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SalaMindanaw Asian Film Festival
Location	General Santos, Philippines
Founded	2013

The SalaMindanaw Asian Film Festival (formerly known as SalaMindanaw International Film Festival) is a film festival in General Santos, Philippines, which aims to strengthen the cultural ties between Mindanao and its ASEAN neighbors. It was founded in 2013 by Filipino filmmaker Gutierrez Mangansakan II. It is organized by the Mindanao Center for Cinematographic Arts. ^[1]

Background

Awards

2013

Golden Sambolayang Prize for Best Asian Feature: Constructors by Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Kazakhstan)
Jury Prize: Sayang Disayang by Sanif Olek (Singapore)
NETPAC Jury Award: Jazz in Love by Babyruth Villarama-Gutierrez (Philippines)
Golden Sambolayang Prize for Best Asian Short: Celestial Space by Ukrit Sa-Nguanhai (Thailand)
Jury Citation for Mindanao Shorts Category: Love Me Not by Ryanne Murcia (Zamboanga) and Tunga by Theo Lozada (Davao)

2014

Golden Durian Prize for Best Asian Short: After the Winter by Jow Zhi Wei (Singapore/Taiwan/France)
Golden Durian Prize for Mindanao Shorts Category: End of War by Joe Bacus (Cagayan de Oro)
Filmmaker of the Future: Carl Joseph Papa for The Unforgetting

2015

Golden Durian Prize for Best Asian Feature: Under Construction by Rubaiyat Hossain (Bangladesh)
Jury Prize: Jalanan by Daniel Ziv (Indonesia)
Golden Durian Prize for Best Asian Short: Elegy by Yousef Kargar (Iran)
Golden Durian Prize for Mindanao Shorts Category: Sangil by Christian Alan Toring (Cagayan de Oro)
Filmmaker of the Future: Ruelo Lozando for Kasaysayan ng Ina

2015 Festival

The 2015 festival saw Gov. Schwarzenegger,^[2] and Darren Aronofsky ^[3] attend the event in April.