Entertainment
๐ง๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ก๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐: ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผฬ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป โ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
Kalibo, Aklan โ In the heart of the Ati-Atihan capital, where the beat of the drums meets the whisper of ancient stories, ten short films crafted by the hands and hearts of Aklanon filmmakers are ready to step into the light.
On ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, the ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ will transform into a temple of cinema for the ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผฬ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ, a celebration of homegrown artistry that bridges memory and modernity, tradition and innovation.
At 5:00 PM, audiences will enter worlds built from Aklanโs soil, seas, and soul as the official film screenings begin. By 7:00 PM, the red carpet will unfurl and under the soft glow of stage lights, the yearโs finest storytellers will be honored.
Beyond the venue, the air will be rich with the aromas of the ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ, a gathering that nourishes not only the body but the movement for regional cinema, powered by ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ, the organic collective uniting Kaliboโs growing film community.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
Ten films. Ten distinct voices. Ten ways of seeing the world through Aklanon eyes:
โข ๐ฅ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ธ โ Anjo S. Salmorin
โข ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ-๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ โ Chandelmer Salido Ginoy
โข ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป โ Dave P. Tumbagahan
โข ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐บ๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐ โ Jero Nijinsky O. Suco
โข ๐๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ๐ โ Jomer M. Melgarejo
โข ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ โ Jozhed Syned Reyes
โข ๐ง๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ธ โ Kenneth Kim L. Villocino
โข ๐ฅ๐ผ ๐จ๐น๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ถ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ โ Kent G. Ibardolaza
โข ๐ฅ๐ฒ:๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ โ Mariel Joanachim I. Rovero
โข ๐๐ด๐ถ-๐๐ด๐ถ โ Sean Eloid L. Dominguez
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
โข Best Short Film โ โฑ80,000 + Bueawan Trophy
โข 2nd Place โ โฑ40,000 + Bueawan Trophy
โข 3rd Place โ โฑ30,000 + Bueawan Trophy
โข Merit Awards will also be given for Cinematography, Screenplay, Acting, and the Jury Prize
๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ ๐๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐
The journey began on June 21 at the Ati-Atihan County Inn during Film Pitching Day, where filmmakers presented their stories to industry professionals. This marked the start of the Sarรณk Short Film Development Program.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ญ (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฎโ๐ญ๐ฏ)
โข Dir. Mia Reyes โ Storyboarding
โข Dir. Kevin Piamonte โ Film Appreciation & Education
โข Prof. John Barrios, Ph.D. โ Scriptwriting
โข Dir. Eusebio โSebโ Valdez III โ Film Talk
โข Dir. Henri Dioval Candelario โ Cinematography Insights
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ (๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ตโ๐ฎ๐ฌ) with FDCP Film School
โข Dir. Michael Angelo Dagรฑalan โ Storytelling & Visual Language
โข Dir. Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagรฑalan โ Place-Based Narratives
FDCP programs such as CreatePHFilms and JuanFlix were introduced to support filmmakers beyond the region.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต
On July 24โ25, each selected team received โฑ15,000 in subsidies from the Municipality of Kalibo through the Kalibo Council for Culture and the Arts (KCCA). Festival Director Romart Malapad Martesano calls it more than financial aid, but a vote of confidence in Aklanon stories.
๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐
Sarรณk is supported by LGU-Kalibo, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), JCI Aklan Kalantiao, and Aklanon Cinema.
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
โข August 25 โ Submission of rough drafts
โข September 1 โ Final film submission
โข September 15 โ Jury deliberation
โข September 20 โ Festival Night
๐ง๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ธ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐บ๐, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐.
As lights dim and frames begin to flicker, Kalibo speaks โ through cinema, to the world.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผฬ๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐.
