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Volume 2 | No. 22 | Cagayan de Oro City | January 27-February 2, 2014
‘Wa Ko Kakita’, ‘Ika-3 Putahi’ win best films at Cinemagis 6 Stephen J. Pedroza
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ut of the 13 filmmakers from all over Northern Mindanao who submitted their works, “Ika-3 Putahi” by Joeromer Bacus and “Wa Ko Kakita” by Eastine Charles Taneo emerged as victors during the 6th Cinemagis Digital Short Film Festival. Under the banner of Xavier Center for Culture and the Arts (XCCA), this year’s festival had 5 entries for the professional category and 8 student films screened at Xavier University Little Theater (XULT) and SM CDO Cinema 3 from January 2425. The awarding ceremony was held at SM City Event Center during its last day. Festival winners “Ika-3 Putahi (Recipe No. 3) was hailed as the Best Short Film- Professional Category. It also garnered 6 other awards: Best Art Direction, Best Story, Best Editing, Best Sound Scoring, Best Director for Joeromer Bacus and Best Actor for Rusty Quintana. As a psycho-thriller, “Ika-3 Putahi” underscores the consequences of an unrequited affection and tells a journey to the limitation of one’s sanity. “Lugdang” (Drowned) by Gray-em Erezo received the 2nd Best Short Film award and reaped the awards for Best Cinematography and Best Actress for Kris Gebe. The Special Jury Award for Social Responsibility on Climate Change also went to “Lugdang” for tackling the aftermath of Typhoon Sendong. The 3rd Best Short Film went to “Hello” by Kevin Nico Surposa from Iligan City. “Panamilit” (Farewell) by Tat Soriano won the Best Poster. CINEMAGIS
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BEST OF NORTHERN MINDANAO . Cinemagis 6 winners (left) Joeromer Bacus - Director of "Ika-3 Putahi" (Recipe No.3) for the Professional Category and Eastine Charles Taneo - Director of "Wa Ko Kakita" for the Student Category hold their festival trophies in the recently concluded Cinemagis 6th Digital Short Film Festival in Northern Mindanao, January 25, at the SM City CdeO. Both their films are programmed into Cinema Rehiyon 6, the national film festival, with Cagayan de Oro as the host city this year on February 18-22. Photo by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy
LICEO MASSCOMM . Liceo University Mass Communication seniors Eastine Charles Taneo Director of "Wa Ko Kakita" for the Student Category, the cast and crew hold their festival trophies with Cinemagis jury Rudolph Ian Alama and Davao filmmaker Orvil Bantayan in the recently concluded Cinemagis 6th Digital Short Film Festival in Northern Mindanao, January 25, at the SM City CdeO. Both directors and their films are programmed into Cinema Rehiyon 6, the national film festival, with Cagayan de Oro as the host city this year on February 18-22. Photo by Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy
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