Who we are

SILANG PRODUCTIONS is an award-winning film and video production company. We specialize in short and feature films, trailers and teasers, commercials and branded content, as well as weddings, debuts, pageants, and other events. Our team is dedicated to bringing your vision to life through captivating storytelling and cinematic visuals.

Silang Productions produced the queer web series Stay, which amassed over 3 million views within its first two months of release on YouTube. Our short film The Reliever won Best Drama Film at the Glendale International Film Festival and was an official selection at the San Diego Filipino Film Festival and the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. We also edited the official trailer for Asian Persuasion, featuring AAPI actors Dante Basco and Kevin Kreider.

We produced First Semester, which earned major awards globally, including Best Debut Director Feature at the All Lights India International Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award at the San Diego International Film Festival, and the Audience Choice Award at the Seoul International Film Festival. The film was also screened at the American Film Institute.

Awards & Recognitions
Silang Productions has garnered multiple awards and nominations at international film festivals across the USA, South Korea, Canada, India, Ukraine, Russia, and Spain for our work on First Semester, including:

  • Grand Jury Prize, Best Feature Film – San Diego International Kids Film Festival (California, USA)

  • Special Jury Award, Best International Feature – Festival Angaelica (California, USA)

  • Best Debut Feature – All Lights India International Film Festival (Hyderabad, India)

  • Special Jury Award for Lotlot de Leon – All Lights India International Film Festival (Hyderabad, India)

  • Overall Best Picture and Best Feature Film – Comedy World Network International Film Festival (Las Vegas, USA)

  • Gold Remi Award – WorldFest Houston International Film Festival (Texas, USA)

  • Best Supporting Actress, Lotlot de Leon – WorldFest Houston (Texas, USA)

  • Best Feature Film, Honorable Mention – California International Film Festival (Davis, USA)

  • Best Indie Film – The Spotlight Awards (California, USA)

  • Honorable Mention, Best Feature Film – Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival (New York, USA)

  • Audience Choice Award – Ellensburg Film Festival (Washington, USA)

  • Award of Recognition in Cinematography, Neil Daza – Cinema WorldFest Awards (Ottawa, Canada)

  • Culture Exchange Award – Seoul Guro Kids International Film Festival (South Korea)

  • Four Nominations – Madrid International Film Festival (Spain):

    • Best Lead Actor in a Foreign Language Film (Darwin Yu)

    • Best Director of a Foreign Language Feature (Allan Michael Ibanez and Dexter Paglinawan Hemedez)

    • Best Original Score (Ernie Magtuto)

    • Best Sound Design (Mark Laccay)

Official Selections:

  • Kiev International Film Festival (Ukraine)

  • White Nights Film Festival (St. Petersburg, Russia)

  • International Children’s Television Festival Dytiatko (Ruska Lozova, Ukraine)

  • Sochi Film Festival (Russia)

  • Feodosiya International Film Festival (Russia)

  • Zinetxiki Zinemaldia Children and Youth Film Festival (Bilbao, Spain)

Philippine Recognition
Silang Productions has also been honored by various cultural, media, and film institutions in the Philippines for First Semester:

  • Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (Manila, Philippines)

  • Harvest of Honor Awardee (2016 & 2017) – National Commission for Culture and the Arts

  • Indie Bravo Awardee (2016 & 2017) – Philippine Daily Inquirer

  • Film Ambassador Awardee (2016 & 2017) – Film Development Council of the Philippines

  • Global Achievement of a Filipino Artist, Lotlot de Leon – 48th Box Office Entertainment Awards by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Nominations – 33rd PMPC Star Awards for Movies:

  • Indie Movie of the Year

  • Indie Movie Director of the Year (Allan Michael Ibanez and Dexter Paglinawan Hemedez)

  • Movie Actress of the Year (Lotlot de Leon)

  • Indie Movie Cinematographer of the Year (Neil Daza)

  • New Movie Actor of the Year (Darwin Yu)

  • Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year (Ibanez and Hemedez)

Additional Recognitions – The Reliever

  • Best Drama Film – Glendale International Film Festival (California, USA)

  • Official Selection – San Diego Filipino Film Festival

  • Official Selection – San Diego Independent Filmmaker's Festival

  • Official Selection – DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival

Additional Recognitions – Stay

  • Official Selection – San Pedro International Film Festival (California, USA)

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A group of six people on stage at the San Diego International Kids' Film Festival, awarded for a Best Feature film titled "1st Semester." The text on the screen reads "1st Semester Winner Grand Jury Prize Best Feature, 2017 San Diego International Kid's Film Festival." They are dressed in formal attire, standing in front of a podium and microphone.
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