Nabunturan film festival holds virtual event

DAVAO CITY- Nabifilmex 8 (8^th Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition) successfully held its virtual film festival which ran from October 25 to October 29.

There were 45 official competition films of which 11 were made by Davao de Oro filmmakers while 10 were from overseas.

Nabifilmex is a regional film festival hosted by Nabunturan Municipality in the province of Davao de Oro. The film festival was known for conducting open air film screenings at the town plaza made possible by a donate giant inflatable screen. In 2019 the film festival had its cinema screening at the newly built Cinematheque Nabunturan which was constructed by the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the organizers to go online. Where it was streamed over the Facebook page of Nabifilmex and was also shown at the website of the Nabunturan Municipality.

“The original plan was for a hybrid event, we do it online then limited screenings at the Nabunturan Cinematheque but during the meeting the LGU (local government unit) discouraged us to do face-to-face screenings so we decided to make it fully virtual,” festival director Atty. Karen Santiago Malaki said.

“Nabifilmex channel is incorporated in the website of LGU Nabunturan anybody can go visit the channel and watch the films on their own time,” Atty Malaki said.

Serving as Jurors for the festival were film professor Ed Cabagnot, filmmakers Zurich Chan and Benjie Garcia. Here are the winning films of the Nabilfilmex 8

The winners of the Nabifilmex 8 are:

BEST SCREENPLAY: Jai Shane Cañete for Subiron Namom and Kenneth dela Cruz for Baboy Talunon

BEST SOUND DESIGN: Arki Red for Signal Notice

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mary Clair Amora for Out

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Cyril Jay Ortega and Alex Gascon for Ang Bunga sa Tyan ni Adan

BEST EDITING: Ion Velasquez for Blue Tooth

BEST ENSEMBLE: Brian Brusas for Blue Tooth

BEST ACTRESS: Keyabby Gaye Masambo-Bantayan for Tugbang sa mga Buhat

BEST ACTOR: Von Conde for Mga Salitang Inanod and PJ Macarina for Mga Salitang Inanod

BEST DIRECTOR: Ella Louise Salomon for Ang Bunga sa Tyan ni Adan

JURY PRIZE: Usa ka Libog by Cromwell Ken Ibo

BEST DAVAO DE ORO FILM: Ising by Juvy Ann Clarito and Dante M. Plaza Jr.

GIMADYAWAN AWARD BEST FILM: Mga Salitang Inanod by Gabriel Carmelo

Nabifilmex 8 is supported by the Municipal Government of Nabunturan, Nabunturan Culture and Arts Council, Tourism Council of Nabunturan, National Commission for the Culture and the Arts and the FDCP.(PIA/RG Alama)

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