The first ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA) was held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia from March 28-30. The awards night happened at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching where the Philippines emerged as big winner, clinching four awards out of seven nominations.
Alessandra De Rossi was hailed as Best Actress for her performance in the film Sta. Niña which eventually won as Best Picture in the drama category. Anita Linda's performance in the said film also earned her the Best Supporting Actress award. Coco Martin and the film's director Manny Palo were nominated for Best Actor and Best Director, respectively.
Meanwhile, Bugoy Cariño won Best Supporting Actor for the film Alagwa where Jericho Rosales is nominated for Best Actor. The other Pinoy film nominated was Mga Kidnapper Ni Ronnie Lazaro which lost to Malaysia's Istanbul Aku Datang for Best Picture (Comedy).
Here is the list of winners in the 1st ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards (AIFFA):
Best Screenplay:
"Bunohan"
(Malaysia)
Best Film Editing:
"Sang
Martir" (Indonesia)
Best Directorial
Photography:
"Rayya"
(Indonesia)
Best Supporting
Actor:
Bugoy Cariño,
"Alagwa" (Philippines)
Best Supporting
Actress:
Anita Linda,
"Sta. Niña" (Philippines)
Best Actor:
Shaheizy Sam,
"Songlap" (Malaysia)
Best Actress:
Alessandra de Rossi,
"Sta. Niña" (Philippines)
Best Picture
(Comedy):
"Istanbul Aku
Datang" (Malaysia)
Best Picture
(Drama):
"Sta.Niña"
(Philippines)
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Best Picture
(Action):
"Songlap"
(Malaysia)
Special Honour
Award:
"Hanyut"
(Malaysia)
Special Jury
Award:
"Kayan
Beauties" (Myanmar),"Rectoverso" (Indonesia), "Ada Apa
Dengan Rina" (Brunei), and Taxi! Taxi! (Singapore)
Best Director:
Riri Riza,
"Atambua 39 Degrees Celsius" (Indonesia)
AIFFA Lifetime
Achievement Award:
Michelle Yeoh
Inaugural ASEAN
Spirit Award:
"Cinta Tapi
Beda" (Indonesia)
Best Student Short
Film:
"Fate of
Mountain" (Malaysia)
Best Professional
Short Film:
"Ren
Shaon" (Singapore)
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More than 100 films from Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, USA, India, Russia, and Australia participated in AIFFA, the next edition of which will be held in 2015.
