Metro Manila Film Festival Awards 2008

2008 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards
2008 Metro Manila Film Festival: December 25, 2007 and January 5, 2008.
2008 Metro Manila Film Festival award winners: SMX Exhibition Center of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on January 5, 2008.
 

Mark A. Reyes‘ Resiklo, about robots made from recycled material battling evil forces — any similarity to Transformers may or may not be coincidental — was the top winner at the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival. Best director honors went to newcomer Cesar Apolinario for Banal, the story of two SWAT cops on different sides of the integrity line. Filipino senator Jinggoy Estrada, who was recently acquitted of plunder charges, took the best actor trophy for Katas ng Saudi, about the [...]

by Andre Soares | January 2, 2008   
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Metro Manila Film Festival 2008

The Metro Manila Film Festival, which comes to a close on Jan. 5, 2008, has had its usual share of controversy.
Last year, actress Celia Rodriguez accused the festival of placing commercialism above art. This year, the issues have been the excessive number of sequels (sounds just like Hollywood) and the fact that in Jose Javier Reyes‘ Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo a couple of lines have been deemed ethnically insensitive.
In the film, a sequel to Reyes’ successful Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo, a character played by Gloria Diaz scolds the nanny of her four-year-old grandchild by saying, "Why are you bringing up my grandchild as a Bisaya?" Elsewhere, a character says, "You should speak to the child in Tagalog otherwise it’s not [...]

by Andre Soares | December 31, 2007   
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Metro Manila Film Festival Awards 2006

2006 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards
2006 Metro Manila Film Festival award winners: Aliw Theater in Manila on December 29, 2006
 

 

Best Picture: Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay ka fairy ko… The legend goes on and on and on
2nd Best Picture: Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
3rd Best Picture: Shake, Rattle & Roll 8
Best Director: Jose Javier Reyes, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Actor: Cesar Montano, Ligalig
Best Actress: Judy Ann Santos, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Supporting Actor: Johnny Delgado, Ligalig
Best Supporting Actress: Gina Pareno, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Screenplay: Jose Javier Reyes, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Story: Jose Javier Reyes, Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
Best Cinematography: Mano Po 5
Best Editing: Ligalig
Best Musical Score: Mano Po 5
Best Movie Theme Song: Hawak Kamay (sung by [...]

by Andre Soares | December 29, 2006   
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