Last week, Globe held the first-ever Globe Independent Film Fest, aimed at pushing hungry, up-and-coming filmmaking talent. The awards night held at the Palace Pool Club last Thursday night was the culmination of weeks of fresh new short films and music videos going up against each other and earning the votes of the people.
“When we started GIFF, we really wanted to do a different type of film festival,” said Quark Henares, director of Globe Studios and the man who’s behind the entire operation. “Something that is more fun, friendly, and most importantly, inclusive. We also aimed to make it more accessible and cost effective for our audience as it is free and can be seen whenever, right on their devices.”
And as always, thanks to the short format of the entries, that means you can check out the winners of each category—who won up to P200,000 in prize money—right here:
DOCUMENTARY
1st: Nothing Too Supreme by Felman Jay Jr. Hernandez
2nd: Pelikula Ni Rey by Dino Placino
3rd: Panginabuhi Namo, Sa Kaong Na Giluto by Romel Lozada, Tatiano Molarto, Jori Mae Samillano
EXPERIMENTAL
1st: Isda by Mark Glenn Doroja
2nd: Penafrancia by Gab Mesina (also had the most views online)
3rd: Girl Magazine by Anna Meer
ANIMATION
1st: Lakas Ng Lahi by Arnold Arre, Emil Flores
2nd: The Well by Juan Alcazaren
3rd: Momo by Avid Liongoren
WEBISODES
1st: Dota Dad by Karlo Policarpio
2nd: Bilucao Warriors IV by Gariendo Encarnacion, Jr.
3rd: Hugot Sword by Karlo Policarpio
NARRATIVE
1st: All Your Algorithms by Alec Figuracion
2nd: TransParent by Adel Clemente
3rd: The Harvest by Brian Patrick Lim
MUSIC VIDEO
1st: BP Valenzuela – “Building Too” by Christine Joyce Silva
2nd: Nanay Mo – “Absent Mind” by Gio Puyat
3rd: Escuri – “Sepia” by Dominic Bekaert, Quintuin P. Cu-Unjieng