Congratulations to UPFI Alumni, Jethro Jamon and Clare del Rosario for winning Best Directing in a short film (for “Big Boy”) and Best Short Film (for “Pitong Daan at Isa”) respectively on the recently concluded 24th FACINE – Filipino Arts & Cinema, International Awards held at San Francisco, California, USA. Jamon’s film also grabbed the Best Performance by an Actor in a short film, won by Aaron Sabio.

The festival was held October 18-23, while the awards night was held on October 22 at the Roxie Theater.