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LIST: 2017 Sinag Maynila Film Festival winners

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/03/12/031217-tu-pug.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">A scene from &#x27;Tu Pug Imatuy,&#x27; which translates to &#x27;The Right to Kill.&#x27; The drama won Best Picture at the 2017 Sinag Maynila Film Festival.</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- The 2017 Sinag Maynila Film Festival unveiled winners Sunday afternoon, bestowing &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot; by Arbi Barbarona, a drama about the environmental devastation happening in the southern part of the Philippines told through the eyes of a Lumad couple, with the Best Film Award. The picture also won Barbarona a Best Director nod, while one of thefilm&#x27;s stars, Malona Sulatan, was named Best Actress. Also among the winners of the third edition of the independent film festival was &quot;Hango,&quot; a straightforward story of a grandfather and grandchild who work as fishermen in Bacoor, Cavite. It won Best Documentary. Julia Diaz, who faced a near-death experience back in 2016 and had to undergo an operation in the brain, won Best Supporting Actor for his role in &quot;Kristo,&quot; a film about a father and the lengths he would go to to protect his livelihood, maintain his honor as a family man, and, eventually, save his own life. Below is a full list of winners: Best Documentary: &quot;Hango&quot;Best Short Film: &quot;Aliens Ata&quot; by Karl BaritSinag Box Office Award: &quot;Bhoy Intsik&quot;SM People&#x27;s Choice Award: &quot;Beyond the Block&quot;Best Sound: Albert Michael Idioma, &quot;Kristo&quot;Best Musical Score: Arbi Barbarona, &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot;Best Editing: Diego Marx Dobles, &quot;Kristo&quot;Best Cinematography: Bryan Jimenez and Arbi Barbarona, &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot;Best Production Design: James Arvin Rosendal, &quot;Kristo&quot;Best Screenplay: Arnel Mardoquio, &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot;Best Director: Arbi Barbarona, &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot;Best Supporting Performance: Jjulio Diaz, &quot;Kristo&quot;Best Actress: Malona Sulatan, &quot;Tu Pug Imatuy&quot;Best Actor: Raymond Francisco, &quot;Bhoy Intsik&quot; and Kristoffer King, &quot;Kristo&quot; Best Film: &quot;Tu Pug imatuy&quot; by Arbi Barbarona

Here's the full list of winners of the 2017 Sinag Maynila Film Festival.