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Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Actress
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Charito Solis received the award for her role in ''Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi'' and it is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry."Metro Manila Film Festival:1975" ''IMDB''. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Chairman and key m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila Film Festival
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Year's Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on Filipino films. During the course of the festival, movie theaters show only films that are approved by its jurors and exclude foreign films except in 3D theaters and IMAX theaters. Since 2010s, film entries were played in select 3D cinemas that it can show movies in 2D format. It is one of the two Filipino major film festivals to exclude movies out of the country in a week-long period, the other being the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino happening during August. The annual event began with the 1975 Metro Manila Film Festival, during which ''Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa'' ("''Water the Thirsty Earth with Dew''") by Augusto Buenaventura won the best film award. One of the festival highlights is the parade of floats at the opening of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Aunor
Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 1953), professionally known as Nora Aunor (), is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is known as Philippine cinema's "Superstar" and conferred as Philippine National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' called her "The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema" for her performance in the movie ''Taklub'' and her contribution to the Philippine film industry. Aunor started her career as a singer, after winning a local talent search. She rose to fame in the following years as both a singer and actress. After her film debut ''All Over the World (1967)'', she transitioned into heavy drama with highly acclaimed performances in films such as ''Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos'' (1976), ''Minsa'y Isang Gamu-gamo'' (1976), ''Ina Ka ng Anak Mo'' (1979), ''Himala'' (1982), ''Bulaklak sa City Jail'' (1984), and '' Bona'' (1980). In the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himala
''Himala'' (English: ''Miracle'') is a 1982 Filipino film directed by Ishmael Bernal and produced by the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines. It stars Nora Aunor as a young woman living in the province who claims to have seen a Marian apparition. The script by Ricky Lee was inspired a series of alleged Marian apparitions appearing before schoolgirls, which took place from 1966 to 1972 on Cabra Island in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro.Pythias08 (November 27, 2008)"CNN Screening Room's feature on Himala" YouTube. Retrieved on March 28, 2011. The film premiered at the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival, where it won Best Film and Best Actress for Aunor, among other awards. It then became the first Filipino film to be included in the Competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2012, on its 30th anniversary, ''Himala'' became the first film to be restored as part of the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project, with a premier at the 69th Venice International Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 8th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1982. ECP's ''Himala'' captured nine awards in the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Best Director for Ishmael Bernal and Best Actress for Nora Aunor among others. The film also emerged the top grosser of the festival edging FPJ Productions' ''Ang Panday...Ikatlong Yugto''. Entries Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Multiple awards Commentary Second Golden Age of Philippine film The period of the Philippine film's artistic accomplishment begins in 1975 (three years after Ferdinand Marcos' declaration of Martial Law) and ending in the February 1986 People Power Revolution where Marcos lost his power. Nora Aunor's '' Bona'' and ''Himala'' in 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 7th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1981. Bancom Audiovision's ''Kisapmata'', a movie about a deranged retired policeman, won ten of the thirteen awards in the 1981 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Best Director for Mike de Leon, and Best Actor for Vic Silayan and among others. Vilma Santos was named Best Actress Best Actress is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organisations, festivals, and people's awards to leading actresses in a film, television series, television film or play. The first Best Actress awar ... for her role in Sining Silangan's ''Karma''. FPJ Productions' ''Pagbabalik ng Panday'' was the top grosser of the festival. Entries Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.The Times Journal. "Kisapmata wins nine awards". December 28, 1981. Newspaper Print. Multiple awards References External links * {{MMFF Metro Manila Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bona (film)
''Bona'' is a 1980 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka, with the film's lead character, Bona, played by acclaimed actress Nora Aunor. It was submitted as an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival that same year. ''Bona'' was also shown at the Directors' Fortnight of the 1981 Cannes International Film Festival, marking Brocka's second appearance at the festival. ''Bona'' also gave Aunor her second Gawad Urian best actress trophy. Cast *Nora Aunor as Bona *Phillip Salvador as Gardo *Raquel Montesa as Nancy *Rustica Carpio as Bona's mother *Marissa Delgado as Katrina *Venchito Galvez as Bona's father *Nanding Josef as Nilo *Spanky Manikan as Bona's brother * Archi Adamos as Tambay * Rene Hawkins as Rene * Joel Lamangan as Director * The PETA Kalinangan Ensemble Reviews ''Bona'' has been considered as one of the Philippines' greatest movies. It was also cited as one of "The Best 100 Films in the World" by the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, USA in 1997 and has been scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Austria
Esmeralda Diaz Tuazon (born December 13, 1961), known professionally as Amy Austria-Ventura, is a Filipino film and television actress. Austria is recognized as one of the defining actresses in Philippine cinema. She has won a FAMAS Award, 2 Gawad Urian Awards, 3 FAP Awards and 4 MMFF Awards (including two Best Actress wins). The Philippine Star listed Austria mong the 15 Best Actresses of All Time. In 2019, Austria was inducted at the ''Hall of Fame'' at the Metro Manila Film Festival. Biography Esmeralda Tuazon was the second to the eldest among six children born in 1961 to an impoverished family. She helped the family by selling chewing gum. She studied at the Rajah Soliman High School. She was introduced to the producer Baby Martinez of MBM Productions through a common friend. She was then cast in Bitayin Si Baby Ama (1976), the movie that made a star of Rudy Fernandez. After her second film, ''Alas'' (1976), with Jun Aristorenas, she was given minor parts in several othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 6th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1980. Fernando Poe, Jr. had his first ''Panday'' film, the undisputed top grosser of the festival; Nora Aunor had two entries: Lino Brocka's '' Bona'' and Laurice Guillen's ''Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo''; Vilma Santos came up with Danny Zialcita's ''Langis at Tubig''; Amy Austria in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's ''Brutal''. Other entries were ''Basag'' with Alma Moreno, ''Taga sa Panahon'' with Christopher de Leon and Bembol Roco, and three comedy films: ''Tembong'' with Niño Muhlach, ''Kape't Gatas'' with Chiquito and Julie Vega, and ''Dang-Dong'' with Andrea Bautista (daughter of Ramon Revilla, Sr.). The Festival's Best Picture was awarded to Premiere Productions' ''Taga sa Panahon''. The awards were spread equally and the category for Best Child Performer was first introduced in this year received by Julie Vega. Entries Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Winners are listed first and highli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ina Ka Ng Anak Mo
''Ina Ka ng Anak Mo'' () is a 1979 Filipino film directed by Lino Brocka and starring Nora Aunor. The film was an official entry to the 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival, and garnered several awards including Best Actor for Raoul Aragonn and a tie for Best Actress between Lolita Rodriguez and Nora Aunor. It also garnered several nominations in the following year's FAMAS and Gawad Urian. Despite its adult theme and rating, the film was successful at the box office during its commercial run. The story portrays the everyday life of the deeply religious Renata (Lolita Rodriguez) and her daughter Ester (Nora Aunor), who is married to Luis (Raoul Aragonn). This is Nora's first movie under the direction of Lino Brocka and an entry to the 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival. Synopsis This is a story of day-to-day living by Renata (Lolita Rodriguez), her daughter Esther ( Nora Aunor) and Esther's husband Luis (Raul Aragon). Ester and Luis are a couple trying to start their own family while livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolita Rodriguez
Dolores Marquez Clark, better known by her screen name Lolita Rodriguez (January 29, 1935 – November 28, 2016), was a multi-awarded actress in the Philippines. She was paired with Eddie Arenas in ''Gilda'' (1956), in which she won her first FAMAS Award for Best Actress. Rodriguez was born to an American father and Filipina mother. Career In 1953, at the age of 18, she entered the movie industry. Her first movie was in Sampaguita Pictures ''Ating Pag-ibig'' (1953) starring Tita Duran and Pancho Magalona, followed by ''Apat Na Taga'' (1953), ''Cofradia'' (1953), Mr. Kasintahan (1953), ''Sabungera'' (1954), Pilya (1954) with Gloria Romero and Ric Rodrigo, ''Jack And Jill'' (1955) with Dolphy and Rogelio dela Rosa, ''Binibining Kalog'' (1955) with Ramon Revilla, ''Tanikalang Apoy'' (1955) with Paraluman, ''Kanto Girl'' (1956) with Oscar Moreno, and ''Alipin Ng Palad'' (1959) with Luis Gonzales. She also appeared in action films including ''Tarhata'' (1957), ''Kilabot Sa Makiling' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 5th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1979. Ten movies vied for top honors in the 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival. HPS Productions' ''Kasal-Kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan'' was named Best Film and was the top grosser of the festival. ''Ina Ka ng Anak Mo'' received three major awards including the Best Actor and Best Actress for Raul Aragon, and Lolita Rodriguez Dolores Marquez Clark, better known by her screen name Lolita Rodriguez (January 29, 1935 – November 28, 2016), was a multi-awarded actress in the Philippines. She was paired with Eddie Arenas in ''Gilda'' (1956), in which she won her first F ... and Nora Aunor respectively. ''Video 48''. Retrieved 2014-04-11. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 4th Metro Manila Film Festival had its run in 1978 starting from December 25 onwards. There were nine official entries and ''Atsay'' was hailed as the Festival's Best Film. Ian Film Productions' ''Atsay'' received the most awards, with a total of four including Best Picture Award in the highly contested 1978 Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie also won for Nora Aunor the Best Performer Award, the first and only awardee of the category. Sampaguita Pictures' ''Rubia Servios'' received two awards: Best Screenplay for Mario O'Hara and Best Editing for Jose Tarnate. RVQ's ''Jack n' Jill of the Third Kind'' was the top grosser of the festival. Entries Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Multiple awards Ceremony Information "Noranians" versus "Vilmanians" The board of jurors decided to not award honors for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for some reasons. Instead, the jurors gave Nora Aunor a "Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
