The first-ever Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival was finally opened to the public after months of preparation and hard work from organizers and participating filmmakers. The official screenings began on March 15th at the Gateway Cinemas.
Ticket prices were set at P300, with discounted rates of P240 per film offered to PWDs, senior citizens, and students. Festival passes covering all films were also available for purchase at P2,000.
And just recently, the anticiapted awards night has culminated, making the short film ‘Last Shift‘ the Best Picture Short film in this season. Multiple wins have also recieve by films like “Kung Nag-aatubili”, “Text Find Dad and Send to 2366”, “Smokey Journey” in different categories.
Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival Short Film Category
| CATEGORY | NAME | SHORT FILM TITLE |
| Pinakapanalong Maikling Pelikula (Best Picture/Short Film) | Last Shift | |
| Panalong Karangalan Mula sa mga Hurado (Special Jury Prize) | Kent Michael Cadungog | Text Find Dad and Send to 2366 |
| Panalong Direktor (Best Director) | Dizelle C. Masilungan | Kung Nag-aatubili |
| Panalong Aktres (Best Actress) | Jade Mary Cornelia | Text Find Dad and Send to 2366 |
| Panalong Aktor (Best Actor) | Jules Azaula | Last Shift |
| Cristmer Valencia | May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari | |
| Panalong Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress) | Maila Rediang | Repeater si Peter |
| Panalong Pangalawang Aktor (Best Supporting Actor) | Vince Macapobre | Last Shift |
| Aiskhylos Akiyama | Kung Nag-aatubili | |
| Panalong Ensemble (Best Ensemble) | Smokey Journey | |
| Panalong Kwento (Best Screenplay) | Ronjay-C Mendiola | Last Shift |
| Panalo sa Cinematography (Best in Cinematography) | Anton Acosta | Kung Nag-aatubili |
| Panalo sa Production Design (Best in Production Design) | Mikaela Ganaden | Remedy Soup |
| Panalo sa Musical Scoring (Best Original Score) | Bernie Del Carmen | Smokey Journey |
| Panalo sa Editing (Best in Editing) | Nyle Justin Bacolod Reutsche Colle Lima ELJ Seth Tababa | Tiil ni Lola |
| Panalo sa Sound Design (Best Sound Design) | Kzee Flores | May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari |
| Panalo sa Short Film Poster (Best in Short Film Poster) | Last Shift | |
| Panalong Orihinal na Awitin (Best Original Song) | Balik by Dixzie Dione Cruel Composed by Espresso | Tiil ni Lola |
| Always Panalo Film | Smokey Journey |
MTRCB’s Responsableng Paglikha Award
Student Shorts
1st Place: Smokey Journey” by Jenievive B. Adame
2nd Place: ” Tiil ni Lola” by Reutsche Colle Rigurosa Lima
3rd Place: “Kung Nag-aatubili” by Dizelle C. Masilungan
Mowelfund Special Citation Short Film: “Ka Benjie” by Alexa Moneii Agaloos
Ten (10) Production Workshop Scholarships:
- Kent Michael Cadungog (“Text Find Dad and Send to 2366”)
- Jenievive B. Adame (“Smokey Journey”)
- Daniel Gil (“Distansya”)
- John Llever Sucaldito (“Tambal nga Sabaw”)
- Reutsche Colle Rigurosa Lima (Tiil ni Lola”)
- Alexa Moneii Agaloos (“Ka Benjie”)
- John Pistol L. Carmen (“Repeater si Peter”)
- Dizelle C. Masilungan (“Kung Nag-aatubili”)
- Joshua Andrey A Doce (“I Am Mutya and I thank you”)
- Marian Jayce R. Tiongzon (“May Kulay Rosas Ba sa Bahaghari?”)
Six (6) full lenght films compete for this years Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival. It was a big win for Kurt Soberano‘s “Under a Piaya Moon” bagging not just the best Picture but also five (5) other categories. “Pushcart Tales” by Sigrid Andre P. Bernardo was also a hit getting a special Jury award and 5 more from different categories.
Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival Full lenght Film Category
| CATEGORY | NAME | SHORT FILM TITLE |
| Pinakapanalong Pelikula (Best Picture) | Under a Piaya Moon | |
| Panalong Karangalan Mula sa mga Hurado (Special Jury Prize) | Pushcart Tales | |
| Panalong Direktor (Best Director) | Sigrid Andre P. Bernardo | Pushcart Tales |
| Panalong Aktres (Best Actress) | Shamaine Buencamino | Pushcart Tales |
| Panalong Aktor (Best Actor) | Jeff Moses | Under a Piaya Moon |
| Carlos Siguion-Reyna | Pushcart Tales | |
| Panalong Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress) | Nicole Omillo | Boys at the Back |
| Panalong Pangalawang Aktor (Best Supporting Actor) | Joel Torre | Under a Piaya Moon |
| Panalong Ensemble (Best Ensemble) | Pushcart Tales | |
| Panalong Kwento (Best Screenplay) | Raynier F. Brizuela | Boys at the Back |
| Panalo sa Cinematography (Best in Cinematography) | Nathan Bringuer | Under a Piaya Moon |
| Panalo sa Production Design (Best in Production Design) | Jed Sicangco Kurt Soberano | Under a Piaya Moon |
| Panalo sa Musical Scoring (Best Original Score) | Owa Marquez | Boys at the Back |
| Panalo sa Editing (Best in Editing) | Rodney Jarder Jr. Kurt Soberano | Under a Piaya Moon |
| Panalo sa Sound Design (Best Sound Design) | Nioki Aquino | Pushcart tales |
| Panalo sa Short Film Poster (Best in Film Poster) | Boys ar the Back | |
| Panalong Orihinal na Awitin (Best Original Song) | “Mahal kita” Sung by VJ Mendoza Composed by Macky Alca | Road to Happy |
| Always Panalo Film | A Lab Story |
MTRCB’s Responsableng Paglikha Award
Full Lenght Category: “Under a Piaya Moon” by Kurt Soberano
Mowelfund Special Citation Full-Lenght Film: “Under a Piaya Moon” by Kurt Soberano
Taking place from March 15 to 19 at the Gateway Cineplex 18 in Araneta City, Cubao, the debut edition of the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival showcased six captivating full-length movies alongside 25 short films.
