14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
Cinemalaya chronology
Opening film	BuyBust by Erik Matti
Closing film	The Taste of Rice Flower by Peng Fei Song
Location	Metro Manila, Philippines
Film titles	20
Festival date	August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03)–August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
Website	Official Website
2019 2017

The 14th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival was held from August 3–12, 2018 in Metro Manila, Philippines. A total of ten full-length features and ten short films competed.^[1] The festival was opened by Erik Matti's BuyBust and was closed by Peng Fei Song's The Taste of Rice Flower.^[2]

Entries

The winning film is highlighted with boldface and a dagger.

Full-Length Features

Title	Director	Cast	Genre
Distance	Perci Intalan	Iza Calzado, Nonie Buencamino and Therese Malvar	Family drama
Kung Paano Hinihintay ang Dapithapon ^†	Carlo Enciso Catu	Dante Rivero, Menggie Cobarrubias and Perla Bautista	Drama
Kuya Wes	James Robin Mayo	Ogie Alcasid and Ina Raymundo	Comedy, Drama
Liway	Kip Oebanda	Glaiza de Castro and Dominic Roco	Period drama
The Lookout	Afi Africa	Andres Vasquez, Yayo Aguila, Jay Garcia and Elle Ramirez	Action, Thriller
Mamang	Denise O'Hara	Celeste Legaspi and Ketchup Eusebio	Drama
ML	Benedict Mique, Jr.	Eddie Garcia and Tony Labrusca	Thriller
Musmos na Sumibol sa Gubat ng Digma	Iar Arondaing	Junayka Sigrid Santarin, JM Salvado and Star Orjaliza	Social drama
Pan de Salawal	Che Espiritu	Bodjie Pascua and Miel Espinosa	Family comedy
School Service	Louie Ignacio	Ai-Ai delas Alas and Joel Lamangan	Drama, Thriller

Short films

Title	Director
Si Astri maka Si Tambulah	Xeph Suarez
Babylon	Keith Deligero
Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month ^†	Carlo Francisco Manatad
Kiko	Jojo Driz
Logro	Kani Villaflor
Nangungupahan	Glenn Barit
Sa Saiyang Isla	Christian Candelaria
Siyudad sa Bulawan	Jarell Serencio
Yakap	Mika Fabella Rafael Froilan
You, Me and Mr. Wiggles	Jav Velasco

Awards

The awards ceremony was held on August 12, 2018, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.^[3]

Full-Length Features

Best Film – Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon by Carlo Enciso Catu
- Special Jury Prize – Pan de Salawal by Che Espiritu
- Audience Choice Award – Liway by Kip Oebanda
Best Direction – Che Espiritu for Pan de Salawal
Best Actor – Eddie Garcia for ML
Best Actress – Ai-ai delas Alas for School Service
Best Supporting Actor – Ketchup Eusebio for Mamang
Best Supporting Actress – Therese Malvar for Distance and School Service
Best Screenplay – John Carlo Pacala for Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon
Best Cinematography – Neil Daza for Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon
Best Editing – Mikael Pestano for ML
Best Sound – Wild Sound for Musmos na Sumibol sa Gubat ng Digma
Best Original Music Score – Len Calvo for Pan de Salawal
Best Production Design – Marielle Hizon for Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon
NETPAC Award – Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon by Carlo Enciso Catu

Short films

Best Short Film – Jodilerks dela Cruz: Employee of the Month by Carlo Francisco Manatad
- Special Jury Prize – Si Astri Maka Si Tambulah by Xeph Suarez
- Audience Choice Award – Kiko by Jojo Driz
Best Direction – Xeph Suarez for Si Astri Maka Si Tambulah
Best Screenplay – Christian Candelaria for Sa Saiyang Isla
NETPAC Award – Sa Saiyang Isla by Christian Candelaria

References

External links

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Ceremonies

Best Film
New Breed	Pepot Artista (2005) Tulad ng Dati (2006) Tribu (2007) Jay (2008) Last Supper (2009) Halaw (2010) Ang Babae sa Septic Tank (2011) Diablo (2012) Transit(2013) Bwaya (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Donor (2010) Bisperas (2011) Posas (2012) Sana Dati (2013) Kasal (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Pamilya Ordinaryo (2016) Respeto (2017) Kung Paano Hinihintay Ang Dapithapon (2018)

Best Director
New Breed	Rica Arevalo (2005) Ron Bryant (2006) Auraeus Solito (2007) Chris Martinez (2008) GB Sampedro (2009) Sheron Dayoc (2010) Marlon Rivera (2011) Mes De Guzman (2012) Hannah Espia (2013) Giancarlo Abrahan V (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Gil Portes (2010) Auraeus Solito (2011) Raymond Red (2012) Jerrold Tarog (2013) Mike Tuviera (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Eduardo Roy Jr. (2016) Joseph Israel Laban (2017) Che Espiritu (2018)

Best Actor
New Breed	Eddie Garcia (2005) Alchris Galura (2006) The Ensemble of Tribu (2007) Baron Geisler (2008) Lou Veloso (2009) John Arcilla (2010) Edgar Allan Guzman (2011) Kristoffer King (2012) Mimi Juareza (2013) Dante Rivero (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Baron Geisler (2010) Bembol Roco (2011) Eddie Garcia (2012) no winner (2013) Robert Arevalo (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Tommy Abuel (2016) Noel Comia (2017) Eddie Garcia (2018)

Best Actress
New Breed	Meryll Soriano (2005) Angel Aquino (2006) Ina Feleo (2007) Mylene Dizon (2008) Ina Feleo (2009) Lovi Poe (2010) Eugene Domingo (2011) Ama Quiambao (2012) Irma Adlawan (2013) Eula Valdez (2014) None (2015)
Director's Showcase	Meryll Soriano (2010) Raquel Villavicencio (2011) Judy Ann Santos, Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro, and Janice de Belen (2012) Vilma Santos (2013) Nora Aunor (2014) None (2015)
Full Length Feature	Hasmine Killip (2016) Angeli Bayani(2017) Ai Ai delas Alas (2018)