CCP names 27th Gawad Alternatibo winners

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) announced on Thursday the winners of the 27th Gawad CCP Para Sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video (Gawad Alternatibo).
 
The competition was part of the 11th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition ongoing until August 15 at the CCP and Greenbelt 3.

According to the CCP, the Gawad Alternatibo is the longest-running independent film competition of its kind in Asia. Since 1987, is has annually recognized the best efforts of Pinoy filmmakers in four categories: Animation, Experimental, Documentary and Short Feature.

Aside from the main awards, special citations are given out to the best work from the regions, as well as works on/for/by children.
 
The awardees are as follows:
 
ANIMATION

1st Prize – No winner
2nd Prize – HALIMAW by Jaypril R. Bataller (Ateneo de Naga University)
3rd Prize – TACÁY by Ryan Cuatrona (Ateneo de Naga University)
Honorable Mention – SUNGIT By Reynald T. Balmes (Ateneo de Naga University) and CONTRAVINI (To Stand Against) by Izaac Niccol L.V. Chiong (Ateneo de Zamboanga University)
 
EXPERIMENTAL

1st Prize – CINÉMATIQUE by Kyle Nieva (UP Film Institute – UP Diliman)
2nd Prize – MEMORIAL OF AN INQUIRY by Jan Patrick Pineda (University of the Philippines – Diliman)
3rd Prize – FIB by James Robin Mayo (Independent – JMYO Productions)
Honorable Mention – GRAVITY by Glenmark C. Doromal (Independent) and AMBAHAN 246 by Hiyas Baldemor Bagabaldo (Mapua Institute of Technology)
 
DOCUMENTARY

1st Prize – GLORIA by Jethro Jamon (University of the Philippines – Diliman)   
2nd Prize – SUKAT by Jae-Re Louise S. Liwanag (Colegio de San Juan de Letran / Plan Z Production)
3rd Prize – YANBU by Aleia Garcia (Mapua Institute of Technology)
Honorable Mention – BOBO: A YOUNG MAN’S LIFE by The Creative Playground (Jose Dennis C. Teodosio, Joamar-John D. Canosa & Myo Min Htwe) (Independent – Filipino Filmmaker in Myanmar); SA NGALAN NG KAUNLARAN (In the Name of Development) by Cristina Cordero, Chinina Perez, Armida Reyes & Alex Tan (St. Scholastica’s College, Manila) and LILA by Chrissy Cruz Ustaris (UP Film Institute)
 
SHORT FEATURE

1st Prize – ANG MAANGAS, ANG MARIKIT, AT ANG MAKATA by Jose Ibarra E. Guballa (UP Film Institute – UP Diliman)  
2nd Prize – No winner
3rd Prize – UMUUGA ANG NGIPIN NI CLARISSA by Jose Ibarra E. Guballa (UP Film Institute – UP Diliman)
Honorable Mention – ANG KAPITBAHAY KO SA 2014 by Anya Zulueta (Independent – Go Motion Productions)   
Best Regional Entry – SUSUKDUL KING BANUA (HIGH AS THE SKY) by Cheska Salangsang (Independent – Pixel Legends Media)
Best Entry For/On/By Children – ANG KAPITBAHAY KO SA 2014 by Anya Zulueta (Independent – Go Motion Productions)

The jury for the animation and experimental categories was comprised of filmmaker and animator Bryan Quesada, filmmaker and freelance graphic designer Eleanor Ramos, and filmmaker and film/communication professor David Corpuz.

Meanwhile, the jury for the documentary category was comprised of CCP Arts Education Department Associate Artistic Director Eva Mari Salvador, GMA News anchor and reporter Jiggy Manicad, and filmmaker/TV Producer/editor Anna Isabelle Matutina Estein.

Finally, the jury for the short feature category was comprised of TV director Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio, filmmaker Sigrid Andrea Bernardo and filmmaker Eduardo Roy Jr.
 
The winners will each receive a cash prize, as well as certificate. — Trisha Macas/BM, GMA News