The psychological horror film Mag-iina, took home the trophy for Best Film at the 22nd Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival during the awards ceremony on Aug. 17 at the Shangri-La Plaza, one of six awards it won that night.
Directed by Giancarlo Abrahan and written by Guelan Varela Luarca, the film follows three generations of women bound by grief, madness, and a dark family secret.
The evening was filled with shared awards, as four categories found themselves with two winners.
One of these was Best Director which saw Mag-iina’s Abrahan sharing the title with Gabriela Serrano who was honored for her work in the film Elenita Elena Elaine.
Also sharing trophies were the winners for Best Actress (shared by Ruby Ruiz and Marietta “Pokwang” Subong), Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Andalio and K.D. Omalin), and the Special Jury Prize (2 Valid IDs and Para-paraan).
THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Best Film, Full-length Film – Mag-iina, directed by Giancarlo Abrahan
Best Film, Short Film – Silkscreen, directed by Rey Anthony Villaverde
Best Director, Full-length Film – Giancarlo Abrahan for Mag-iina and Gabriela Serrano for Elenita Elena Elaine
Best Screenplay, Full-length Film – Guelan Varela Luarca for Mag-iina
Best Screenplay, Short Film – Lysa Catolico and Jazmine Gin Pateña for Runo!
The NETPAC (Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema) Award for Best Film, Full-length Film – Status: Rejected by Vahn Leinard Pascual
The NETPAC Award for Best Film, Short Film – The River Flows In Different Places by Lot-lot Hermosura
Best Actor – Martin del Rosario for Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam
Best Actress – Ruby Ruiz for Status: Rejected and Marietta “Pokwang” Subong for 2 Valid IDs
Best Supporting Actor – Lucas Andalio for Mag-iina and K.D. Omalin for Hand Of God
Best Supporting Actress – Bituin Escalante for A.ni.mál
Best Ensemble Performance – The cast of Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam: Martin del Rosario, Yayo Aguila, Miguel Oldron, and Epy Quizon
Best Editing – John Rogers for A.ni.mál
Best Cinematography – Adam Dumaguin for Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam
Best Production Design – Katrish Aristoki for Mag-iina
Best Musical Scoring – David Yuhico for Mag-iina
Best Sound – Elian Idioma for Tayo Lang Ang Nakakaalam
Special Jury Prize – 2 Valid IDs by Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan and Abet Pagdagdagan Raz, and Para-paraan by Mae Chan Li
Audience Choice Award for Full-Length Film – 2 Valid IDs
Audience Choice Award for Short Film – Hoy, Hoy, Ingat! by Norvin de los Santos. — AAH
