The UP Film Institute congratulates alumni Che Espiritu, Carlo Francisco Manatad, and Christian Candelaria for winning awards at Cinemalaya 2018.
Espiritu was awarded Best Director for her Special Jury choice full-length film Pan de Salawal. Manatad, too, bagged the Best Director award for the short features with his film Jodilerks Dela Cruz, Employee of the Month while Candelaria won both NETPAC Jury award and Best Screenplay in the same category for his thesis film Sa Saiyang Isla.
Congrats Che, Carlo, and Christian!