9th Cinemalaya 2013 Winners - Vilma Santos, Jasmine Curtis, Sana Dati, Transit

The winners of the 9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (Cinemalaya 2013) were revealed Sunday night (August 4) in a ceremony held at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) in Pasay City.

Jerrold Tarog's Sana Dati and Hannah Espia‘s Transit were the big winners of the night, clinching the most awards in the Director's Showcase and New Breed category, respectively including Best Film.

Meanwhile, Star for all Seasons Vilma Santos was hailed Best Actress for her role as a bit player in Ektra directed by Jeffrey Jeturian. Anne Curtis' sister, Jasmine Curtis-Smith bagged the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her performance in Transit.

Here are the winners of the 9th Cinemalaya 2013:

	DIRECTOR’S SHOWCASE	NEW BREED	SHORT FILMS
Best Film	Sana Dati	Transit	The Houseband’s Wife
Best Director	Jerrold Tarog, Sana Dati	Hannah Espia, Transit	JE Tiglao, Onang
Best Actress	Vilma Santos (Ekstra)	Irma Adlawan, Transit
Best Actor	(No winner)	Mimi Juareza, Quick Change
Best Supporting Actress	Ruby Ruiz, Ekstra	Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Transit
Best Supporting Actor	TJ Trinidad, Sana Dati	Joey Paras, Babagwa
Best Screenplay	Zig Dulay, Antoinette Jadaone, and Jeffrey Jeturian, Ekstra	Eduardo Roy Jr., Quick Change	Paolo O’Hara, The Houseband’s Wife
Best Cinematography	Mackie Galvez, Sana Dati	Ber Cruz and Lyle Nemenzo Sacris, Transit
Best Production Design	Ericson Navarro, Sana Dati	Roy Red, Rekorder
Best Editing	Pats R. Ranyo (Jerrold Tarog), Sana Dati	Benjamin Tolentino and Hannah Espia, Transit
Best Original Music	Jerrold Tarog, Sana Dati	Mon Espia, Transit
Best Sound	Roger TJ Ladro (Jerrold Tarog), Sana Dati	Albert Michael Idioma, Quick Change
NETPAC Award	Ekstra	Transit
Special Jury Prize	Ekstra	Quick Change	Taya
Audience Choice Award	Ekstra	Transit	Taya
Special Citation for Ensemble Acting		The Cast of Transit

The 9th Cinemalaya Film Festival 2013 run from July 26 to August 4 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and in selected theaters at Greenbelt, TriNoma and Alabang Town Center.

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