Filipino, international artists shine at WPFF awards night

Artists and films from the Philippines, Spain, Taiwan, Indonesia, The Netherlands, Turkey, and Japan were honored at the World Premieres Film Festival's awards night on Sunday at the SM Mall of Asia.

The Grand Festival Prize went to Spanish thriller “Three Lies.” During her acceptance speech, Spanish director Ana Murugarren said through her tears that she was she was honored to have won the prize for her first feature film, which is about children who were stolen from their families and sold during the Franco dictatorship in the 1970s.

The Grand Jury Prize went to Turkish war film “Crimean,” directed by Burak Cem Arliel. In his speech, Arliel said that the film had been emotionally and technically difficult, but that it was all worth it to shine a light on the struggles of Crimean Turks during World War II.

Taiwan's entry, “The End of Love,” won the Special Jury Prize, while Dutch drama “Son of Mine” took the Technical Grand Prize.

In the Filipino New Cinema section, Alvin Yapan’s “An Kubo sa Kawayanan” won Best Picture, while Craig Woodruff Jr.’s “Piring” took second place.

In the Cine Verde section, Austrian director Gunter Schwalger took home the Best Environmental Film for “Since the World was World,” which depicts the life of a farmer living in rural Spain.

The first winners of the new Intercontinental Prize were ASEAN Skies entry “The Last Executioner” directed by Tom Waller of Thailand and Euroview entry “Naked Island” by Tiha Gudac of Croatia.

The films shown at the World Premieres Festival Philippines are being screened at SM cinemas until July 7, 2015.

The complete list of winners at the World Premieres Film Festival is below:

MAIN COMPETITION
Grand Festival Prize:
"Three Lies” (Spain, Ana Murugarren)



Grand Jury Prize:
"Crimean” (Turkey, Burak Cem Arliel)

Special Jury Prize:
"The End of Love” (Taiwan, Hsu Li-Da)

Best Artistic Contribution (Cinematography):
"The Territory" (Russia, Aleksandr Melnik)

Technical Grand Prize:
"Son of Mine" (The Netherlands, Remy van Heugten)

Best Ensemble Performance:
"Filosofi Kopi" (Indonesia, Angga Dwimas Sasongko)

Best Performance by an Actor:
Murat Yildirim of “Crimean”

Best Performance by an Actress:
Nora Navas  of “Three Lies"

FILIPINO NEW CINEMA
Best Picture 1st place:
"An Kubo sa Kawayanan” (directed by Alvin B. Yapan)



Best Picture 2nd place:
"Piring” (directed by Craig Woodruff, Jr.)

Best Screenplay:
"Piring” (written by Craig Woodruff, Jr.)

Best Cinematography:
"An Kubo sa Kawayanan” (cinematography by Ronald Rebutica)

Best Editing:
"An Kubo sa Kawayanan” (edited by Benjamin Tolentino)

Best Musical Score:
"Filemon Mamon" (directed by Will Fredo)

Best Sound Engineering:
"Ang Kwento Nating Dalawa" (directed by Nestor Abrogena)

Best Production Design:
"Of Sinners and Saints" (directed by Ruben Maria Soriquez)

Best Performance by an Actor:
Ruben Maria Soriquez of “Of Sinners and Saints"

Best Performance by an Actress:
Mercedes Cabral of “An Kubo sa Kwayanan”

Best Performance by a Supporting Actor:
Rocky Salumbides of “Piring"

Best Performance by a Supporting Actress:
Giselle Sanchez of “Filemon Mamon"

PARALLEL SECTIONS
Best Intercontinental Prize:

Tie between "The Last Executioner” (Thailand, Tom Waller) and "Naked Island” (Croatia, Tiha K. Gudac)

CINE VERDE
Cine Verde prize for Best Environmental Film:
"Since the World was World” (Spain/Austria, Günter Schwaiger)



— BM, GMA News

The films shown at the World Premieres Festival Philippines are being screened at SM cinemas until July 7, 2015.