High Tide, Bembol, Irma are big winners at ToFarm

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Six beautiful entries were up for citations at the ToFarm Film Festival 2017 awards night which was held at Makati Shangri-La on Sunday night. In the end, it was the movie that best highlighted the great contributions of farming in our society, which won the night's top prize. 

Tara Illenberger's "High Tide", a movie spoken in Ilonggo, which featured family drama amidst the backdrop of mangrove plantation, won First Best Picture. It also won Best Performance as an Ensemble, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing. 

Joseph Abello's "What Home Feels Like" won Second Best Picture while Jason Paul Laxamana's "Instalado" won Third Best Picture. 

Here is the complete list of winners.

First Best Picture: High Tide

Second Best Picture: What Home Feels Like

Third Best Picture: Instalado

Best Director: Joseph Abello, What Home Feels Like

Jury Special Award for Best Performance as an Ensemble: Christine Mary Demaisip, Forrest Kyle Buscato and Riena Christal Shin, High Tide

Best Actor: (tie) Roger Soe Gonzales, Kamunggai and Bembol Roco, What Home Feels Like

Best Actress: Irma Adlawan, What Home Feels Like

Best Supporting Actor: Francis Magundayao, Instalado

Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Miguel, Instalado 

Best Screenplay: Joseph Abello, What Home Feels Like

Best Story: Joseph Abello, What Home Feels Like

Best Cinematography: TM Malones, High Tide

Best Editing: Michael Bayani Canino and Tara Illenberger, High Tide

Best Production Design: Mark Sabas, Instalado

Best Music: Hiroko Nagai and Harold Andre Cruz Santos, What Home Feels Like 

Best Sound: Wildsound, Instalado

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