FULL LIST: Winners, Cinemalaya 2025

Noni Abao’s ‘Bloom The place You Are Planted’ takes house the highest Cinemalaya prize of Greatest Movie

MANILA, Philippines – The Cinemalaya Philippine Impartial Movie Pageant closed out its 2025 version on Sunday, October 12, on the Purple Carpet Cinemas of Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong Metropolis, with a brand new set of winners led by the documentary Bloom The place You Are Planted, which gained Greatest Movie; and the existential drama Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan, which picked up three performing awards.

The twenty first Cinemalaya takes on the theme of “LAYAG sa Alon, Hangin, at Unos,” which highlights the steadfast storytelling efforts of Filipino filmmakers regardless of the challenges thrown at them.

Cinemalaya 2025 ran from October 3 to 12, and noticed 10 full-length function movies battle it out for the Greatest Movie Balanghai Trophy. The unbiased movie competition additionally screened 10 brief movies.

Right here is the checklist of winners for Cinemalaya 21:

Full-length function movie class

• Greatest Movie – Bloom The place You Are Planted by Noni Abao
• Greatest Director – Sari Dalena, Cinemartyrs
• Greatest Actress – Mylene Dizon, Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan
• Greatest Actor – Jojit Lorenzo, Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan
• Greatest Supporting Actress – Rochelle Pangilinan, Baby No. 82
• Greatest Supporting Actor – Nanding Josef, Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan
• Greatest Screenplay – Tim Rone Villanueva and Herlyn Alegre, Baby No. 82
• Greatest Cinematography – Theo Lozada, Raging
• Greatest Modifying – Che Tagyamon and Arnex Nicolas, Bloom The place You Are Planted
• Greatest Manufacturing Design – Jeric delos Angeles, Padamlagan
• Greatest Authentic Music Rating – Teresa Barrozo, Cinemartyrs
• Greatest Sound Design – Lamberto Casas Jr., Raging
• Greatest Ensemble Efficiency – Solid of Open Endings (Janella Salvador, Jasmine Curtis-Smith, Leanne Mamonong, and Klea Pineda)
• Viewers Alternative Award for Full-length Movie – Baby No. 82 by Tim Rone Villanueva
• NETPAC Jury Prize for Full-length Characteristic – Republika ng Pipolipinas by Renei Dimla
• Particular Jury Prize for Full-length Characteristic – Cinemartyrs by Sari Dalena

Brief movie class

• Greatest Brief Movie – The Subsequent 24 Hours by Carl Joseph E. Papa
• Greatest Director – Elian Idioma, I’m Greatest Left Inside My Head
• Greatest Screenplay – Handiong Kapuno, Figat
• Viewers Alternative Award for Brief Movie – Ascension from the Workplace Cubicle by Hannah Silvestre
• NETPAC Jury Prize for Brief Characteristic – Hasang by Daniel De la Cruz
• Particular Jury Prize for Brief Characteristic – Kay Basta Angkarabo Yay Bagay Ibat Ha Langit by Maria Estela Paiso

Throughout the awards ceremony, CInemalaya additionally named its high 10 finalists for its 2026 version, specifically, a.ni.mal, 2 Legitimate IDs, Dangeom, Ganggang, Kamay ni Bathala, Magazine-iina, Could Buntot ang mga ‘Yan, Standing: Rejected, Tayo Lang ang Nakakaalam, and Tirik. – Rappler.com