Cinemalaya 2025 wraps up with "Bloom Where You Are Planted" and "The Next 24 Hours" taking top honors

Updated Mon, October 13, 2025 at 6:32 AM Published Sun, October 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM

The 2025 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival concluded on October 12, 2025, with the documentary "Bloom Where You Are Planted" winning Best Film (Full-Length).

Mylene Dizon, Jojit Lorenzo, and Nanding Josef of "Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan" secured the Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor awards, respectively.

Sari Dalena was awarded Best Director for Full-Length Film for "Cinemartyrs," which also received the Special Jury Award (Full-Length).

"The Next 24 Hours" by Carl Joseph Papa was named Best Film (Short Film), and Elian Idioma won Best Director for Short Film for "I'm Left Inside My Head."

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