Sine Negrense 2022: Full list of winners

The 2022 Sine Negrense: Negros Island Film Festival held its awards ceremonies Saturday night at Seda Capitol Central. This was the return of face to face screening and awarding ceremony after two years online due to the restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Proclaimed Best Picture in the open category was Jonathan Jurilla's Ang Babayi sa Suba, which won two other awards: Best Musical Score and Best Sound Design. Kurt Soberano's Golden Bells won the Jury's choice and eight other awards: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Supporting Actress for Jane Quilisadio, Best Supporting Actor for Milton Dionzon and Best Actor for Fuji Jalando-on.

In the Intercollegiate Category, David Reasol's Perya De Juan got the Best Picture Award and six other awards: Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Musical Score, Best Sound Design and Best Actress for Jerianne Panisales.

Below is the full list of winners:

OPEN CATEGORY

• Best Director - KURT SOBERANO (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Screenplay - KURT SOBERANO (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Cinematography - NATHAN BRINGUER (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Production Design - KURT SOBERANO (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Editing - KURT SOBERANO (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Musical Score - JONATHAN JURILLA (ANG BABAYI SA SUBA)

• Best Sound Design - CLEO ANTHONY PEREZ (ANG BABAYI SA SUBA)

• Best Supporting Actress - JANE QUILISADIO (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Supporting Actor - MILTON DIONZON (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Best Actress - KNICA KLEIN KALALANG (APPLE SODA)

• Best Actor - FUJI JALANDO-ON (GOLDEN BELLS)

• Jury’s Choice Award – GOLDEN BELLS

• People’s Choice Awardee - BALANGAW

• Citation for Emerging Negrense Filmmaker - EMMARY - EMILYN LORENO, MATTHEW PIODENA & RYAN JIMENEZ (APPLE SODA)

• Special Citation for Ensemble Acting (GOLDEN BELLS)

INTERCOLLEGIATE CATEGORY

• Best Director - DAVID REASOL (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Screenplay - (SA HALALBAN) REUTSCHE COLLE LIMA

• Best Cinematography - RODNEY JARDER JR. (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Production Design - KENNETH VIZCARRA, ANDREI BERDADERO (SA KALAUT SANG KATOBTOBAN)

• Best Editing - RODNEY JARDER JR. (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Musical Score - JOSHUA DORONILA AND JOHN MAGBANUA (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Sound Design - RAJ SUGAY (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Supporting Actor - DREW KEN (TESTIGO)

• Best Supporting Actress - REMA AGUIRRE (BALAS, BALUD KAG MGA BITU-ON)

• Best Actress - JERIANNE PANISALES (PERYA DE JUAN)

• Best Actor - DAVE YNZON (TESTIGO)

• Jury’s Choice Award – SA KALAUT SANG KATOBTOBAN

• People’s Choice Awardee - HANDURAW

• Citation for Emerging Negrense Filmmaker - THOMAS GUCABAN (ONE-EYED PIG)

This year’s Sine Negrense Film Festival, held from 22-26 of November which was screened at Cinematheque Centre Negros featured 20 short film entries in various genre and style.

Since 2017, Sine Negrense: Negros Island Film Festival continues to provide a viable outlet of expression and aims to bring out a new generation of filmmakers and enthusiasts, as well as cultivate an informed public on the importance of Cinema and Storytelling in the context of National Identity, Culture and Heritage.