The Young Critics Circle Film Desk invites everyone to its 30th Annual Circle Citations for Distinguished Achievement in Film for 2019.
The ceremony, which is traditionally held at the Jorge B. Vargas Museum, University of the Philippines-Diliman, will be streamed on the Young Critics Circle Facebook page on 30 April 2021 (Friday), 6:00 PM.
Dr. Jozon Lorenzana, assistant professor from the Dept of Communication at the Ateneo de Manila University, is the keynote speaker. Dr. Lorenzana earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology from the University of Western Australia.
This event is supported by the University of the Philippines-Diliman Office for Initiatives in Culture and the Arts.
See the full list of winners and nominees below.
BEST FILM
Winner: Edward, directed by Thop Nazareno
Nominees:
Lingua Franca, directed by Isabel Sandoval
Verdict, directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez
BEST PERFORMANCE
Winner: Isabel Sandoval, Lingua Franca
Nominees:
Louise Abuel, Edward
Royce Cabrera and Kokoy de Santos (duo performance), Fuccbois
Max Eigenmann and Kristoffer King (duo performance), Verdict
Gio Gahol, Sila-Sila
Jansen Magpusao, John Denver Trending
BEST SCREENPLAY
Winner: Edward (Thop Nazareno, John Bedia, and Denise O’Hara)
Nominees:
Cleaners (Glenn Barit)
Fuccbois (Eduardo Roy, Jr.)
John Denver Trending (Arden Rod Condez)
Lingua Franca (Isabel Sandoval)
Verdict (Raymund Ribay Gutierrez)
BEST EDITING
Winner: Verdict (Diego Marx Dobles)
Nominees:
A Is for Agustin (Johnny Bassett)
Cleaners (Noah Loyola and Che Tagyamon)
Edward (JR Cabrera and Thop Nazareno)
For My Alien Friend (Jet Leyco)
Fuccbois (Carlo Francisco Manatad)
John Denver Trending (Benjo Ferrer)
Lingua Franca (Isabel Sandoval)
No Data Plan (Miko Revereza)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AND VISUAL DESIGN
Winner: Lingua Franca (cinematography: Isaac Banks; production design: Maxwell Nalevansky and Clint Ramos)
Nominees:
A Is for Agustin (cinematography: Kara Moreno and Grace Pimentel Simbulan)
Cleaners (cinematography: Steven Evangelio; production design: Alvin Francisco)
Edward (cinematography: Kara Moreno; production design: Alvin Francisco)
For My Alien Friend (cinematography: Jet Leyco)
Fuccbois (cinematography: Albert Banzon; production design: Carmela Danao)
John Denver Trending (cinematography: Rommel Sales; production design: Harley Alcasid)
No Data Plan (cinematography: Miko Revereza)
Verdict (cinematography: Joshua Reyles; production design: Ryan Faustino)
BEST SOUND AND AURAL ORCHESTRATION
Winner: Cleaners (music curation: Glenn Barit; supervising sound editing: Daryl Libongco; sound editing: Nicole Amores, RJ Cantos, Aeriel Ellyzon Mallari; re-recording mixing: John Michael Perez)
Nominees:
Edward (original score: Pepe Manikan; sound design: Russel Gabayeron and Immanuel Verona)
Fuccbois (original score: Andrew Florentino; sound design: Immanuel Verona)
John Denver Trending (original score: Len Calvo; sound editing: Mikko Quizon; re-recording mixing: Kathrine Ariane Salinas)
Lingua Franca (original score: Teresa Barrozo; sound design: Albert Michael Idioma)
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Winners:
Cleaners (Glenn Barit)
John Denver Trending (Arden Rod Condez)
Verdict (Raymund Ribay Gutierrez)
Nominees:
A Is for Agustin (Grace Pimentel Simbulan)
No Data Plan (Miko Revereza)
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