Puregold Cinepanalo Film Festival 2025 Awards Night: Winners Bared

Puregold's Cinepanalo Film Festival is certainly getting bigger by the year. This 2025, they've got a lot of full length and short film entries that have been watched at Gateway Mall 2's cinemas this past week. They've been extended a week after the star ridden awards night which has gotten some of my personal bets win major awards. 

Though I didn't get to list some of the winners, I've taken note of those that I've heard from the back of the room because yes, they were all cheering quite loud at the Elements tent in Centris, Quezon City.

Here are the winners:

Panalo sa Film Poster
Student Short Film Category
Checkmate
Full Length
Journeyman

Panalo sa Brand Inclusion
Student Short Film Category
Champ Green
G!
Full Length
Journeyman

Pinakapanalong Promosyon Ng Pelikula
Student Short Film Category
Checkmate tied with Taympers

Pinakapanalong Awitin
Student Short Film Category
Sine Sine (Suga, Camera, Saad by Jonathan Rey Sartorio and Lloyd Martin Villacortes Arce, Performed by Jonathan Rey ROTT Sartorio)
Full Length
Diko Pinili Co-Love

Pinakapanalong Sound Design
Student Short Film Category
Champ Green (Elan Idioma)
Full Length
Salum

Panalo sa Editing
Student Short Film Category
Jose Andy Sales of G!
Full Length
Vanessa Ubas de Leon of Co-love

Panalo Musical Scoring
Student Short Film Category
Uwian (Len Calvo)
Full Length
Salum

Panalong Ensemble
Student Short Film Category
Sine Sine
Full Length
Tigkiliwi

Panalo Sa Production Design
Student Short Film Category
Uwian (Andrea Jane Perang)
Full Length
Salum

Panalong Cinematography
Student Short Film Category
Dan En Pointe
Full Length
Olsen's Day tied with Journeyman

Responsableng Paglikha
Student Short Film Category
3rd Place 123 Strike
2nd Place Sine Sine
1st Place Dan En Pointe
Full Length
Journeyman

Special Citation from Mowelfund
Student Short Film Category
Champ Green
Full Length
Olsen's Day

Pinakapanalong Kwento
Student Short Film Category
Champ Green Clyde Cuizon Gamale
Full Length
Tara Illenberger of Tigkiwili

Panalong Pangalawang Aktor
Student Short Film Category
Sol Eugenio of Champ Green
Full Length
Jeffrey Jinuma for Tigkiwili

Panalong Pangalawang Aktres
Student Short Film Category
Uzziel Delamide of Uwian
Full Length
Gabby Padilla of Tigkiliwi

Panalo sa Manonood
Student Short Film Category
Sisenta
Full Length
Co-Love

Pinaka Panalong Aktor
Student Short Film Category
Lucas Martin of Sam Pie and Jasper John of Juan Dela Cruz
Full Length
Khalil Ramos and JP Larroder of Olsen's Day and Tigkiliwi

Best Actress
Student Short Film Category
Geraldine Villamil for Uwian
Full Length
Ruby Ruiz of Tikiliwi

Always Panalo Film (embody the brand's values)
Student Short Film
Sampie
Full Length
Journeyman tied with Fleeting

Panalo sa International Jury
Journeyman

Panalong Director

Student Short Film Category
Vhan Marco Molacruz of Uwian

Full Length
JP Habac for Olsen's Day

Pinakapanalong Maikling Pelkula
Champ Green
(Jury Prize) Dela Cruz Juan P.

Pinakapanalong Pelikula
Salum
(Jury Prize) Tigkiliwi

The films will be showcased at the Gateway Mall 2 Cineplex 18 cinemas until March 25th. If you haven't watched an entry yet, or haven't finished watching the shorts and full length films, head on to the mall and purchase tickets. It's not expensive and the entries are pretty good. It will feed your hunger for films especially since people are flocking back to cinemas this year. 

DigiPlus Wins Big at SIGMA

Looks like DigiPlus Interactive Corporation has added another feather to their hat as their internet gaming platform called ArenaPlus just gained the nod of the SIGMA Group, the largest events and media org that recognizes the best in tech, digital health and affiliate industries. They were handed the award in Manila during the recent SIGMA Asia Awards 2024 and was noted best in innovations on their platform.

DigiPlus President Andy Tsui welcomed this recognition and said "Thank you SIGMA Awards for this honor as we continue to revolutionize the Filipinos entertainment experience on our platform. We work hard on making sure that are innovations are felt, and hope they see our creativity in everything we have exhibited here."

DigiPlus also participated in the SIGMA Asia Convention, highlighting the things that both BingoPlus and ArenaPlus has accomplished these past year. They also supported the Startup Pitch Section in the event so they could discover more and help others in their respective projects too.

This is just one of the few awards they received this year. They had multiple wins at 9th Global Good Governance Awards last month in Taguig, plus one from Cmbridge Financial Finance Advisory for their Best in class Social Responsibility Campaign, and Excellence in ESG. Congratulations to the men and women who made this possible for DigiPlus!

MANG INASAL Gets Recognized as STRONGEST BRAND

Looks like another award has been bestowed by well loved grilled chicken brand MANG INASAL as they get recognized as STRONGEST BRAND by a London based brand valuation consultancy firm called BRAND FINANCE.

Mang Inasal has surely expanded with new stores across the country, and has a very resounding brand, making it a familiar place not just for Filipinos but Asians. Inquirer.net points out a 201 percent brand value increase which amounts to 374 Million dollars. This financial value is huge, and being recognized by the world's brand valuation firm is but an honor for them.

Go celebrate by getting some delivered via manginasaldelivery.com.ph or other food platforms. Follow their social channels to know more deals about them lovely, juicy grilled chicken, because yes, they win!