Director Carl Joseph Papa’s touching animated drama film Manang Biring, the only animated entry in this year’s Cinema One Originals, won Best Film at the 2015 Cinema One Originals.
It also won in two other categories – Best Music and the Champion Bughaw Award.
Papa’s animated film revolves around Manang Biring, a terminally ill old lady diagnosed with stage four breast cancer who gets an unexpected letter from a dear loved one who wants to reunite with her for Christmas.
“I just entered Manang Biring in Cinema One Originals because I wanted to fulfill our team’s dream to make a full-length animated film,” Papa said. He elaborated, “I am thankful to Cinema One Originals for giving us a chance to make our project. I hope our film will be screened in more cinemas in the Philippines.”
Meanwhile, director Ralston Jover’s Hamog, a story on the lives of four street children who suddenly get caught in a web of consecutive and unforeseen tragedies, reaped four recognitions including Best Editing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, and the coveted Jury Award.
Young stars Therese Malvar and Bor Lentejas also caught the crowd’s attention at the awards night when won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor of the festival, outshining seasoned actors in their respective categories.
The two newcomers from Hamog were speechless. Therese, 15, who cried onstage as she accepted her second best actress award in her career, credited Jover for her award-winning performance.
“My role in Hamog is serious. I’m very thankful to direk Ralston for his help and mentorship for me to do well,” Malvar said and added, “I did not expect this at all. I did not even prepare a good speech. I’m just thankful to my management, my parents, and to God.”
The awards night also paid tribute to Rox Lee, Joey Agbayani, Mike and Johnny Alcazaren, Nick Deocampo, and Raymond Red, considered pillars of Philippine alternative cinema.
Cinema One Originals is an annual film festival that allows talented Filipino storytellers to showcase their stories through film, specifically in the new format – video. It has been going on in the last 11 years. It is a local independent film festival of Cinema One, one of the cable channels of Creative Programs, Inc., a subsidiary of ABS-CBN.
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2015 Cinema One Originals festival winners
Jury Prize winner: Hamog, Ralston Jover
Best Film: Manang Biring, Carl Joseph Papa
Best Actress: Therese Malvar, Hamog
Best Actor: Dino Patrano, Baka Siguro Yata
Best Supporting Actress: Chai Fonacier, Miss Bulalacao
Best Supporting Actor: Bor Lentejas, Hamog
Best Director: Dayang Asu, Bor Ocampo
Best Screenplay: Miss Bulalacao, Ara Chawdhury
Best Cinematography: Dayang Asu (Albert Banzon)
Audience Choice: Baka Siguro Yata, Joel Ferrer
Best Sound: Bukod Kang Pinagpala (Jess Carlos)
Best Music: Manang Biring (Dinno Christopher Parafina)
Best Editing: Hamog (Charliebebs Gohetia)
Best Production Design: Bukod Kang Pinagpala (Harley Alcasid)
Champion Bughaw Award: Manang Biring
ABS-CBN’s Christmas Station ID
Kapamilya stars expressed their gratitude to Filipinos whose stories inspire them in their work and in their personal lives in ABS-CBN’s Christmas Station ID “Thank You for the Love,” which premiered on Nov. 12 in TV Patrol.
Sung by today’s hottest love teams James Reid and Nadine Lustre, Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil, and Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, together with Bamboo and The Voice Kids Season 2 grand champion Elha Nympha, the “Thank You for the Love” theme highlights how Filipinos never forget genuine and unconditional acts of love and generosity and how Filipinos never cease to give back even in simple ways.
Ang Probinsyano star Coco Martin, together with the cast of the top-rating series, gave soldiers from Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal new sets of combat boots and enjoyed a boodle fight feast afterwards.
The Pasion De Amor cast, on the other hand, packed goods at Sangley Point of the Philippine Navy in Cavite for soldiers who serve as inspirations of strength in Ayungin Shoal.
Gerald Anderson with ABS-CBN Cebu personalities led the surprise homecoming tribute for Pinoy Pride boxers and sports heroes Donnie Nietes, Mark Magsayo, and brothers Jason and Albert Pagara, while Piolo Pascual provided new uniforms to the inspiring kids of Bayanijuan Futbol Club in Calauan, Laguna.
Meanwhile, Angel Locsin, Matteo Guidicelli, Jessy Mendiola, JC De Vera, and Paulo Avelino spent an afternoon with orphans from Meritxell Children’s World Foundation in Marikina City.
A roving Christmas Noche Buena table also went to different places to gather more families together. Be My Lady stars Erich Gonzales and Daniel Matsunaga dined with the farmers in Pampanga; Doble Kara star Julia Montes with the health and birthing station volunteers in Batangas; You’re My Home stars Richard Gomez and Dawn Zulueta with avid fans in Quezon City, and Kim Chiu and Xian Lim with random people on the streets.
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Julia Montes’ grandma wakes up from coma
More surprises come Kara’s (Julia Montes) way as Barbara (Alicia Alonzo) wakes up from coma in the hit afternoon teleserye Doble Kara.
Barbara recovers from coma and undergoes therapy to fully recuperate. However, as she wakes up, she blames Kara for intentionally pushing her leading to her accident. But Yaya Anita (Gloria Sevilla) defends Kara and says that she is with Kara as the accident happens. Laura also reveals that it is Sara, not Kara, who is with Barbara before the accident happens.
Is Sara the one who pushed Barbara? Now that Barbara recovers from coma, how will Kara put her family back together?
Don’t miss the thrilling scenes in Doble Kara, Monday to Friday, after It’s Showtime on ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gold.
For more information about the program, visit the official social networking site of Dreamscape Entertainment Television at Facebook.com/DreamscapePH, Twitter.com/DreamscapePH, and Instagram.com/DreamscapePH.
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Mother, son in politics
Alma Moreno, Vanessa Lacsmana in real life, has successfully reinvented herself as a politician. When she was still married to Joey Marquez who was mayor of Parañaque from 1995 to 2004, Moreno was an active first lady of sorts.
In 2004, she ran for mayor after her husband’s last term, but she had no luck. She lost. Three years later, she run for councilor and was elected, and re-elected twice, in 2010 and 2013. She even became the National Chairperson of the Philippine Councilors League until today.
In October this year, she declared her intentions to run for Senator, which was once aborted in 2012, the first time she announced her plans to run for the position but eventually withdrew citing health reasons.
This time she is aligned with the party of Vice President Jejomar Binay.
Recently, she became the butt of the joke among netizens when she appeared on TV for an interview with Karen Davila of ABS-CBN.
Meanwhile, son Vandolph Quizon (by the late comedian Dolphy) is also gearing up for a chance to be in public service. He will run for councilor for the spot his mother will vacate in 2016. Should he win, he would be the third in Alma Moreno’s family to be in politics, that is counting Joey and his mother.