The Upsilon Sigma Phi congratulates 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗝𝘂𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗹 "𝗝𝗮𝗴" 𝗥. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟯 for winning the Best Cinematography Award for his work on “𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵” at the Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival 2024.

With Fellow Jag as Director of Photography, the film also won Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, and Best Ensemble at the film festival.

The film has also participated in several prestigious festivals, including the Marché du Film — Festival de Cannes (2023) in France, the London East Asia International Film Festival (2023) in the UK, the 22nd Dhaka International Film Festival (2024) in Bangladesh, and the Wu Wei International Film Festival (2024) in Taiwan. “𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵” is also set to participate in the San Diego Filipino Film Festival next.

“𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵” is a moving tale of Jewel, a mother who suffers from dementia. Upon recovering an old locket, she regains memories from a previous life. The film is featured in the 6th Sinag Maynila Independent Film Festival 2024, which, under the theme "𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘭, 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭," showcases Filipino stories crafted by regional filmmakers for a global audience.

Fellow Jag is a passionate photographer and cinematographer. He has served as director of photography on several noteworthy productions, including “𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘯” by Cean Jr., “𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵” by Kenaniah, “𝘠𝘒” by Cean Jr., “𝘕𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪” by Wilbert Ross, and “𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘱 𝘒𝘰” by Mark Carpio.

Source: Upsilon Sigma Phi FB page