Gawad Sine Abreño

15/08/2021

JUST ENDED a productive and interesting Zoom Meeting with AHFF 2021 Jury Members and Sine Abreño Board Members.

Emmanuel Dela Cruz
Jury President

Jury Members
Kevin Pison Piamonte
Martika Ramirez Escobar
Kristoffer'Tops' Brugada
Arjanmar H. Rebeta

Dexter Macaraeg
Festival Director

Sine Abreño Board Members
Dr. Maria Teresa GBisquera Beñas
Dr. Paulina D. Sawadan
Dr. Joey M. De la Cruz
Mr. Darwyn Engente Lanas
Mr. Franz Kevin RJ Palos (absent)

12/08/2021

Cinema has a unique role, a vital responsibility, and a timely opportunity to create change, as cinema can meaningfully transform human behaviour. And in order for that to happen, we need to come together and create change, in a more unified manner.

Support and watch the 12 competing short films and documentaries in Sine Abreño 3rd Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2021 from September 6 to 12.

After all, the theme "Culture in Crisis, Arts Fighting to Survive COVID-19 Impact" - Together, we can do so much. So together, we create and make films as communities in order to survive and reimagine a better tomorrow.

09/08/2021

The virtual awarding ceremony for the 3rd Gawad Sine Abreño Abrenian Heritage Film Festival will be live-streamed via Sine Abreño page and YouTube channel on September 12 at 7pm.

See you there!

06/08/2021

04/08/2021

Thirty-three days more to go!!!

Get ready to fight for your dreams and survive this pandemic as we bring back the online edition of experiencing your regional festival this September.

Dumanon kayo Apo!

Stay tuned for more updates!

26/07/2021

SAVE THE DATES
September 6-12
3rd Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2021
via Facebook and YouTube Channel

26/07/2021

Sine Abreño will once again showcase an exciting lineup of 12 new short films that will compete for the trophies inspired from the 'bamboo camera' by National Artist for Film Kidlat Tahimik, designed by Baguio-based artist Lito Malaggay.

We also have invitational films from the Ilocos Region and the Visayas including Abrenian Premieres, and the worldwide premiere opening of SALIDUMAY.

The province' first and only independent film festival, the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival (AHFF) is back for it's 3rd year this 2021.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Sine Abreño founder and festival director Dexter Macaraeg said the festival moved to a digital platform to continue bringing regional films to every Filipinos stuck in their homes.

This year, the film festival will present it's second online edition from September 6 to September 12, with the theme: "Culture in Crisis, Arts Fighting to Survive COVID-19 Impact"

The jury for this year's edition are the following:

President: Emmanuel Dela Cruz
Members: Kevin Pison Piamonte
Martika Ramirez Escobar
Kristoffer 'Tops' Brugada
Arjanmar Rebeta

Board Members:

Dr. Maria Teresa GBisquera Beñas
Dr. Paulina D. Sawadan
Dr. Joey M. De la Cruz
Mr. Franz Kevin RJ Palos
Mr. Darwyn Engente Lanas

See you on September 6-12 on the festival's official YouTube Channel and Facebook.

Sine Abreño will once again showcase an exciting lineup of 12 new short films that will compete for the trophies inspired from the 'bamboo camer...

10/03/2021

CONGRATULATIONS to young Ilokano filmmaker EDMAR DELOS SANTOS from Ilocos Norte, for winning at the 2nd of the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020.

INKAMI AGKLASEN
Best in Editing (Documentary)

PATAPAYA
Achievement in Sound

10/03/2021

29/01/2021

25/01/2021

ATM. Quezon City young filmmaker Julius 'JC' Calera receives his Gawad Sine Abreño wired camera trophies for winning the Achievement in Cinematography and Best Editing (Short Film) for STAY AT HOME/HOPE at the 2nd Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020 Online Cinema.

25/01/2021

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

JOHN REMEL FLOTILDES
Achievement in Cinematography, 'Full Storage'
2nd Gawad Sine Abreño
Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020

25/01/2021

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

MELVER RITZ GOMEZ
Audience Choice Award, 'ABEL PAOAY'
2nd Gawad Sine Abreño
Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020

24/01/2021

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EDMAR DELOS SANTOS
Best in Editing (Documentary) 'Inkami Agklasen', 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño
Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020

EDMAR DELOS SANTOS
Achievement in Sound 'Patapaya'
2nd Gawad Sine Abreño
Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020

21/12/2020

Ftom RAYMOND RINOZA.

One good thing that happened for me during the pandemic was, I learned the very basics of filmmaking, applied it, finally came out with a short film, and entered it in the 2nd Abrenian Heritage Film Festival.

The entry received an award from the Festival jurors for Achievement in Sound. To the esteemed jurors - thank you so much for this recognition! It's a first for me in this industry, and I will surely treasure it!

P.S. Just got the award today from the Festival Director.

19/11/2020

Congratulations to our 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño Winners of the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival

You may personally get your trophies starting tomorrow, 20 November especially for filmmakers in Metro Manila and Cavite City. Just hit a message to Dexter Macaraeg for your concerns.

For regional winners (Abra, Ilocos Norte and La Union), we will schedule a door-to-door delivery and agree to pay the corresponding fees.

Again, congratulations and thank you for your support of Gawad Sine Abreño

Dios ti agngina!

04/11/2020

for the 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño trophies of the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020 was made by who was responsible for the for Miss Universe Philippines 2020 and the 1st Gawad Sine Abreño (photo shown).

Thank you again, PMB Printhouse!

PMB Printhouse Abrenian Heritage Film Festival Sine Abreño

26/10/2020

ATM. The Sine Abreño Wired Camera trophies has arrived from Baguio City via Victory Liner, at the house of festival director and Sine Abreño founder Dexter Macaraeg.

Thank you so much FDCP Chair Liza Diño-Seguerra and Tita Wilma Isleta for your genuine and incredible support to the festival.

Mabuhay ang Pelikulang Pilipino!!!

01/10/2020

2nd Gawad Sine Abreño Winners!

https://youtu.be/LzMyoOJ30MA

Maal-allukoy iti amin a makipaset iti 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño iti Abrenian Heritage Film Festival 2020 inton Miyerkules, September 30 nu sadino maipakammo dagi...

30/09/2020

JOIN US TODAY!

Announcement of winners!

TUNE IN at 6:00PM at Abrenian Heritage Film Festival FB page.

30/09/2020

MUST READ.

With film festivals going online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 18 indie filmmakers have joined the second edition of the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival, which carries the theme “One

29/09/2020

After 4 days of online screening, the Abrenian Heritage Film Festival is virtually closing with the 2nd GAWAD SINE ABREÑO, today, 30 September 2020 at 6:00 P.M. via Facebook.

Find out from our distinguished festival jury members as they announced this year's winners.

29/09/2020

Binabati ko lahat ang mga magsisipagwagi, bukas, sa 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño.

29/09/2020

King Abalos is an award-winning filmmaker from the Philippines. He has produced, written, and directed several films, most notably the psychological thriller "Maria", which won the Bronze Prize at the Filipino Arts & Cinema International Festival and competed at several renowned festivals around the world.

29/09/2020

Arvin Kadiboy Belarmino's short film entitled "KYEL" was part of the 2015 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Short Film Category. His short film entitled "NAKAW" won Best Director for Short & Sweet Film Festival 2017 in Hollywood L.A., Best Fiction Film in the 3rd Minikino Film Festival in Jakarta Indonesia and In Brussels Short Film Festival 2018 in Belgium. In the Philippines, “Nakaw” won the Best Short Film in Gawad Urian 2017 and returned as a finalists in 2017 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival Short Film Category.

His first mobile phone short film entitled The Gathering was in competition at the Mobile Filmmaker's International Fest 2019 in Moscow Russia.

His experimental film “The Death of Pablo” was exhibited in Cinema Rehiyon 2016 and QCinema International Film Festival Philippines 2017.

29/09/2020

A self taught filmmaker, he finds his way to the mentorship of Brillante Mendoza and Armando "Bing" Lao in 2016. He won Best Director and Best Picture for his short film, "Idolo", at Brillante Mendoza's Filmmaking Workshop. His first feature film, "Pailalim/Underground", collected the Special Mention Fedeora Award in the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Spain in 2017 and competed in other major festival abroad before settling in to collect the grand prize of Sinag Maynila 2019, bagging Best Director and Best Film for the festivals 5th edition. He is now finishing his 2nd feature film about the real estate situation in the country and is scheduled to compete internationally next year. A run-and-gun filmmaker, his social realism style of writing and directing is greatly influenced by the Found Storytelling System of Bing Lao.

29/09/2020

RENE SANCHEZ NAPEÑAS

He is the head of the Public Affairs and Information Section of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) – the country’s prime government arm dedicated to promote and preserve Filipino culture and traditions.

He is also the editor in chief of Agung newsletter, and the host and executive producer of Padayon: The NCCA Hour (NCCA online program) and the executive-in-charge of production of NCCA TV shows like Dayaw, Buhay na Buhay, Usapang Wika, Project Destination, and Sagisag Kultura TV.

He graduated Banking and Finance from Sacred Heart College in Lucena City; a Certificate in Teaching Program from the Philippine Normal University; and a Masteral in Government Management from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

He is a recipient of Venture Club of Lucena City’s Most Outstanding Student in the field of Journalism and Most Outstanding Alumni of Sacred Heart College in the field of arts and culture. He is a fellow and scholar of the Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship in 2009. He has received numerous awards from the NCCA PRAISE Committee over the past 15 years of his stay in the Commission.

Mr. Napenas is also the incumbent and three-termer president of the NCCA Employees’ Organization (NEO) and the first Quality Management Representative (QMR), and currently Deputy QMR of the NCCA Quality Management System.

In 2019, he was one of It's Showtime Magpasikat Hurado, and has judged in Eat Bulaga's Ms. Millenial Philippines and You're My Foreignoy. He has traveled the Philippines for his work in cultural promotions and documentation, and a judge in various competitions and festivals.

29/09/2020

FRANK G. RIVERA
Award-winning Theatre, TV, Radio, Film Director-Actor-Playwright-Scenographer; Author of 25 Books with 5 National Book Awards; 2005 Gawad Balagtas for Theatre & Film from UMPIL; 2006 NCCA Alab ng Haraya for Published Works; URIAN Best Screenplay for "Fatima Buen Story"; MIFF Best Screenplay & Best Production Design for "Halimaw sa Banga"; Finalist URIAN Best Supporting Actor for "Babae sa Bubungang Lata"; 2012 Fr. Satur Nery Environmental Heroism Award for Media Education.

29/09/2020

SARI DALENA is a Fulbright scholar, award-winning independent filmmaker and an Associate Professor at the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI). She obtained her Master's degree in Film Production at the New York University graduate film program through a Fulbright Scholarship and NYU-Tisch Graduate Fellowship. She was honored as one of the Cultural Center of the Philippines' 13 Artists Awards in 2000 and the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship for 2002-2003. Her first featute-length documentary, MEMORIES OF A FORGOTTEN WAR (a documentary on the Philippine-American War of 1898), became the closing film at the Documentary Fortnight in New York City's MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) and screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR). Her short film KAMIKAZE was selected at the Clermont Ferrand Short Film Market. Her first feature film RIGODON won Best Film at the International Panorama of Indepedendent Filmmakers in Greece and was nominated at the San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York Asian American Film Festivals. In 2011, she bagged the Best Picture and Best Director Award at the Cinema One Originals for her film KA ORYANG. She directed the three-hour experimental documentary drama film in 2015 about the life and works of National Artist for Literature, Nick Joaquin, entitled DAHLING NICK. The groundbreaking documentary was listed among the Best Films of 2015.

29/09/2020

After a thorough deliberation via Zoom yesterday, the AHFF 2020 Festival Jury has chosen this year's winners for the 2nd Gawad Sine Abreño.

Find out as we announce the winning films.

Stay tuned.