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Benilde hosts film festival for professional and student directors

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Students, professors, enthusiasts, and professionals recently gathered at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) School of Design and Arts for CineSB7: The Main Installment, an annual film festival of the School of Design and Arts’ Digital Filmmaking Department.

The three-day event had products from various colleges and universities across the metro, such as Far Eastern University (FEU), Mapua University, Trinity University of Asia (TUA), University of the Philippines Diliman (UP Diliman), De La Salle University (DLSU), and the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB).

The festival likewise hosted Twenty-Quatro, a filmmaking marathon wherein participants had to produce a short movie given a time limit of 24 hours.

Lakas Forum was part of the celebration, where films of veteran directors and actors were premiered to the audience. 

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Entries were divided into three categories, namely, Maningning, recognized in local or international film festivals; Sibol, for current college or university undergraduate; and Berde, for current La Sallian student-filmmakers. The industry is well and alive, for each bracket garnered over 20 preliminary entries.

The Best Picture for the Twenty-Quatro competition was Uwi by 19J Productions of Mapua University, while Ang Ngiting ‘Di Nasilayan by Pelikula Films of DLS-CSB bagged both Second Best Picture and Audience Choice. 

For the Maningning category, awards were given to Santa Nena! by Tim Rone Villanueva from DLS-CSB (Gold), Nakaw by Arvin Belarmino and Noel Escondo from UP Diliman (Silver), and Ma’am La by Vince Sevillano from DLS-CSB (Bronze). 

For Sibol, laurels were presented to Pua Iyam by Juan Pablo Pineda III from FEU Manila (Gold), Sa Pagkabuhay by Nicole Monta from TUA (Silver), and Akalingwan Nang Rosa by Max Canlas from UP Diliman (Bronze).

For the Berde division, distinctions were conferred to Strokes of Venus by Gione Pagdanganan from DLSU Manila (Gold), Suntok Sa Buwan by Keihziah Diaz Rubina from DLS-CSB (Silver), and Sud Sa Ginhawaan by Martin Mayuga from DLS-CSB (Bronze).

Digital Professor Geofferson Ting directed the festival.

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