BFF 2025 Awards Night highlights local cinematic excellence
BFF 2025 Awards Night ginpabugal kalantipan sang lokal nga sine
Pagbaton sang team sa likod sang Tonton ka Best Picture nga award.
Natigayon ang Awards Night ka ikaduwa nga Bacolod Film Festival nga may tema “PANAN-AW: Local Frames, Global Change!” sang Nobyembre 29, 2025 sa SM Cinema 1, siyudad sang Bacolod matapos ang tatlo ka adlaw nga palagwaon sang short films ka mga napili nga Bacolodnon.
Ginpuli sang Tonton, gindirehe ni Charlene Mead Tupas, ang Best Picture award gani apat ang tutal nga nadaugan nga kategorya dala na ang Best Actress para kay Maria Victoria Mendoza, Best in Cinematography para kay Giles Gelvoleo, kag Best in Production Design para kay Rowena Tupas.
Ini nga salida ginbahin ang isturya ni Vicky, isa ka tag-iya sang karinderia, kag ang iya makapoy nga mga inadlaw kaupod iya nga sariwaol nga asawa nga si Tonton.
Pagbaton ni Dranreb Cimatu sang Tililing sang Best Director award.
Madinalag-on man ang Tililing nga nagaan anum ka awards sa Best Director para kay Dranreb Cimatu, Best Supporting Actress para kay Errol Filoteo, Best Screenplay para kay Kiefer Occeno, Best in Make-up para kay Swoop Diaz, Best in Costume Design para kay Zabiel Nemenzo, kag nakuha man sini ang Audience Choice Award.
Kaangot naman sang salida nga ini sa kabuhi sang isa ka desperada nga babayi nga mapakita lang iya nga pasakit paagi sa saot samtang panan-aw lang sang tawo sa iya “buang.”
Nadaug sang Tuyaw ang Jury’s Choice Award.
Lakip sang special citation awards, nakuha sang Tuyaw ni Rolando Chavez ang Jury’s Choice Award dugang sa nadaog nila nga Best Supporting Actor para kay Aladin Dato, and Best in Musical Score para kay Lex Chavez.
Parti ang Tuyaw sa isa ka mag-amay nga gapamigado sa uma kung diin ila emosyon gapangita dalangpan sa tunga sang pagtuo, pag-antos kag paninguha.
Walo ka mga short films ang ginpresentar para sa event nga ini halin sa mga lokal nga talento nga ginpili sang grant program ka siyudad: Tonton ni Charlene Mean Tupas, Truth & Dare ni Banjo Hinolan, Tililing ni Dranreb Cimatu, Balay Alibangbang ni Kyle Ramas, Tuyaw ni Roland Chavez, Sa Tunga Entablado ni Jiane Nicole Flores, We Can Really Only Ever Be One ni David Reasol, kag Bagong Bayan ni Kir Kizziah Hulleza.
Ginatuyo sang film festival nga ipasundayag ang mga sugilanon kag inagyan ka Bacolodnon paagi sa sine nga maayunan ka madamo nga tawo halin sa lain-lain nga parti sang kalibutan.
Ginpagwa ang mga short films sang Nobyembre 27 asta Nobyembre 29 sa mga partner nga sinehan: Cinematheque Centre Negros, SM City Bacolod kag Ayala Malls Capitol Central.
Ini ang kumpleto nga lista sang mga nagdaug:
Best Picture
TONTON ni Charlene Mead Tupas
Best Director
Dranreb Cimatu (TILILING)
Best Actor
Oliver Villavert (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best Actress
Maria Victoria Mendoza (TONTON)
Best Original Story
Balay Bantala Film (BAGONG BAYAN)
Best Supporting Actor
Aladin Dato (TUYAW)
Best Supporting Actress
Errol Filoteo (TILILING)
Best Screenplay
Kiefer Occeno (TILILING)
Best in Sound
Jay Baluno (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best in Musical Score
Lex Chavez (TUYAW)
Best Editing
Aldwin Juson (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best in Cinematography
Giles Gelvoleo (TONTON)
Best in Make-up
Swoop Diaz (TILILING)
Best in Special Effects
Balay Bantala Films (BAGONG BAYAN)
Best in Production Design
Rowena Tupas (TONTON)
Best in Costume Design
Zabiel Nemenzo (TILILING)
Audience Choice Award
TILILING ni Dranreb Cimatu
Jury's Choice Award
TUYAW ni Roland Chavez
Best in Ensemble Acting Award
Vhince Dacula, Jerose Rosein Mamigo, Kyle Martorillas, kag Francisco Navares (BALAY ALIBANGBANG)
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The second Bacolod Film Festival, with the theme “PANAN-AW: Local Frames, Global Change!”, held its Awards Night last November 29, 2025, at SM Cinema 1, Bacolod City, concluding the three-day showing of short films from selected Bacolodnon filmmakers.
Tonton, directed by Charlene Mead Tupas, took home the Best Picture award, having four awards in total, including Best Actress para for Maria Victoria Mendoza, Best in Cinematography for Giles Gelvoleo, and Best in Production Design for Rowena Tupas.
This short film tells the story of Vicky, an eatery owner, and her tedious days with her tiresome partner, Tonton.
Picture 2: Dranreb Cimatu of Tililing receives the Best Director award.
Tililing also reigned victorious, bagging six awards, including Best Director for Dranreb Cimatu, Best Supporting Actress for Errol Filoteo, Best Screenplay for Kiefer Occeno, Best in Make-up for Swoop Diaz, Best in Costume Design for Zabiel Nemenzo, as well as the Audience Choice Award.
This short film is about the life of a desperate woman who can only show her agony through dance while people looking see her as a “mad woman.”
Picture 3: Tuyaw wins the Jury’s Choice Award.
Under the special citation awards, Tuyaw by Rolando Chavez garnered the Jury’s Choice Award in addition to winning Best Supporting Actor for Aladin Dato, and Best in Musical Score for Lex Chavez.
Tuyaw is about an impoverished father and son working in a farm seeking solace amidst grief, faith, and weariness.
Eight short films were screened for this event from local creatives chosen by the city’s grant program: Tonton by Charlene Mean Tupas, Truth & Dare by Banjo Hinolan, Tililing by Dranreb Cimatu, Balay Alibangbang by Kyle Ramas, Tuyaw by Roland Chavez, Sa Tunga Entablado by Jiane Nicole Flores, We Can Really Only Ever Be One by David Reasol, and Bagong Bayan by Kir Kizziah Hulleza.
This film festival aims to exhibit the stories and experiences of Bacolodnons through film in a way that could connect with a wide audience from across the globe.
The short films were screened from November 27 to 29 through partner cinemas: Cinematheque Centre Negros, SM City Bacolod, and Ayala Malls Capitol Central.
Here is the full list of winners:
Best Picture
TONTON by Charlene Mead Tupas
Best Director
Dranreb Cimatu (TILILING)
Best Actor
Oliver Villavert (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best Actress
Maria Victoria Mendoza (TONTON)
Best Original Story
Balay Bantala Film (BAGONG BAYAN)
Best Supporting Actor
Aladin Dato (TUYAW)
Best Supporting Actress
Errol Filoteo (TILILING)
Best Screenplay
Kiefer Occeno (TILILING)
Best in Sound
Jay Baluno (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best in Musical Score
Lex Chavez (TUYAW)
Best Editing
Aldwin Juson (WE CAN REALLY ONLY EVER BE ONE)
Best in Cinematography
Giles Gelvoleo (TONTON)
Best in Make-up
Swoop Diaz (TILILING)
Best in Special Effects
Balay Bantala Films (BAGONG BAYAN)
Best in Production Design
Rowena Tupas (TONTON)
Best in Costume Design
Zabiel Nemenzo (TILILING)
Audience Choice Award
TILILING by Dranreb Cimatu
Jury's Choice Award
TUYAW by Roland Chavez
Best in Ensemble Acting Award
Vhince Dacula, Jerose Rosein Mamigo, Kyle Martorillas, and Francisco Navares (BALAY ALIBANGBANG)
Visit the official page of the 2025 Bacolod Film Festival for more details.
