The Wesleyan cast and crew at the awards night (photo courtesy of Michael Jacinto)[UPDATED 5 DECEMBER] “Operta” and “Batang Terminal,” Wesleyan University-Philippines' official entries to the 2010 Esihas Digital Film Festival’s independent and documentary film categories collected a total of 22 prizes during the awards night held at the Megacenter the Mall's Cinema 3 last December 4.
WUP’s independent film “Operta” won ten awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Gener Subia, while “Batang Terminal” took home five prizes which include Best Documentary, Best Host and Best Director for Jonathan Constantino.
Von Patrick San Pedro and Famela Marisse Tan, who performed lead roles in “Operta” were the picks for this year's Mr. and Ms. Esihas. San Pedro was also chosen as the Star of the Night and as the Best On-the-Spot Actor, while Tan was announced Best On-the-Spot Actress.
Rein Jeisol Parinas and Cesiah Garcia won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.
The indie film also won 3rd place in the Best Float category.
Michael Jacinto's work for both projects won him Best Art Direction for “Operta” and Best Editing for “Operta” and "Batang Terminal," while Anna Aurea Ramos received an award for Best Make-Up Design for her work in the indie film.
Operta also bested other schools' entries to receive the titles of Box Office Hit, Crowd's Favorite, and Best Casting, in addition to the Best Picture award.
Crystal Joy Dauz won the accolade for the Best Feature Story for her work in the documentary.
“Inaalay ko ang award na ito sa lahat ng paslit sa terminal na walang pag-aatubiling tumanggap at nakipagtulungan sa amin. Para sa kanilang lahat ito,” Dauz said in a text message.
"Maraming salamat sa lahat ng sumuporta sa dokumentaryo ng Wesleyan. Ang lahat ng nakamit ng dokyu ay para sa lahat ng mga batang terminal na patuloy na nagpapakabayani sa kanilang sariling paraan," Constantino said.
The awards brought Wesleyan the Best School Award.
“Operta,” which was shot in three days within Cabanatuan City, was produced by WUP-SOWERS while “Batang Terminal” was a production of Wesleyan’s AB-MassCom students.#
WUP’s independent film “Operta” won ten awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Gener Subia, while “Batang Terminal” took home five prizes which include Best Documentary, Best Host and Best Director for Jonathan Constantino.
Von Patrick San Pedro and Famela Marisse Tan, who performed lead roles in “Operta” were the picks for this year's Mr. and Ms. Esihas. San Pedro was also chosen as the Star of the Night and as the Best On-the-Spot Actor, while Tan was announced Best On-the-Spot Actress.
Rein Jeisol Parinas and Cesiah Garcia won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress respectively.
The indie film also won 3rd place in the Best Float category.
Michael Jacinto's work for both projects won him Best Art Direction for “Operta” and Best Editing for “Operta” and "Batang Terminal," while Anna Aurea Ramos received an award for Best Make-Up Design for her work in the indie film.
Operta also bested other schools' entries to receive the titles of Box Office Hit, Crowd's Favorite, and Best Casting, in addition to the Best Picture award.
Crystal Joy Dauz won the accolade for the Best Feature Story for her work in the documentary.
“Inaalay ko ang award na ito sa lahat ng paslit sa terminal na walang pag-aatubiling tumanggap at nakipagtulungan sa amin. Para sa kanilang lahat ito,” Dauz said in a text message.
"Maraming salamat sa lahat ng sumuporta sa dokumentaryo ng Wesleyan. Ang lahat ng nakamit ng dokyu ay para sa lahat ng mga batang terminal na patuloy na nagpapakabayani sa kanilang sariling paraan," Constantino said.
The awards brought Wesleyan the Best School Award.
“Operta,” which was shot in three days within Cabanatuan City, was produced by WUP-SOWERS while “Batang Terminal” was a production of Wesleyan’s AB-MassCom students.#
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