A PROJECT for a Cinematography class under the Digital Filmmaking program of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) School of Design and Arts (SDA) bagged the Special Jury Prize at the Sine Kabataan short film competition.
Director Jocelyn “Len” Frago received the award for her film “Koleksyong Pamalo” during the 2018 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) Gabi ng Pasasalamat held last Aug. 19 in Makati City.
“Koleksyong Pamalo” tells the story of a boy who collects all the memories of his mother’s different kinds of “pamalo.”
“I wanted to present what abuse is like at a young age in a darkly comical and colorful manner where you feel sympathetic and warm at the same time,” Frago explained.
Frago said that the innocence of a child plays a big factor in how we view children. The film, which she submitted as a project for her CINEMAT subject under Sir Danton Wieneke, deals with the questions “When does a child stop being a child?” and “When does a mother stop being a mother?”
Lorys Plaza and Ardinian “Jaq” Sanque won Best Short Film for “Bato Bato Pik,” which is about a young teenage girl faced with an untimely pregnancy.
Daniel Delgado and Tiara Angelica Nicolas received the Best Director prize for “Masaya Ako,” which tells the story of a boy who encounters many struggles in life, like bullying, his parent’s separation and trouble in school, but he still forces a smile to get by each day.
Enalyn Legaspi’s “Alas-Nuebe ng Tanghali” brought home the Audience Choice Award.
“Runner” by Levi Jun Miscala got the #GlobeOfGood award for honoring the youth’s representation of current social issues the young Filipino faces day-to-day.
The other Sine Kabataan finalists are “Anonymous Student Vlog” by Christian Babista, “Bahay-bahayan” by Brian Spencer Reyes and “Isang Tula Para Sa Nawawala” by Rod Singh.
The short films were featured along with the PPP full-length film entries from Aug. 15 to 21 in cinemas nationwide.
