QCinema 2019 Festival Winners

November 10, 2019

Tanya

BEST FILM

Asian Next Wave Competition

CLEANERS

Philippines – Glenn Bairit

For its fresh and innovative storytelling that soars high from the seemingly small space of the narrative to the larger issues of acceptance, friendship, and love, driven by a vision whose complexity lies in its simplicity. It is only apt that in the age of rampant commercialism and unstoppable blockbuster movies, we award the QCinema Asian Next Wave Best Film to the movie with the biggest heart.

Cleaners Film Trailer Screenshot — Cleaners film trailer screenshot. Click the image for the trailer video.

NETPAC JURY PRIZE

Asian Next Wave Competition

SUBURBAN BIRDS

China/Taiwan – Sheng Qiu

For its profound and lyrical exploration of folklore and companionship in the era of relentless industrialization, confidently told in two narratives layered with poetry, riddles, and puzzles.

BEST DIRECTOR

Asian Next Wave Competition

RAE RED

Philippines – Babae at Baril

BEST ACTOR

Asian Next Wave Competition

POR SILATSA

Laos – The Long Walk

BEST ACTRESS

Asian Next Wave Competition

JANINE GUTIERREZ

Philippines – Babae at Baril

BEST FILM

QCShorts Competition

JUFY FREE

Che Tagyamon

For its exquisite OFW story, utilizing creative doodles and poignant imagery of a quirky-and-fragile perspective of a child’s observation of the deterioration of her family, leading to the animated sea of OFWs.

BEST FILM

QCShorts Competition

TOKWIFI

Carla Pulido Ocampo

For its beautiful yet out-of-this world re-imagining of folklore, where language, cultural, historical and intergalactic barriers do not exist in the realm of love.

BEST SCREENPLAY

Asian Next Wave Competition

CLEANERS

Philippines – Glenn Bairit

BEST ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION (EDITING)

Asian Next Wave Competition

LEE CHATAMETIKOOL

NAKORN-SAWAN (Thailand/Germany)

For skillfully interweaving fact and fiction as well as drama and documentary, and for laying down the groundwork of stories that emphasize the director’s poignant journey through recorded phone calls, home video footage, family photos, and the emotional memories enveloped in them.

GENDER SENSITIVITY AWARD

Asian Next Wave Competition

Philippines – RED RAE

BABAE AT BARIL

For deftly examining the position of the woman in society and her violent experiences rooted in history and culture, and for prompting expansive and problematic discourses that expose the prevailing system that oppresses all men and women.