10 Finalists of Cinemabuhay

The PLDT-SMART FOUNDATION and Cinemabuhay would like to thank everyone who participated in this year's competition. All of you have done a very good job and could it only have been possible, we would like to make you all a winner.

After careful and difficult deliberation, we are happy to announce that we have narrowed down the participants to the top ten finalists for this year's P1 million grant. Here they are, in no particular order:

1. Ka Noli by JP Carandan & GJ Gutierrez

2. Cupcake & Silvanna by Eira Guevara

3. Mga Agila by Eseng Cruz and Jao Mapa

4. Ballerina by Edith Asuncion

5. Disap by Joey C. Papa

6. Siling Labuyo sa Kabilugan ng Buwan by Lito Casaje

7. Kung Paano Maghiwalay by George de Jesus III

8. Rakrockers by Sidney Pascua

9. Cosplay Lab by Seymour Barros Sanchez and Richard Legaspi

10. Grace Note by Kitchie Nadal



Again, we would like to thank everyone for joining. Entries that were not chosen this year still have a chance to be considered for next year's competition.

To the finalists, please prepare your team for the final deliberation. Kindly prepare an hour-long presentation of your production team, casting, treatment, et al. Please wait for further notice regarding the schedule.

Congratulations and good luck!

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PSF-Cinemabuhay Announces 5 Finalists for the 2009 P1-M Award

PSF-Cinemabuhay announces five finalists for the 2009 P1-M award

The PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF) and Cinemabuhay today announced the five finalists for the 2009 Cinemabuhay award of P1 million. The five finalists are:
• "Daplis" by Richard Legaspi
• "Sagrado Profano" by Alvin Yapan
• "Slinky" by Ryan Nikolai Dino
• "Slow Fade" by Rommel Sales
• "The Next President: Ang Lupet" by Audie Gonzales

The winning entry will be selected after a 30-minute pitch by each group of finalists.

"We had an especially great set of entries this year. We wish we could choose them all," said Albert Martinez, PSF Executive Director for Film.

"Our hope is to encourage Filipinos to keep making movies so that we can tell our stories, our hopes, fears and dreams to the world," said Butch Meily, PSF president. The PSF makes an annual award of one million pesos for a script by a new filmmaker.

Previous awardees have included "Numbalikdiwa, " 2007 and "Cul de Sac," 2008.

"Numbalikdiwa" was written and directed by Bobby Bonifacio. "Cul de Sac" was written and directed by Juan Miguel Sevilla. Its actors included Sam Milby, Jodi Santamaria and Chin-Chin Gutierrez.

PSF is one of the major philanthropic institutions in the Philippines and is supported by PLDT and Smart Communications, the leading fixed line, wireless and information and communications technology companies in the Philippines. PSF aims to assist in the country's overall development with particular emphasis on three major areas – education, livelihood and community.

For more information, please contact GenTangtatco or Stacy de Jesus at 856-3323.

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