05/08/2026
๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ช๐ข๐ก๐ฆ ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐!
We are honored and proud to announce that we have been awarded the ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐๐ award at the recently concluded 12th Emirates Film Festival held at The New Covent Garden, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Among hundreds of entries from countries like Germany, Egypt, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Saudi Arabia, Berlin, USA, among others โ we have been given the honor to be called the best, despite being first-timers in Animation Film.
More importantly, our film ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐: ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ'๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป'๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ป (We All Eat the Same Rice) is anchored in Mindanawon advocacy that we are honored and proud to have been carrying wherever we went. From Marawi City, to Sagay, to Mandaluyong, and now at Dubai, we are forever grateful of how everyone receives our film and its message warmly.
Watch the trailer here ->
https://www.facebook.com/DuwendeFilmsProd/videos/1235435294798588
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Ronald Awa, the founder and director of Emirates Film Festival, the entire EFF team, and also to the star studded Jury who has been a part of Hollywood productions, and also sharing the stage with one of our Filipino acting idols, Mr. Epi Quizon (winning the best director and best film award) โ which is awe inspiring for us to be even in the same sentence!
We fully dedicate this award to all the Mindanawons, especially to our Muslim brothers and sisters, who continue to face negative unjust stereotypical prejudice, and to Mindanao itself, who deserves to be seen as something above and beyond its war-torn history.
And lastly to the pursuit of true peace, and sharing a warm delicious meal of Pastil, with every single person in the community. ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ.
This film was our first attempt to make a fully animated film, driven only by passion and was not produced by any major brands nor major sponsors. Through the hardwork and talent of a small rag tag fully MINDANAWON team of less than 10 people, these awards continue to inspire us to do more, and hopefully inspire you to realize that ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ.
We fully appreciate everyone who supported the film's journey since day one, especially those who tried to eat ๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ for the first time, and every single one of you who supported us in any way shape or form, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐จ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฉ.
As a small indie filmmaking team, we hope to always be a testament to local and regional filmmaking, backed only by passion, the power of friendship, the wonder for storytelling, and the love for Mindanao.
We are taking this opportunity to announce that we are open for collaborations and projects and would really appreciate sponsors and patrons who will help us create more artforms like this!
You will see more of us! Here's to all the stories that we told, and we're going to tell the whole world!
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ.
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐จ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ต๐ข ๐
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Special appreciation the shmol team behind this, and our friends and families who supported us!
This film is made by a fully-Mindanawon cast and crew
Directed and Written by
FRANKY ARROCENA
Producers
RAYMUNDA SILFVERBERG
JรRGEN SILFVERBERG
INGRID SILFVERBERG
DENISE VALERIE SILFVERBERG-AVALOS
FRANKY ARROCENA
Asst. Director
INGRID SILFVERBERG
Lead Illustrator & Art Director
MARK LYOD CARIN
Animation Director & Lead VFX
INGRID SILFVERBERG
Editors
FRANKY ARROCENA
INGRID SILFVERBERG
Character Illustrator
ROGEM KYLE MONTEROLA
Animators
RHEA BARRIENTOS
BAI ISRAMAE KIZH VISALES
INGRID SILFVERBERG
Illustrators
MARK LYOD CARIN
INGRID SILFVERBERG
ROGEM KYLE MONTEROLA
BAI ISRAMAE KIZH VISALES
Sound Director
FRANKY ARROCENA
Sound Design Production Team
JOSHUA PARBA
MIA CABAOBAO
CHESKA TUBOG
FRANKY ARROCENA
Original Sound Track and Film Score
PATRICK POLINAR & FRANKY ARROCENA
Director of Photography
FRANKY ARROCENA
INGRID SILFVERBERG
Special Thanks To
JOHN VINCENT MANUEL
MARC PERRY BATUIGAS
NICOLE MAYZIE BATUIGAS
MEL UNABIA
JULIET DE LEON and FAMILY
RAUL VINCENT LUMAPAS
