Oda sa Wala starring Pokwang Leads the QCinema 2018 Winners with 4 Major Awards

Life and death are intertwined more than we can imagine. Oda sa Wala, Dwein Baltazar's third feature film (Mamay Umeng and I Love You with all My Hypothalamus), did not only take home the Best Film Award, but also the honors for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, and Best in Cinematography.

The film stars Marietta Subong popularly known by her screen name Pokwang. The actress first made her foray in the indie scene via the 2015 film Mercury is Mine directed by Jason Paul Laxamana and she appeared in her second lead role three years after, coincidentally with a corpse involved like this film, via the recently concluded Tofarm Film Festival entry Searching for Sol (dir. Roman Perez Jr.).

If that Tofarm film had her running from one person to the next so she can have enough money to have her friend buried, Oda sa Wala finds the comedienne in a very serious dramatic role as Sonya, who runs a funeral parlor where she multitasks doing several chores. She gets into a run-in with a nameless corpse and finds an unlikely companionship the world has denied her.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Circle Audience Choice: Hintayan ng Langit

Gender Sensitivity Award: Billie & Emma
Circle Best Artistic Contribution: Oda Sa Wala - Neil Daza

Best Supporting Actress: Cielo Aquino - Billie & Emma
Best Supporting Actor: Marcus Adoro - Dog Days

Best Screenplay: Dwein Baltazar - Oda sa Wala

RainbowQC Special Jury Prize: Hard Paint
RainbowQC Best Film: Sorry Angel

Asian Next Wave Jury Prize: The Seen and Unseen
Asian Next Wave Best Film: A Land Imagined

Best Actress: Marietta Subong - Oda sa Wala
Best Actor: Eddie Garcia - Hintayan ng Langit

Best Director: Dwein Baltazar - Oda sa Wala
Circle Competition NETPAC Jury Prize: Dog Days
Best Film: Oda sa Wala

Special thanks to MyMovieWorld for the awarding photos