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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173156025244220241114041152_Screenshot 2024-11-14 at 12.51.41 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">John Lloyd Cruz in a scene from &#x27;Moneyslapper.&#x27; <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><em>QCinema </em></span></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">John Lloyd Cruz took home the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Best Lead Performance </span>for his performance in &quot;Moneyslapper&quot; at the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">QCinema International Film Festival awards night on Wednesday, sharing the prize with Shenina Cinnamon for her portrayal in Indonesia&#x27;s &quot;Tale of the Land.&quot;  </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 9px;line-height:18px;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Cruz was cited &quot;f<span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">or his fearless portrayal, bringing depth and intensity to the film’s dark humor and unconventional social critique — a performance that leaves a lasting impact and solidifies his place as one of the most versatile actors of his generation.&quot;</span></p><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">Taking the top prize in its main competition, Asian Next Wave, was “Viet and Nam” from </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">Trương Minh Quý</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">. </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Vietnam-set film, which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard is produced by Epic Media and is co-production between the Philippines, Vietnam plus other European countries.</span></div><div><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The jury, composed of Babyruth Villarama, Gabor Greiner, Ming-Jung Kuo and Nguyen Le, cited the film for “conjuring the haunting presence of trauma and memories that are embedded within the landscape, and tenderly following a romance that unfolds deep within the coal mines.”</span></div><div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">Another Vietnamese filmmaker, </span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">Dương Diệu Linh</span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;vertical-align:baseline">, won the Grand Jury Prize for her debut, “Don’t Cry Butterfly,” about a middle-aged wife who discovers her husband is having an affair and embarks on a mystical journey to seek a better life elsewhere.</span></div><p>The Best Director award was given to Elizabeth Lo for &quot;Mistress Dispeller,&quot; which &quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">set a new benchmark for documentary storytelling in our festival’s history,” heralding the first documentary entry in the Asian Next Wave competition.</span></p><p>Below is the full list of winners in the 12th QCinema International Film Festival:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong><em>Asian Next Wave </em></strong></div><p>Best Picture</p><p>“Viet and Nam” by Trương Minh Quý</p><div><br/></div><p>Grand Jury Prize </p><p>&quot;Don&#x27;t Cry, Butterfly&quot; by  Dương Diệu Linh</p><div><br/></div><p>Best Director</p><p>Elizabeth Lo for &quot;Mistress Dispeller&quot;</p><div><br/></div><p>Best Lead Performance</p><p>John Lloyd Cruz for &quot;Moneyslapper&quot;</p><p>Shenina Cinnamon for &quot;Tale of the Land&quot;</p><div><br/></div><p>Best Screenplay </p><p>&quot;Happyend&quot; by Neo Sora</p><div><br/></div><p>Artistic Achievement Award</p><p>Marcus Cheng and Hsu Kuei-Ting, Pierce</p><div><br/></div><div><strong><em>QC Shorts International</em></strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Best Short Film </p><p>&quot;Kinakausap ni Celso Ang Diyos&quot; by Gilb Baldoza</p><div><br/></div><p>Special Mention</p><p>&quot;Are We Still Friends?&quot; by AI Ridwan</p><div><br/></div><p>Jury Prize </p><p>&quot;Washhh&quot; by Mickey Lai</p><div><br/></div><p>Gender Sensitivity Award</p><p>Rampage! (O Ang Parada)&quot; by Kukay Bautista Zinampan</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>New Horizons Prize for Best First Film </strong></div><p>&quot;Toxic by Saule Bliuvaite</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Netpac Jury Price for Best Asian First Film</strong></div><p>&quot;Cu Li Never Cries&quot; by Pham Ngoc Lan</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RainbowQC Prize for Best LGBTQ Film</strong></div><p>&quot;Sebastian&quot; by Mikko Mäkelä</p><p>&quot;Baby&quot; by Marcelo Caetano</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Special Mention RainbowQC Prize</strong></div><p>&quot;My Sunshine&quot; by Hiyoshi Okuyama</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>QCinema Critics Lab Young Critics Prize</strong></div><p>&quot;Kinakausap ni Celso ang Diyos&quot; by Gilb Baldoza</p><p>&quot;Here We Are&quot; by Chanasorn Chaikitiporn</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc Award for Film Criticism </strong></div><p>Ligaya Villablanca</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/12/23/list-qcinema-announces-new-horizons-section-lineup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LIST: QCinema announces &#x27;New Horizons&#x27; section lineup</a></div><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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<p>John Lloyd Cruz took home the Best Lead Performance for his performance in 'Moneyslapper' at the QCinema International Film Festival awards night on Wednesday, sharing the prize with Shenina Cinnamon for her portrayal in Indonesia's 'Tale of the Land.'</p>

John Lloyd Cruz took home the Best Lead Performance for his performance in 'Moneyslapper' at the QCinema International Film Festival awards night on Wednesday, sharing the prize with Shenina Cinnamon for her portrayal in Indonesia's 'Tale of the Land.'

John Lloyd Cruz, 'Viet and Nam' win awards at QCinema 2024

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John Lloyd Cruz, 'Viet and Nam' win awards at QCinema 2024

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Published November 14, 2024 12:59 PM PHT

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