The Cinemanila International Film Festival is an annual

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

held in

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. It was founded by Filipino filmmaker Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz in 1999. The focus of the festival is on the

cinema of the Philippines The Cinema of the Philippines ( Filipino: ''Pelikulang Pilipino'' or ''Sine Pilipino'') began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the ''Salón de Pertierra'' in Manila. The following year, loc ...

as well as

Southeast Asian cinema Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia. It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam ...

. The Cinemanila icon is the ''bulol'', a deity whose presence ensures good harvest. The Cinemanila International Film Festival invokes the bulol as a blessing towards the Filipino film industry in general – as a prayer towards good harvest, a plentiful bounty of excellent Filipino films. In the festival's competitive section, the top award is the Lino Brocka Award, given in honor of the acclaimed Filipino director,

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Art ...

. Another award, the Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema, was first given at the 2000 festival, in honor of Filipino director

Ishmael Bernal Ishmael Bernal (30 September 1938 – 2 June 1996) was a Filipino filmmaker, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, he directed many landmark Filipino films s ...

, to young independent Filipino filmmakers. One of Cinemanila's running components is ''Sine Barangay'' - a three-day event with free film appreciation and education workshops, culminating in an outdoor screening to barangay residents. It was previously held at the Marikina Riverbanks and Bonifacio High Street. In 2012, Cinemanila will launch the "Cinemanila Moonlight Series", regular outdoor screenings expanded from Sine Barangay, to take place over the course of Manila's dry season.

History

The second Cinemanila was held from July 3 to 10, 1999 in

Mandaluyong Mandaluyong, officially the City of Mandaluyong ( fil, Lungsod ng Mandaluyong), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 425,758 people. Loca ...

. It was the first international film festival in the Philippines since the

Manila International Film Festival Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital city, capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is Cities of the Philippines#Independent cities, highly urbanize ...

, which had been held in the 1980s. (There is the

Metro Manila Film Festival The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on ...

, but it is a national festival screening only Filipino films.) The festival featured a lecture on cinematography by Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer Christopher Doyle. The festival has typically been a low-key affair in terms of red-carpet visits by foreign celebrities. However, in 2003, the festival honored Hollywood stars with Filipino-American roots, and was graced by

Lou Diamond Phillips Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (19 ...

Tia Carrere Althea Rae Duhinio Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere (), is an American actress, singer and former model who got her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera '' General Hospital''. Carrere played C ...

Dean Devlin Dean Devlin (born August 27, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor of film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, and for his work on the The Librarian (franchise), ''Li ...

and

Rob Schneider Robert Michael Schneider (; born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'', he went on to a career in feature films, including starri ...

. The same year, the first Lifetime Achievement Award was given, honoring Indonesian actress Christine Hakim. In 2007, director

Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino (; born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, writer, producer, and actor. His films are characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue, profanity, Black comedy, dark humor, Nonlinear narrative, non-lin ...

and Thai director

Chatrichalerm Yukol Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol ( th, หม่อมเจ้าชาตรีเฉลิม ยุคล; ; born November 29, 1942), or usually known by his nickname Mui ( th, มุ้ย), is a Thai film director, screenwriter film producer ...

were among the Lifetime Achievement recipients. A retrospective of Tarantino's feature films was shown, from ''

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'' to ''

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''. He attended the awards ceremony at Malacañan Palace, accepting the award from President

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, House Deputy Spe ...

. Both the president and the honoree were late to ceremony due to being stuck in a traffic jam. Tarantino, accompanied by festival founder

Tikoy Aguiluz Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz VI (born 1952) is a Filipino film director, film producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. In 1999, he founded the Cinemanila International Film Festival in Manila. Aguiluz is one of the leading figures in the alternat ...

, took a

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to make it to the ceremony, and showed up without leather shoes as required to enter the palace. He was given a new pair of shoes by Aquiliuz. The festival is closely identified with its founder, filmmaker

, who has a reputation as a maverick. In 2006, he accused the Philippine media of not doing enough to promote the festival and

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s, stating at a news conference: "All I want from you writers are three lines and a picture promoting the festival. Why do you think it's so hard for independent producers to have success here, locally? I haven't seen any support from either broadsheet or tabloids with any story on independent cinema." Among the world community of film festivals, Cinemanila has gained respectability with its programming of independent Asian film. Jurors at past festivals have included Christian Jeune, director of the film department of the

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. Early incarnations of the festival were held outside of

, though still in the

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

area, in

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

, and for a time was known as the Makati Cinemanila International Film Festival. In 2005, the festival moved to the Manila city limits, with screenings held at SM City Manila and Robinsons Ermita cinemas.

Awards

1999

The inaugural year for the festival included a lecture on cinematography by Christopher Doyle.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), Go ...

was honored in the "Director in Focus" program. * Lino Brocka Award: '' Leaf on a Pillow'' by

Garin Nugroho Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director. Biography Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually ...

(

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

) and '' The Terrorist'' by

Santosh Sivan Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to dat ...

(

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

) * Grand Jury Prize: '' The Terrorist'' by

(

) *

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Jury Award **Winner: '' Birth of a Butterfly'' by

Mojtaba Raei Mojtaba or Mujtaba ( fa, مجتبی) is an Iranian peoples, Iranian male given name. It originates from the Arabic language, meaning the ''chosen''. The name has an Islamic background and is considerably popular among the Shiites and Sufism, Sufis ...

(

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) **Special Mention: '' Pila Balde'' by

Jeffrey Jeturian Jeffrey Jeturian (born November 4, 1959) is a Filipino director and production designer for both television and film. Jeturian won the Gawad Urian Best Director Award in 2007 for the film ''The Bet Collector, Kubrador''. He studied Broadcasting C ...

(

) * Best Short Film: ''Father’s Toys'' by Carol Miu-Suiet Lai (

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

)

2000

The first year for Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema, which is primarily given to alternative, independent films. The "Director in Focus" was

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...

from

. * Lino Brocka Award: '' Colour of Paradise'' by

(

) * Grand Jury Prize: '' Yana's Friends'' by Arik Kaplun (

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

) * Best Actress: Evelyne Kaplun for '' Yana's Friends'' (Israel) * Best Documentary Film: '' Punitive Damage'' by

Annie Goldson Anne 'Annie' Veronica Goldson is a New Zealand journalism and film academic specialising in documentaries. Her films include Punitive Damage, Georgie Girl, Brother Number One and Kim Dotcom: ''Caught in the Web''. Career Goldson has a BSc fro ...

(

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

) * Best Short Film: ''The Offering'' by Paul Lee (

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

) * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: '' Buwan'' by Peter Chua

2001

The "Director in Focus" was

Nonzee Nimibutr Nonzee Nimibutr ( th, นนทรีย์ นิมิบุตร, ; born in 1962 in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand) is a Thai film director, film producer and screenwriter. Best known for his ghost thriller, '' Nang Nak'', he is generally c ...

from

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...

. President

was the guest of honor. * Lino Brocka Award: '' Firefly Dreams'' by

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Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

) * Grand Jury Prize: '' Roads and Bridges'' by

Abraham Lim Abraham Lincoln Lim is an American film director and actor. Early life and education Lim attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where he completed his BFA and an MFA in film. He grew up in Overland Park, Kansas in the 1970 ...

( US) *

Award: '' Batang West Side'' by

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...

(

) * Special Recognition Award for Career Achievement:

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role ...

* Best Short Film: ''Sand'' by Percy Fuentes (

) * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: '' Batang Trapo'' by Mes de Guzman

2002

The Cinemanila-ASEF Film Development Plan and a scriptwriting competition were launched. A "Direct Action Cinema" workshop was conducted by

Rob Nilsson Rob Nilsson is a filmmaker, poet, and painter, best known for his feature film '' Northern Lights'', co-directed with John Hanson and winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival (1979). He also is known for directing and playing the l ...

and a cinematography workshop was conducted by

Pierre-William Glenn Pierre-William Glenn (born 31 October 1943) is a French cinematographer and director. He contributed to more than seventy films since 1968 including ''Day for Night'' and ''Street of No Return ''Street of No Return'' is a 1989 crime film dire ...

. * Lino Brocka Award: **'' Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'' by

Zacharias Kunuk Zacharias Kunuk ( iu, ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, born November 27, 1957) is a Canadian Inuk producer and director most notable for his film '' Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner'', the first Canadian dramatic feature film produced entirely in Inu ...

(

) **''

What Time Is It There? ''What Time Is It There?'' is a 2001 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang. It stars Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-chyi, and Lu Yi-ching. Plot Hsiao-kang is a street vendor in Taipei who sells watches out of a briefcase. His father dies. Soo ...

'' by

Tsai Ming-liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese ...

(

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

) * Grand Jury Prize: ''

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'' by

Zhu Wen Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (), personal name Zhu Quanzhong () (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (), name later changed to Zhu Huang (), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, mona ...

(

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

) * Special Jury Prize: '' Una casa con vista al mar'' by Alberto Alvero (

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

) * Kodak Vision Award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography: ''

'' by

(

) * Best Actor: **

Lee Kang-sheng Lee Kang-sheng () (born 21 October 1968) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include ''The Missing'' in 2003 and ''Help Me Eros'' in 2007. Ca ...

for ''

'' **

Alejandro Trejo Alejandro Edmundo Trejo Zapata (born 8 August 1959) is a Chilean theater, television, and voice actor. He is best known for 2001's '' A Cab for Three'', for which he received Best Actor awards at the Cinemanila and Gramado film festivals. Biogra ...

for ''

A Cab for Three ''A Cab for Three'' ( es, Taxi para tres) is a 2001 Chilean film directed by Orlando Lubbert. It was Chile's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. Cast * ...

'' (

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

) * Best Screenplay: Orlando Lubbert for ''

'' * Best Actress:

Aoi Miyazaki is a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in '' Nana'' and '' Virgin Snow''. Career Miyazaki started working in the entertainment industry at the age of four. Initially she appeared mostly in commercials, magazine advertisements, and ...

for ''

Harmful Insect is a 2002 Japanese drama film directed by Akihiko Shiota and starring Aoi Miyazaki. Cast * Aoi Miyazaki as Sachiko Kita * Seiichi Tanabe as Ogata * Tetsu Sawaki as Takao * Ryo Amamiya as Tokugawa * Koji Ishikawa as Kyuzo * Yū Aoi as Natsuko * Ry ...

'' (

) *

Award for Best Asian Film: **Winner: ''

Hollywood Hong Kong ''Hollywood Hong Kong'' (香港有個荷里活, Heung gong yau gok hor lei wood) is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Fruit Chan, with screenplay written by Kei To Lam. It is the second instalment of his "prostitution trilogy" which Chan direc ...

'' by

Fruit Chan Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in H ...

(

) **Special Mention: ''

'' by

Akihiko Shiota (born 11 September 1961, Maizuru, Kyoto) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Career Shiota attended Rikkyo University, where he was in a film club with other students such as Makoto Shinozaki and Shinji Aoyama and began making 8mm fil ...

(

) * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: '' Lolo's Child'' by Romeo Candido * Best Short Film: ''Batinglaw'' by Lawrence Cordero * Best Documentary: '' Case of Wilkie Duran Monte: Toxic Chemical Victim'' by Minnie Solomon Crouse * Scriptwriting Competition Grand Jury Prize: **James Arnold B. Ladioray, ''Cut'' **Mario O'Hara, ''Hocloban'' * Scriptwriting Competition Special Jury Prize **Anton Juan, ''Ugat Nating Lahat'' **Peter Solis Nery, ''Buyong''

2003

A Tribute to Filipino-American Hollywood celebrities was held, honoring

, Fritz Friedman and

. The first Lifetime Achievement Award was given, honoring Indonesian actress Christine Hakim. * Lino Brocka Award: ''

Uzak ''Uzak'' (, ''Distant'' in North America) is a 2002 Turkish drama film written, produced, shot and directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. The film won a total of 31 awards at various film festivals, including Best Actor at Cannes, Special Jury Prize at ...

'' (''Distant'') by

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interes ...

(

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) * Grand Jury Prize: **'' City of God'' by Fernando Meirelles (

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) **'' The Blessing Bell'' by Sabu II (

) * Special Jury Prize: ''

Whale Rider ''Whale Rider'' is a 2002 New Zealand drama film written and directed by Niki Caro. Based on the 1987 novel ''The Whale Rider'' by Witi Ihimaera, the film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a twelve-year-old Māori girl whose a ...

'' by

Niki Caro Nikola Jean Caro (born 20 September 1966) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film '' Whale Rider'' was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She directed the 2020 live action vers ...

(

) * Best Actor:

David Gulpilil David Dhalatnghu Gulpilil (1 July 1953 – 29 November 2021), known professionally as David Gulpilil and posthumously (at his family's request, to avoid naming the dead) as David Dalaithngu for three days, was an Indigenous Australian actor ...

, '' The Tracker'' (

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) * Best Screenplay: **''

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'' by

Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman ( ar, إيليا سليمان, ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film ''Divine Intervention'' ( ar, يد إلهية), a modern tragic comedy on ...

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) **''

Mr. and Mrs. Iyer ''Mr. and Mrs. Iyer'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film written and directed by Aparna Sen and produced by N. Venkatesan. The film features Sen's daughter Konkona Sen Sharma as Meenakshi Iyer, a Tamil Iyer Brahmin who is a Hindu. Rahu ...

'' by

Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...

(

) * Best Actress:

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

, '' Dekada '70'' (

) *

Award for Best Asian Film: **Winner: ''

'' by

(

) **Special Mention: '' Dekada '70'' by Chito S. Rono (

) * Best Short Film: ''Liyab'' (''Flames'') by Sockie Fernandez * Best Documentary: ''Riles'' (''Life on the Tracks'') by Ditsi Carolino * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: ''Binyag'' (''Baptism'') by Mariami Tanangco *Lifetime Achievement Award: Christine Hakim (

) *Lifetime Achievement Award:

(

)

2004

The "Director in Focus" was

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

. * Grand Prize Lino Brocka Award: '' Vibrator'' by

Ryūichi Hiroki is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for ''800 Two Lap Runners''. Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character". Biography ''Pink ...

(

) * Grand Jury Prize: **''

Roads to Koktebel ''Roads to Koktebel'' (russian: Коктебель, Koktebel) is a 2003 Russian adventure drama film directed by Boris Khlebnikov and Aleksey Popogrebskiy. Plot A Boy with his Father go to the sea. They come in a freight car in the trucker's ca ...

'' by Boris Khlenikov and Alexel Popogrebsky (Cinema of Russia, Russia) **''August Sun'' by Prassana Vithanage * Best Actor: **Nikolaj Lie Kaas in ''Reconstruction (2003 film), Reconstruction'' (Cinema of Denmark, Denmark) **Gleb Puskepalis in ''

'' (Cinema of Russia, Russia) * Best Actress: **Katherine Luna in ''Babae sa Breakwater'' (

) **Marina Golbahari, ''Osama (film), Osama'' (Cinema of Afghanistan, Afghanistan) *

Award for Best Asian Film: ''Min (film), Min'', Ho Yuhang (Cinema of Malaysia, Malaysia) * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: ''Bakasyon'', Raya Martin * Best Short Film: ''Balikbayan'' * Best Documentary: ''Trollywood (film), Trollywood'' by Madeleine Farley (Cinema of the United Kingdom, UK/ US) * Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Romero (

)

2005

Special tributes to Roger Corman and Hong Kong filmmaker Yonfan were held. The "Director in Focus" was Raymond Red. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Kim Dong Ho, director of the Pusan International Film Festival. * Lino Brocka Award: ''The President's Last Bang'' by Im Sang-soo (Cinema of South Korea, South Korea) * Grand Jury Prize: ''In Casablanca, Angels Don't Fly'' by Mohammed Asli (Cinema of Morocco, Morocco) * Best Actor (International): Krystyna Feldman in ''My Nikifor'' (Cinema of Poland, Poland) * Best Actress (International): Fatoumata Coulibaly in ''Moolaade'' (Cinema of Senegal, Senegal) * Best Picture (Local): **First Prize: ''Tuli'' by Auraeus Solito **Second Prize: ''Ang Daan Patungong Kalimugtong'' by Mes de Guzman **Third Prize: ''Ala Verde Ala Pobre'' by Briccio Santos *** Assistant Editing / Translating by Darius Bautista * Best Screenplay: Jorge Arago and Briccio Santos for ''Ala Verde Ala Pobre'' * Best Actor: Bo Vicencio, ''Ala Verde Ala Pobre'' * Best Actress: Ana Capri, ''Ala Verde Ala Pobre'' * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: ''Salat'' by John Torres (Philippines) * Best Short Film: ''Salat'' by John Torres (Philippines) * Best Documentary: ''Children of Leningradsky'' by Hanna Polak and Andrzei Celinski (Cinema of Poland, Poland)

2006

Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Aruna Vasudev and Philip Cheah during awards night at Malacañan Palace by President

International Cinema

* Lino Brocka Award: ''Kubrador'' by

(

) * Special Jury Prize: ''Everlasting Regret'' by Stanley Kwan (

) * Best Actor: Alexei Chadov for ''9th Company'' (Russia/Ukraine/Finland) * Best Actress: Lee Young-ae for ''Sympathy for Lady Vengeance'' (Cinema of South Korea, South Korea) * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: Jobin Ballesteros for ''Ballad of Mimiong Minion'' * Best Short Film: ''Hopia Express'' by Janus Victoria * Best Documentary: ''Paper Dolls (film), Paper Dolls'' by Tomer Heymann (

)

Digital Lokal

* Grand Prize: ''Manoro'' by Brillante Mendoza * Jury Prize: ''Squatterpunk'' by Khavn De La Cruz * Best Director: Brillante Mendoza for ''Manoro'' * Best Actress: Maricel Soriano for ''Numbalikdiwa'' * Best Actor: Archie Adamos for ''Raket ni Nanay'' * Audience Favorite Awards: **''Numbalikdiwa'' by Bobby Bonifacio, Jr. **''Anino ng Setyembre'' by Briccio Santos

2007

The festival was held from August 8 to 19 at Gateway Mall with an additional program from August 17 to 19 on Boracay Island. Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Cinema of Belgium, Belgian director Robert Malengreau, American filmmaker

and Cinema of Thailand, Thai director

, during awards night at Malacañan Palace by President

International Cinema

*Lino Brocka Award: ''The Edge of Heaven (film), The Edge of Heaven'' by Fatih Akin (

) *Special Jury Prize: ''Persepolis (film), Persepolis'' by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud (Cinema of France, France) *Best Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN Film: ''Mukhsin'' by Yasmin Ahmad (Cinema of Malaysia, Malaysia) *Best ASEAN Short Film: ''Renita, Renita'' by Tonny Trimarsanto (

) *Best International Short Film: ''Waiting Time'' by Chul Jung (Cinema of South Korea, South Korea) *Best Ensemble: ''Tribu (2007 film), Tribu'' by Jim Libiran (Philippines)

Digital Lokal

*Lino Brocka Award: ''Autohystoria'' by Raya Martin *Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: ''Delusions'' by Ernest Michael Manalastas * Best Short Film: ''The Calling'' by Christopher Gozum * Best Documentary: ''Neo-Lounge'' by Joanna Arong * Best Director: Raya Martin for ''Autohystoria'' *Best Actress: **Ana Capri for ''Ala Suerte Ala Muerte'' **Maris Dimayuga for ''Ala Suerte Ala Muerte''

2008

The 10th edition of the festival took place from October 15 to 29 at the Gateway Mall Cinemas in Cubao. The festival hosted the Asian screening Of directors' fortnight films.

, on October 20, 2008, led the awarding of winners in the 10th-2008 Cinemanila International Film Festival at Malacañan Palace's Kalayaan Hall. The President bestowed 13 out of 17 CineManila awards to Filipinos, in the following categories of the CIFF: main, Southeast Asian, local digital, Young Cinema and documentary. The President was joined in the award ceremonies by CineManila Festival director Amable "Tikoy" Aguiluz, National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) chairperson and Department of Education undersecretary Vilma Labrador, and NCCA executive director Cecile Guidote Alvarez. Cinema One Originals movies dominated the award rites. The top

Grand Prize was won by Israeli film ''The Band's Visit'', directed by Eran Kolirin. ''The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela'' (Iceland/Philippines/France) by Olaf de fleur Johannesson, received the Grand Jury Prize. Other awards include: *Vic Silayan Award for best actor : Kenneth Moraleda for ''Lucky Miles'' (Australia) *Vic Silayan award for best actress : Angeli Bayani for ''Melancholia'' (Philippines)

Young Cinema

* ''Marlon'' by Ralson Jover and James Amparo as Best Documentary, - (Citation) We award the Best Documentary award to Marlon for giving a fresh look on the subject of blindness. We applaud the directors or their sharp eye for details, their patience and their restraint. They let the mundane details of the daily life of a poor blind boy speak to the audience directly but quietly... For trusting these details to resonate with the audience universally and ..for not exploiting a subject that could be easily exploited. * ''Tumbang Preso'' by Antoinette Jadaone as Best Short Film, - (Citation) We applaud the film Tumbang Preso for the clever use of one set of dialogue to contrast and parallel the world of Estong as a child and Estong as a grown-up. The director understands the short film medium and has the discipline to work within the limitations of it to produce a fun and very watchable short film. * Ishmael Bernal Award: Christopher Gozum for ''Surreal Random MMS Texts '' (''Surreal Random MMS Texts for a mother, a sister, and a wife who longs for you: landscape with figures'') - (Citation) We found Christopher Gozum’s flm inspiring. He was able to combine the beauty of Carlos Bulasan’s poetry with minimalist and random images of LCD screens, daily life, creating rhythm light and sound from them to convey the longing and displacement of a Filipino working in the Middle East. Revelatory and humbling, we hope this award will encourage the director to continue his quest of mapping the human heart through film.

Southeast Asia Film Competition

* ''Frou Frou... Shhh, Huwag Mong Sabihin kay Itay'' by Michael Juat as Best Southeast Asian Short Film - (Citation) Clever appropriation of cinematic, media and cultural clichés done with finely tuned comedy. uses a glossy exterior and high production values to deceptively comment of notions of artistic expression and satirises everything from a cynical but biting point of view. * ''Confessional (film), Confessional'' by Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Dahis Antipuesto as Best SEA Film, - (Citation) Clever execution of the mockumentary style to comment on the art of filmmaking, personal relationships, politics, and culture. The film was well orchestrated in the use of film making production elements to support a point of view and engage the audience. Showed great ability in amalgamating seemingly disparate elements to a cohesive whole. * Anita Linda - Best Actress for ''Adela (2008 film), Adela''. - (Citation) A beautifully understated performance rich in emotional nuances. Showing a great reflective understanding of the relationships between the different characters within the film’s microcosm. * Mario Maurer - Best Actor for ''The Love of Siam''. - (Citation) Mature acting choices within a wide range of situations. Beneath a calm and placid external demeanor his performance he displayed a rich inner struggle dealing with emotional burdens, with family, friends, his social circle and his romantic and sexual awakening.

Digital Lokal

* Lino Brocka Grand Prize to Sherad Anthony Sanchez for his film ''Imburnal'', - (Citation) Water as the greatest metaphor on the lifeblood of the Filipino – this film earnestly shows the experience is both harrowing and poignant. * Lino Brocka Grand Jury Prize to Raya Martin for ''Next Attraction'', - (Citation) It is a strongly structured film and Martin’s work is showing us a new path for cinematic language * Best Actor - Carlo Aquino for ''Carnivore'', * Best Actress - Jodi Sta. Maria for ''Sisa'', * Best Director - Ato Bautista for ''Carnivore''.

United Nations Millennium Development Goals Prize

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2009

International Cinema

* Best Actor - Alfredo Castro (actor), Alfredo Castro for ''Alfredo Castro'', * Best Actress - Tsilla Chelton for ''Pandora's Box (2008 film), Pandora's Box'', * Grand Jury Prize - ''Tulpan'' by Sergey Dvortsevoy, * Lino Brocka Prize - ''Hunger (2008 film), Hunger'' by Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen.

Southeast Asia Film Competition

* Best Short Film - ''Focal Point'' by Alizera Khatami and Ali Seiffouri, * Best Film - ''Talentime'' by Yasmin Ahmad, * Special Mention - ''Woman on Fire Looks for Water'' by Woo Ming Jin.

Young Cinema

* Best Short Film - ''To Siomai Love'' by Remton Siega Zuasola, * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema - ''To Siomai Love'' by Remton Siega Zuasola.

Digital Lokal

* Lino Brocka Grand Jury Prize - ''Biyaheng Lupa'' by Armando Lao, * Lino Brocka Grand Prize - ''Anacbanua'' by Christopher Gozum, * Best Director - Christopher Gozum for ''Anacbanua'' .

2010

The 2010 festival opened with ''Pinoy Sunday'' by Wi Ding Ho, a Filipino comedy directed by a Malaysian born filmmaker living in Taiwan. It closed with John Sayles' ''Amigo''. Guests of the festival included Thai superstar Ananda Everingham, filmmaker Im Sang-soo, Im Sang Soo (''The Housemaid (2010 film), The Housemaid'', South Korea), journalist Stephen Cremin (FilmBiz Asia), filmmaker Wi Ding Ho, filmmaker Edmund Yeo (Malaysia), Jeonju Film Festival programmers Un-seong Yoo and Ji-hoon Jo (Jeonju, South Korea), and cinematographer Yadi Sugandi (Indonesia).

International Competition

* Best Actor: Ensemble Cast of ''Sketches of Kaitan City'' (Japan) * Best Actress: Youn Yuh-jung in ''The Housemaid (2010 film), The Housemaid'' (South Korea) * Best Director: Im Sang-soo for ''The Housemaid (2010 film), The Housemaid'' * Grand Jury Prize: ''Eastern Plays'' by Kamen Kalev (Bulgaria, Sweden) * Lino Brocka Grand Prize: ''Sketches of Kaitan City'' by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Japan)

SEA Competition

* Best SEA Film: ''Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria'' by Remton Siega Zuasola

Digital Lokal

* Best Director: Khavn De La Cruz for ''Mondomanila'' * Grand Jury Prize: ''Balangay'' by Sherad Anthony Sanchez * Lino Grand Prize: ''Di Natatapos ang Gabi'' by Ato Bautista

Young Cinema: Documentaries in Competition

* Ishmael Bernal Award for Documentary: Malaya Camporedondo for ''Ang Panagtagpo ng Akong mga Apohan'' (The Philippines) * Best Documentary: ''Kano: An American and his Harem'' by Monster Jimenez (The Philippines)

Young Cinema: Shorts in Competition

* Jury Prize: ''Hazard'' by Mikhail Red * Ishmael Bernal Award for Young Cinema: Christian Linaban for ''Doktora'' * Best Short Film: ''Nilda'' by Joy Aquino

2011

The 13th Cinemanila International Film Festival was held from November 11 to 17 in Taguig in Metro Manila screening eighty films from thirty different countries. Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Filipino actress Nora Aunor, and Italian director, Dario Argento.

International Competition

*Best Actress: Yoon Jeong-hee for her role in ''Poetry (film), Poetry'' by Lee Chang-Dong (South Korea) *Best Actor: George Pistereanu for his role in ''If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle'' by Florin Serban (Romania) *Best Director:

for ''Once Upon A Time in Anatolia'' (Turkey) *Grand Jury Prize: Siglo ng Pagluluwal by

(Philippines) *Lino Brocka Grand Prize: ''Gangor (film), Gangor'' by Italo Spinelli (Italy)

Digital Lokal

*Best Director: Mes De Guzman for ''Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa'' *Grand Jury Prize: ''Sakay sa Hangin'' by Regiben Romana *Lino Grand Prize: ''Sa Kanto ng Ulap at Lupa'' by Mes de Guzman

SEA Competition

*Best Southeast Asian Film: ''Golden Slumbers (2011 film), Golden Slumbers'' by Davy Chou (Cambodia) *Special Mention: Boundary (2010 film), Boundary by Benito Bautista (Philippines) and ''The Mirror Never Lies'' by Kamila Andini (Indonesia)

Young Cinema

*Best Short Film: ''123 (2010 film), 123'' by Carlo Obispo *Ishmael Bernal Award for Most Outstanding Young Filipino Filmmaker: Carlo Obispo for ''123'' *Special Mention: ''Saranghae My Tutor'' by Victor Villanueva

2012

The 14th Cinemanila International Film Festival was held from December 5 to 11, 2012 in Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila. Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Italian director Sergio Leone, Filipino directors Marilou Diaz-Abaya and Celso Ad Castillo and the Thai motion picture production and distribution company Sahamongkol Film International.

International Competition

*Lino Brocka Grand Prize: ''Juvenile Offender'' by Kang Yi-kwan (Korea, 2012) *Grand Jury Prize: ''If it’s Not Now, then When?'' by James Lee (Malaysian film director), James Lee (Malaysia, 2012) *Best Director: Carlos Reygadas for ''Post Tenebras Lux (film), Post Tenebras Lux'' (Mexico, 2012) and Nawopol Thomrangrattanarit for ''36 (2012 film), 36'' (Thailand, 2012) *Best Actress: Oula Hamadeh for her role in ''Kayan (2012 film), Kayan'' (Iran/Canada/Lebanon, 2012) *Best Actor: Seo Young-joo for his role in ''Juvenile Offender'' (Korea, 2012)

Digital Lokal

*Lino Grand Prize: ''Obscured Histories'' and ''Silent Longings of Daguluan’s Children'' by Teng Mangansakan *Grand Jury Prize: ''Ang Paglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim'' by Arnel Mardoquio *Best Director: Teng Mangansakan for ''Obscured Histories'' and ''Silent Longings of Daguluan’s Children''

Young Cinema

*Best Short Film: ''Ang Prinsesa, Ang Prinsipe at si Marlborita'' by Carl Joseph Papa *Ishmael Bernal Award: ''Bienvenido Ferrer III'' by Kabilang Dulo

2013

The 15th Cinemanila International Film Festival was held from December 18 to 22, 2013 in Bonifacio Global City in Metro Manila.

International Competition

*Lino Brocka Grand Prize: ''The Great Beauty'' by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy) *Grand Jury Prize: ''The Missing Picture'' by Rithy Panh (Cambodia) *Best Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho for ''Neighboring Sounds'' (Brazil) and,

for ''Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan'' (Philippines)

Digital Lokal

*Lino Grand Prize: ''How to Disappear Completely (film), How to Disappear Completely'' by Raya Martin *Best Director: Raya Martin for ''How to Disappear Completely''

Young Cinema

*Best Short Film: ''Pantomina sa mga Anyong Ikinubli ng Alon'' by John Lazam *Ishmael Bernal Award: Theodore Lozada for ''Tunga'' (Halved)

References

External links

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