The Salesian Society of St. John Bosco (Philippine-North Province) through its Commission on Social Communications, held its Third Don Bosco Film Festival Awarding Ceremony last January 14, 2017 at the St. Dominic Savio Auditorium in Don Bosco Technical College, Mandaluyong City.
The theme for this year’s film festival was: Strengthening the Filipino Family with Christian Values. In the Spirit of the Year of the Family, the theme of the Third Don Bosco Film Festival wants to encourage the bosconian film makers to create films with stories that covey the strength of the families in whatever situation they are facing and encountering.
There were three major categories: 1-Minute Advertisement, 10-Minute Documentary Film, and 20-Minute Short Film.
Nine Don Bosco centers joined this year’s festival: Don Bosco Technical Institute (Tarlac), Don Bosco Academy (Pampanga), Don Bosco Technical College (Mandaluyong), Don Bosco Technical Institute (Makati), Don Bosco TVET Center (Makati), Don Bosco Youth Center (Tondo), and Don Bosco College (Canlubang), Don Bosco Youth Center (Calauan), Mary Help of Christians Parish (Mayapa).
The Board of Judges brought prestige, honor, and credibility to the festival as a whole. They were: TV/Film Director Mark Meily, Film Director Kip Oebanda, CSB Multi-Media Professor Ferdinand Gonzaga, Sound Director and Trainor Arnold Reodica, Respected Journalist Ed Lingao, and Actor Aljur Abrenica.
Below is the list of winners in this 3rd Don Bosco Film Festival:
ONE-MINUTE ADVERTISEMENT
BEST ONE-MINUTE AD – BIRTHDAY NI NANAY, DBTC Mandaluyong
DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST IN EDITING – KULAY, DBTC Mandaluyong
BEST STORY – MAY AWA YANG ATING PANGIOON AMEN, MHC Parish, Mayapa
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM – MAY AWA YANG ATING PANGIOON AMEN, MHC Parish, Mayapa
SHORT FILM
BEST IN EDITING – HALIK NG ULAN, Don Bosco Technical College, Mandaluyong
BEST IN LIGHTS AND SOUND – TULAY SA PAGITAN NG LANGIT AT LUPA, DBTI Makati
BEST IN CINEMATOGRAPHY – TANG, DBA Pampanga
BEST IN VISUAL EFFECTS – SA PILING MO, DBYC Tondo, Manila
BEST PERFORMER – KLEAVON MUSNGI, “Halik Ng Ulan”
BEST SCREENPLAY – HALIK NG ULAN, DBTC Mandaluyong
BEST DIRECTOR – JIRO GARBES, “Tang”
BEST PICTURE – TANG, DBA Pampanga
Adding life and beauty to the event were the inspiring song numbers of Bernadette Francisco, Sofia and Andrea Idioma, and Carl Nigel Sembrano; and the powerful dance number by the Fusion Force.
We thank the major sponsors of this 3rd Don Bosco Film Festival: David’s Salon, Don Bosco Press, Inc., Don Bosco Technical College, FTSY Foundation, Mandaluyong City Mayor Menchie Abalos, Old Juancho’s Kapeng Barako, Petron, Philppine Airlines, San Miguel Corporations, The Ayala Malls, The Philippine Star, Wild Sound, Inc., Word and Life, Inc., and Yuujin Japanese Cusine.