The country has a variety of talents to be proud of with the roster of young filmmakers and new actors.
The Gawad Sining Short Film Festival 2017 was established to have a venue where aspiring filmmakers and actors would be able to showcase their excellent skills and discipline in film-making.
Headed by the CEO Prince dela Pena with the equally hardworking President, Nico Bagaoisan, the Project Director Mark Pilula and the Marketing Director, Leigh Leonardo comprise the active and hardworking team.
There are a total of 20 official entries that will compete in the different categories of filmmaking.
One of the official entries of the festival is “Childhood Boss”, a film created and directed by Verniel Corpuz in cooperation with the ADR Talent Management. The lead actress is Reuszchelle Pangilinan Fernandez, an AB Journalism student from the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) opposite the lead actor Raven Ruselle Buan, a multi-media student of Lyceum.
The film will be shown on August 26, 2017 at the U.P. Film Institute, Cine Adarna, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City.