MANILA, Philippines – The winners are in for the 2016 QCinema film festival!
This year's QCinema had 7 full-length films in the Circle Competition and 8 short films in the #QCShorts category.
A new category was also added to the competition lineup this year, the Asian Next Wave, which features movies by Asian filmmakers with fewer than two directorial features.
The awards night for the films in competition was held on Wednesday, October 19, at the QCX museum.
Here is the full list of winners.
- Audience Choice Award for Short film – Contestant # 4
- Audience Choice Award for Feature film– Patay na si Hesus
- Gender Sensitivity Award – Patay na si Hesus
- Best Supporting Actress – Vangie Labalan, Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B
- Best Supporting Actor: Taha Daranda, Women of the Weeping River
- Best Screenplay – Joseph Laban and Denise o' Hara, Purgatoryo
- Best Artistic Contribution – Cinematography, Baboy Halas
- Best Director – Prime Cruz, Ang Manananggal sa Unit 23B
- Best Actor: JC de Vera, Best. Partee. Ever.
- Best Actress: Laila Ulao, Women of the Weeping River
- Netpac Jury Prize for Best Picture: Baboy Halas
- Circle Competition Best Picture: Women of the Weeping River
- Asian Next Wave Best Film – The Apprentice
- Special Citation Award – By The Time It Gets Dark, Anocha Suwichakornpong
- #QCShorts Jury Prize – Papa’s Shadow
- Best Short Film – Hondo
– Rappler.com