in-competition short films, as well as various out-of-competition works. The festival organizing committee is headed by veteran Filipino director and actress Laurice Guillen. The committee oversees the production of the films, sometimes interfering with filmmakers' artistic decisions.The 10th edition of the fe...

About 1st ko si 3rd  Matapos ang mahigit apat na dekada ay muling makikita ni Cory ang kanyang 1st love na si Third na siyang magbibigay kulay at gugulo sa kanyang buhay bilang may asawa at retiree. DIRECTED BY:  Real Florido MAIN CAST: Nova Villa, Dante Rivero, Freddie Webb, Ruby Ruiz, Lara Morena, RJ Agustin, Denise Barbacena, Coleen Borgonia, Ken Chan

About Children's Show Inspired by a tv documentary made by the same director, Children’s Show tells the story of children ages 13-15 being exploited by a powerful syndicate managing a betting game involving underground fighting. Al and Jun, two fraternal twin brothers, earn a living by doing the oddest jobs and stints available, from pedicab driving in the bustling streets of Manila to jobs involving gangs and fraternities. Their grandmother Lola Alice, even at her advanced age, manages to raise them and nurture them, despite the extreme poverty their family lives in. The boys’ mother committed suicide at 35; their father went to live with his second family after his wife’s untimely demise. Due to the need (and desire) to earn extra money, the brothers engage into the clandestine fistfight matches held by several middlemen and syndicates wanting to exploit the children’s vulnerability. In this place, the boys find a solution to their problems. Jun finds love in the form of Kara...

About Hari Ng Tondo A grandfather on the brink of bankruptcy brings his grandchildren back to the community that made and shaped him, only to find out the place is no longer the same. DIRECTED BY: Carlos Siguion-Reyna MAIN CAST: Robert Arevalo, Rez Cortez, Cris Villonco, Rafa Siguion-Reyna, Lorenz Martinez, Liza Lorena, Lui Manansala, Aiza Seguerra, Carlos Canlas, Mark Tayag, Ciara Sotto, Gian Magdangal, Eric Quizon, Ali Sotto, Audie Gemora, Hans Eckstein, Raul Montesa, Jelson Bay, Gino Ramirez, Menggie Cobarrubias

About K’na, The Dreamweaver  When Kana, a young T'boli woman, becomes a dreamweaver, she has the chance to weave together her village's warring clans. But, will she give up true love to do so? DIRECTED BY : Ida Anita Q. Del Mundo MAIN CAST: Casters - Ricky Gallardo / Julie Ysla Mara Lopez, Ramon Khino (RK) Bagatsing, Alex Vincent Medina, Anthony (Nonie) Buencamino, Rafael (Bembol) Roco, Jr., Erlinda Villalobos

About Kasal Kasal is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on how a gay couple navigates through the different institutions in Philippine society. DIRECTED BY: Joselito Altarejos MAIN CAST: Arnold Reyes, Oliver Aquino, Rita Avila, Maureen Mauricio, Rener Concepcion, Ruby Ruiz, Ron Cieno, Chloe Carpio

About Sundalong Kanin Set during the Japanese Occupation, four friends (Nitoy, Benny, Carding, and Badong) aspire nothing more than to become soldiers fighting the Japanese... until they are confronted by the realities of war that threaten to destroy their families and their friendship. DIRECTED BY : Janice O'Hara and Denise O'Hara MAIN CAST: Nathaniel Brit, Ian de Leon, Marc Abaya, Gardo Verzosa, Via Veloso, Enzo Pineda, Paolo O’Hara, Che Ramos, Diana Alferez, Dante Balois, Elijah Canlas, Angelo Martinez

About Asintado In the middle of the preparation for Taong Putik Festival, a young man penniless and in love, takes on a drug courier job that goes terribly wrong. To save him, his mother now makes the most difficult decision of her life. DIRECTED BY: Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio MAIN CAST: Aiko Melendez, Gabby Eigenmann, Miggs Cuaderno, Rochelle Pangilinan, Jake Vargas, Benjie Felipe, Madz Nicholas, Maita Ejercito, Jak Roberto

About #Y “#Y” (“Hashtag Y”) chronicles the adventures of the members of a generation made universal by the realms of social media, the internet, sex, drugs and alcohol, and the occasional YOLO. DIRECTED BY: Gino M. Santos MAIN CAST: Elmo Magalona, Coleen Garcia, Sophie Albert, Kit Thompson, Slater Young, Chynna Ortaleza

About Mariquina Unlike the former Philippine First Lady, Imelda is indifferent towards shoes. To her, they are fraught with the bittersweet nostalgia of childhood, one that was marred by a difficult relationship with her shoe-maker father, Romeo. Growing up, all of hers were handmade by him. Now a mature woman, she takes a pivotal call from the morgue, spurring her search for the perfect pair of shoes for her dead father. The deeper she searches for the perfect shoes, the more she finds herself. DIRECTED BY:  Milo Sogueco MAIN CAST: Mylene Dizon, Ricky Davao, Bing Pimentel, Che Ramos, Barbie Forteza, Dennis Padilla, Mel Kimura

About Hustiya Biring is a probinsyana from Bicol who becomes involved in the illegal world of human trafficking. She becomes the right-hand woman of her distant relative Vivian (played by Rosanna Roces). When she lands in jail for a crime that she did not commit, Biring experiences the slow grind of justice in the Philippines. Through the help of a corrupt lawyer named Gerald (Rocco Nacino), Biring turns the tables on her tormentors. She learns the corrupt practices of the powerful syndicate behind Vivian. The victim eventually becomes the victimizer. Biring, a probinsyana from Bicol who becomes involved in the illegal world of human trafficking. She becomes the right-hand woman of her distant relative Vivian (played by Rosanna Roces).

KASAL (THE COMMITMENT) by Joselito Altarejos (Directors Showcase) KASAL (THE COMMITMENT) is a slice of life drama of a gay couple whose resolve to stay together is challenged as they attend a wedding. It also is an examination on how a gay couple navigates through the different institutions in Philippine society. CAST: Arnold Reyes / Oliver Aquino / Rita Avila / Maureen Mauricio / Ruby Ruiz / Rener Concepcion / Ron Cieno / Ray-an Dulay / Sue Prado / Chloe Carpio / Kimmy Maclang / May-I Fabros / Luis Ruiz / Christine Florendo SCREENING SCHEDULE:  August 2 / Sat: 3:30 PM – CCP Little Theater 4:00 PM -- Trinoma Cinema 1