Winners of forty eighth Gawad Urian awards

‘Alipato at Muog,’ the documentary about lacking activist Jonas Burgos, luggage Finest Image on the 2025 Gawad Urian Awards

MANILA, Philippines – Documentary movie Alipato at Muog gained Finest Image on the 2025 Gawad Urian Awards, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino introduced on Saturday, October 11, through the awarding ceremony at De La Salle College in Manila.

The complete-length documentary — which tells the story of activist Jonas Burgos, who was kidnapped by suspected navy personnel in 2007 and stays lacking — additionally bagged Finest Documentary and Finest Enhancing.

JL Burgos, Jonas’ youthful brother who directed and edited the movie, instructed Rappler in a earlier interview that he lengthy wished to inform the story however had held it off in hopes of “a contented ending.”

He obtained the Urian high prize on stage collectively along with his mom, Edith Burgos, and the crew from what’s seemingly essentially the most prestigious and credible native film award-giving physique.

Alipato at Muog, produced by Pulang Langgam Media Productions, additionally earned nominations for screenplay, course, and cinematography.

Edith, the spouse of the late We Discussion board and Malaya editor-publisher, Joe Burgos, is the brand new president of the Worldwide Coalition In opposition to Enforced Disappearances.

Tumandok, a docu-fiction movie on a younger Ati who fights for her folks’s ancestral land, went residence with essentially the most variety of awards at 4 in Urian’s forty eighth version.

Felipe Ganancial, who sadly died final Might, gained Finest Supporting Actor after a standout efficiency with Jenaica Sangher within the all-Ati solid.

Tumandok additionally gained Finest Course (Arlie Candy Sumagaysay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico), Finest Screenplay (Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Candy Sumagaysay), and Finest Music (Paulo Almaden, “The Ati Folks of Kabarangkalan and Nagpana”).

The movie, a manufacturing of Southern Lantern Studios, Terminal Six Put up, and the Cinemalaya Basis, Inc., was additionally nominated for a number of performing awards, cinematography, modifying, and sound. 

Inexperienced Bones garnered two awards: Finest Actor for Dennis Trillo and Finest Manufacturing Design for Marxie Maolen Fadul.

Kono Basho earned Finest Actress for Arisa Nakano and Finest Cinematography for Dan Villegas. 

Veteran actor Dante Rivero, who has been performing in motion pictures and tv for six many years, was honored with a Natatanging Gawad or a Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Right here’s the total record of winners:

• Finest Image: Alipato at Muog
• Finest Actor: Dennis Trillo, Inexperienced Bones
• Finest Actress: Arisa Nakano, Kono Basho
• Finest Supporting Actor: Felipe Ganancial, Tumandok
• Finest Supporting Actress: Kakki Teodoro, Isang Himala
• Finest Course: Arlie Candy Sumagaysay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico, Tumandok
• Finest Screenplay: Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Candy Sumagaysay, Tumandok
• Finest Documentary: Alipato at Muog
• Finest Quick Movie: Bisan Abo, Wala Bilin (Even Ashes, Nothing Stays) 
• Finest Cinematography: Dan Villegas, Kono Basho
• Finest Manufacturing Design: Marxie Maolen Fadul, Inexperienced Bones
• Finest Enhancing: JL Burgos, Alipato at Muog
• Finest Music: Paulo Almaden, “The Ati Folks of Kabarangkalan and Nagpana,” Tumandok
• Finest Sound: Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla and Michaela Docena, The Listening to
• Natatanging Gawad: Dante Rivero

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, based by a gaggle of cinema critics, writers, and students in Might 1976, goals to function the critics’ voice, bestowing recognition on stellar movies within the Philippines by way of the annual Gawad Urian Awards.

Amongst its founding members have been Clodualdo del Mundo and Bienvenido Lumbero, who each taught at DLSU, in addition to Behn Cervantes, Pete Daroy, Pio de Castro, Gino Dormiendo, Mario Hernando, Manny Pichel, Nicanor Tiongson, and Nestor Torre. – Rappler.com