Rare feat for Bembol Roco

Bembol Roco

In a rare feat, Bembol Roco won his second consecutive best actor award, this time for Joseph Abello’s OFW drama “What Home Feels Like,” at Sunday’s 2017 ToFarm film festival ceremonies held at the Rizal Ballroom of Shangri-La Makati.

Last year, the seasoned actor tied with Garry Cabalic (lead star of “Paglipay”) for best actor, while this year, he shared the honor with Roger “Soe” Gonzales (“Kamunggai”).

This year’s other winners:

Best Picture: “High Tide”
Second Best Picture: “What Home Feels Like”
Third Best Picture: “Instalado”

Best Actress: Irma Adlawan (“What Home Feels Like”)
Best Supporting Actress: Barbara Miguel (“Instalado”)
Best Supporting Actor: Francis Magundayao (“Instalado”)
Best Director: Joseph Abello (“What Home Feels Like”)
Special Jury Award (Best Performance by an Ensemble): “High Tide” (Christine Mary Demaisip, Forrest Kyle Buscato and Riena Christal Shin)
Best Sound: Wildsound (“Instalado”)
Best Music: Hiroko Nagai and Harold Andre Cruz Santos (“What Home Feels Like”)
Best Production Design: Mark Sabas (“Instalado”)
Best Editing: Michael Bayani Canino and Tara Illenberger (“High Tide”)
Best Cinematography: TM Malones (“High Tide”)
Best Screenplay: Joseph Abello (“What Home Feels Like”)
Best Story: Joseph Abello (“What Home Feels Like”)

Roger Gonzales in “Kamunggai”