“Slow Fade” wins P1 million grant from PLDT Smart Foundation  

[July 15, 2009/ Manila] - “Slow Fade,” a story of a dying filmmaker who seeks to teach his unborn child about life and the father he will never meet, is the 2009 Cinemabuhay winner of a P1 million grant from the PLDT Smart Foundation (PSF).

The grant will be used to produce a full-length film– in association with Brainchild Studios –of the winning entry submitted by filmmakers Rommel Sales and Paul Sta. Ana. Photo shows filmmakers, 2nd to 5th from left, Michael Cardoz (Associate Producer), Bernard Dacanay (Producer), Rommel Sales (Director), and Verchie Totanes (Producer) joining hands with PSF President Butch Meily, right, and Cinemabuhay Executive Director Albert Martinez during the filmmakers’ visit to the PSF office in Makati City.