At the Cinema One Originals 2014 awards night hosted by blockbuster movie actors Iza Calzado and Toni Gonzaga held at the Dolphy Theatre, the biggest surprise of the evening happened during the announcement of the winner of the Best Actor when the presenters declared both Sandino Martin from “Esprit de Corps” and Matt Daclan from “Soap Opera” as the Best Actors for the 2014 Cinema One Originals Film Festival.
Cinema One Originals, the annual cinema event of the Philippines’ number one cable channel Cinema One, celebrated its tenth year with the theme “Intense.” On November 16 (Sunday), 12 awards were given to the film entries which stepped up in giving the audience an original story during the festival’s entire run at Trinoma, Greenhills Theatre Mall, Glorietta 1 and Fairview Terraces from November 10-18.
Kanakan-Balintagos, the seasoned director from the bunch took home the Best Director award, duo Jay Abello and Dwight Gaston bagged Best Screenplay for “Red,” while cinematographer Aditya Kumar was awarded Best Cinematography for his work in the mystery film “Bitukang Manok.”
Dodo Dayao’s “Violator” won Best Editing and Best Picture which tackles about the end of the world. Another film that earned a lot of recognition is Antoinette Jadaone’s romantic comedy entry, “That Thing Called Tadhana.”
Jadaone’s film which has sold out shows during the festival’s run garnered the Audience Choice Award and Champion Bughaw Award. Angelica Panganiban, who plays the film’s main protagonist, Mace, was named Best Actress of the film festival.
Meanwhile, Jadaone who is one of the most sought after young directors in the country, was also named as grand winner of the Biogesic Ingat na Damang-Dama Sineserye for her short film, “Ang Nanay Kong Noisy.”
The Best Supporting Actress went to Maria Isabel Lopez for her performance in “Lorna” and The Best Supporting Actor Award was earned by Andy Bais from “Violator.”
“Hindi Sila Tatanda” took home the Best Music Award, “Violator” for Best Sound, and “Esprit de Corps” for Best Production Design.
The jury members for this year’s Cinema One Originals Film Festival are composed of some of the notable names in the film industry. Angeli Bayani, Benjamin Illos, Erik Matti, Paolo Bertolin, Richard Bolisay, and Tito Genova Valiente carefully selected the entries worthy of receiving recognition.
For ten years, Cinema One Originals has showcased excellent masterpieces coming from a brilliant pool of young and seasoned artists. For 2014’s festival, Cinema One Originals has made sure that its tenth edition is the most memorable. Out of countless script submissions, 10 films were chosen and were given a budget of two million pesos-the biggest budget a film festival has given to its entries.
This year’s film festival also honored ten milestone Cinema One Originals films which made a difference in Philippine cinema for their thematically rich and daring vision. Among them are “Sa North Diversion Road” by Director Dennis Marasigan, “Ang Huling Balyan ng Buhi” by Sherad Sanchez, “Confessional” by Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto, “Yanggaw” by Richard Somes, “Wanted: Border”by Ray Gibraltar, “Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria” by Remton Zuasola, “Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay” by Antoinette Jadaone, “Mater Dolorosa” by Adolfo Alix, Jr., “Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim” by Arnel Mardoquio, and “Shift” by Siege Ledesma. These ten milestone films also received notable recognition from various festivals abroad.
The Cinema One Originals Festival 2014 was brought to you by Cinema One, the country’s number one cable channel which is celebrating its 20th year. Cinema One is now accepting entries for next year’s Cinema One Originals Festival. All submissions should be complete full scripts for a feature length film.
The film script should tackle a commercially viable subject with universal themes. The filmmaker submitting these script entries should be ready to discuss the sellable and marketable points of the proposed film project. All entries must be submitted by January 15, 2015. For updates, visit and like Cinema One on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Cinema1Channel).
