SFFR announces shortlists in 3 categories

The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers announces shortlists in three categories for the 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards®: Best Animated Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Live Action Short.

Members of the SFFR Short Films Committee voted to determine the shortlists after viewing more than 130 submitted short films. The general SFFR membership will vote to determine 5 nominees in each category.

Nominations for both short and full-length film categories will be announced on February 15.

ANIMATED SHORT

Ten films will advance in the Animated Short Film category for the 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

Ang Liwanag ng Bakunawa (Alvin Joshua Gasga and Elisha Shem Domingo)
Bad Tourism (Mark Mendoza)
Brand X (Keith Deligero)
Con Ambre (Sofia Carro D. Falcasantos)
Daligmata Delivers One Last Time (Minnesota S. Flores)
It’s Just a Cupcake (Isabella Francesca Aldana)
Letters to Our Little Brown Brothers (Noli Agbayani Manaig)
Rambutan (Shayla Claire Perales and Shiela Mae Tanagon)
Sampung Minuto (Jasper Villasis)
Si Biboy kag ang Sigbin sa Siudad (Hannah Britanico)

A scene from Keith Deligero’s Brand X, one of the shortlisted films for Best Animated Short Film

DOCUMENTARY SHORT

Ten films will advance in the Documentary Short Film category for the 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

Baón sa Biyahe (James Magnaye)
Bigktimasa (CM Bautista)
Like People, They Change Too (JT Trinidad)
Manila Lockdown (Ditsi Carolino)
On Hands and Knees (Nico Antonio Bagsic)
Palengke Day (Mervine Aquino)
Pasilong (Toni Cañete)
Rocks in a Windless Wadi (EJ Gagui)
See Us Come Together (Alyssa Suico)
Things I’ll Tell You (Demie Dangla)

A still from EJ Gagui’s Rocks in a Windless Wadi, one of the shortlisted films for Best Documentary Short

LIVE ACTION SHORT

Sixteen films will advance in the Live Action Short Film category for the 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards.

The films, listed in alphabetical order by title, are:

Aga-Hiw: The Dreamer (Jaime Morados)
Atay! Patay! (Jannah Corrine)
Bold Eagle (Whammy Alcazaren)
Cut/Off (Von Victor Viernes & Sean Russel Romero)
Golden Bells (Kurt Soberano)
Kwits (Raz de la Torre)
Lapis Akong Naghihintay ng Pantasa (Gerald Pesigan)
Life On Moon (Sheron R. Dayoc)
Luzonensis Osteoporosis (Glenn Barit)
Ma, (Miguel Legaspi)
Mga Handum nga Nasulat sa Baras (Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico)
Mga Kadini sa Kaugmaon (Shievar Olegario and Karina Jabido)
Pagbilang Kong Tatlo (Xzy Dumabok)
The Headhunter’s Daughter (Don Josephus Eblahan)
This Is Not A Coming Out Story (Mark Felix Ebreo)
Write Here (Jake Muñoz Consing)

A still from Miguel Legaspi’s Ma, one of the shortlisted films for Best Live Action Short

The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers is composed of 37 active reviewers of Philippine cinema. The 3rd Pinoy Rebyu Awards® will be held by the end of February 2023.

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