YOUTUBE/QCINEMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cleaners, a film anthology about high school cleaners (students tasked to clean the classroom and other parts of the school), was the big winner at the recently held awards night of the 4
th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino which was held online.
The film by Glenn Barit a stop motion movie using a series of photocopied stills won the night’s top awards: Best Picture; Best Director;; Best Supporting Actress for Gianne Rivera; Special Citation for Ensemble Performance for Leomar Baloran, Julian Narag, and Carlo Mejia; Best Production Design for Alvin Francisco; and Best Musical Score.
– Best Production Design, Alvin Francisco; and
– Best Musical Score, Barit
Cleaners previously won the 2019 QCinema International Film Festival Best Film in the Asia New Wave Competition.
Only nine out of the 13 films from PPPâs Premium Selection Section were considered for the awardâs night nominations following the criteria that they must have their Philippine premiere via PPP or only had limited releases in the country.
Besides âCleaners,â the other movies considered for the awards were: âBlood Hunters: Rise of the Hybridsâ by Vincent Soberano, âCome On, Ireneâ by Keisuke Yoshida, âHe Who Is Without Sinâ by Jason Paul Laxamana, âKintsugiâ by Lawrence Fajardo, âMetamorphosisâ by J.E. Tiglao, âSila-Silaâ by Giancarlo Abrahan, âThe Helperâ by Joanna Bowers, and âThe Highest Peakâ by Arbi Barbarona.
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