During the press launch held on July 5, 2023, it was revealed by Cinemalaya Foundation president Laurice Guillen that each director in the feature-length category received a seed grant amounting to ₱2,000,000 (US$40,000~), the largest amount given in the history of the Festival. On the other hand, the finalists of the short film category received a total of ₱100,000 (US$1,785~) each for their finished films.[6]
Entries
The winning film is highlighted with boldface and a dagger.
Full-Length Features
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Ang Duyan ng Magiting (The Cradle of the Brave)
Dustin Celestino
Dolly de Leon, Bituin Escalante, Agot Isidro, Miggy Jimenez, Jojit Lorenzo, Frances Makil-Ignacio, Paolo O’Hara, Joel Saracho, and Dylan Ray Talon
Drama
As if it's True
John Rogers
Khalil Ramos, Ashley Ortega, Adrianna So, John Silverio, Angellie Sanoy, Rachel Coates, and Marnie Lapus
Juan Karlos Labajo, Jorrybell Agoto, Ana Abad Santos, Chaye Mogg, Nour Hooshmand, Jico Umali, Aaron Maniego, Renee Dominique, Lottie Bie, and Zara Loayan
Under the full-length feature category, Iti Mapukpukaw won Best Film along with the special NETPAC award. Dolly de Leon also received the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in the film. The films Rookie and When This Is All Over each won three awards, with the former receiving the Best Actress award for Pat Tingjuy's performance, the Audience Choice Award, and Best Editing, and the latter receiving Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Original Music Score.
Under the short film category, Hinakdal won the most awards with three: Audience Choice Award, Best Screenplay, and the short film counterpart of the NETPAC Award. Meanwhile, Sibuyas ni Perfecto won Best Film.
The complete list of winning films are as follows:[10]