Aniecito and A New Breed of Doctors, two documentaries, bested the 24 entries in the Health Film Festival, one of the special activities of the recently concluded Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health.

Aniecito by King Marc Baco features a severely malnourished boy who was included in his school’s nutrition program. The video showed the situation of the nutrition program efforts of the school and the support they get from their local government unit in Bulacan.

A New Breed of Doctors by Dexter Dela Peña, on the other hand, is about a group of health professionals who are extending health services in the communities of Zamboanga. Aside from medical missions, they also conduct health and livelihood seminars.

Other short listed entries include the following: Community Transforming Doctors, Doctors Transforming Communities by Dexter Dela Peña, Digpa Ning Alti (Struck by Lightning) by Bor Ocampo, The Children of the Night by Katherine Pearl Sarabia, Chubby by Marie Joy Denila, Sinarapan (Small Fish) by Terence Verona and Mariel Jaucian, Faces of Shadow by Miraz Thakuri, Boat of Hope by Nadine Bernardino, Tainted by Sarah Jane Biton, Spring Zone by Jeffrie Po and Sukat (Measurement) by Jae-re Louise Liwanag.

The grand winners bagged a cash prize of PhP 100,000, trophy and certificate while short listed entries received cash prize of PhP 10,000 plus certificate.

The Health Film Festival aims to utilize films to promote awareness, advocacies and campaigns related to Forum 2015 themes – social accountability, increasing investments, country-driven capacity building, food and nutrition safety and security, health in megacities and disaster risk reduction. The festival was organized in partnership with the Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE).

All entries were shown in the Forum 2015 exhibit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), Manila on 24-27 August 2015.