2018 To Farm Fest winners
It was a sweep for Tanabata’s Wife after bagging a total of nine awards. Based on a short story of the same title by Sinai Hamada, the film is a period romance of a Japanese immigrant farmer and a young Bontok farmhand in La Trinidad Valley.
The awards night was held at the Rizal Ballroom of Makati ShangriLa Hotel on Sept. 15. Below is the complete list of winners.
Best Picture: Tanabata’s Wife 2nd Best Picture: 1957 3rd Best Picture: Alimuom Best Director: Charlson Ong, Lito Casaje, Choy Pangilinan (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Actress: Mia Fanglayan (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Actor: Japanese actor Miyuki Kamimura (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Supporting Actress (tie): Bayang Barrios
(Kauyagan) and Gilleth Sandico (Sol Searching) Best Supporting Actor: Richard Quan (1957) Best Story: Hubert Tibi (1957) Best Screenplay: Charlson Ong, Choy Pangilinan, Mao Portus, Juan Carlo Tarobal (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Cinematography: Nap Jamir (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Editing: May-I Padilla (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Production Design: Martin Asadao (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Musical Score: Kurt Ayeo-eo Lumbag Alalag, May-I Guia Padilla, Marc Tan (Tanabata’s Wife) Best Sound: Immanuel Verona (Mga Anak Ng Kamote) People’s Choice Award: Sol Searching Maryo J. Memorial Awards for the Short Film Category: Best Short Film — Panginoong May Lupa 2nd Best Short Film — Kaluguran Da Ka 3rd Best Short Film — Tahanan Ng Isang Magsasaka Special Award for Robert Arevalo as a longtime Celebrity Farmer