CHIKA BIZNESS

Indie Films sweeped all the awards of the 2008 Gawad Urian Awards held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.  Here are the winners:

Best Picture:
TIRADOR

Best Director:
BRILLANTE MENDOZA (TIRADOR)

Best Screenplay:
JADE CASTRO, MICHIKO YAMAMOTO, RAYMOND LEE (ENDO)

Best Actress:
CHERRY PIE PICACHE (FOSTER CHILD)

Best Actors:
JASON ABALOS (ENDO) tied with SID LUCERO (SELDA)

Best Supporting Actress:
ANGELA RUIZ (TIRADOR)

Best Supporting Actor:
EMELIO GARCIA (SELDA)

Best Production Design:
LAV DIAZ and DANTE PEREZ (DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS)

Best Cinematography:
JEFFREY DELA CRUZ, BRILLANTE MENDOZA, GARY TRIA and JULIUS VILLANUEVA (TIRADOR)

Best Editing:
Aleks Castaneda (TAMBOLISTA)

Best Music:
FRANCIS DE VEYRA (TRIBU)

Best Sound:
DITOY AGUILA and JUNEL VALENCIA (TIRADOR)

Best Short Film:
ROLYO by ALVIN YAPAN

Natatanging Gawad:
Kidlat Tahimik

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!