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Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Picture
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Picture 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; the film ''Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa'' starring Joseph Estrada received the award and it is given in honor of the film that has delivered an outstanding creation of the film, including directing, acting, music composing, writing, editing and other efforts put forth into a film."Metro Manila Film Festival:1975" ''IMDB''. Retrieved 2014-04-09. The category was first named "Best Film" before changing it to "Best Picture" in 2007. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the |
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] |
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon
''Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon?'' () is a 1976 Philippine period drama film set in the end of Spanish colonization and the start of American colonization in the Philippines. Directed by Eddie Romero and written by Romero and Roy C. Iglesias, it stars Christopher de Leon and Gloria Diaz in the lead roles. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. In 2013, ABS-CBN Film Archives, in partnership with Central Digital Lab, digitally restored and remastered the film and was subsequently released in select theaters for a limited period of time. The digitally restored version was also released on DVD and iTunes. Plot The movie starts with a burial taking place near a church. Nicolas "Kulas" Ocampo (Christopher de Leon), a young indio, lost his own mother. He also lost his house to fire by leaving the stove open. He was forced to leave the countryside in search of temporary ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of The Flesh
''Of the Flesh'' ( fil, Karnal) is a 1983 Philippine drama film directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya. It was adapted and written by Ricky Lee from the legal story "To Take a Life" by Teresa Añover Rodriguez and produced by Benjamin G. Yalung. It sets in the 1930s during the American colonial era and it tells the story of a newly-wed couple Narcing (Phillip Salvador) and Puring (Cecille Castillo) arrived from Manila in the town of Mulawin, a place where it was filled with violent and tragic pasts and it has been similarized to Hell by the Storyteller, played by Charito Solis. As they arrive, they will witness all of the misfortunes and violent actions as it tackles rape, incest, parricide, and tyranny that has been tainted in the town's heart by the cruel man Gusting (Vic Silayan). It was filmed in the provinces of Nueva Ecija and Rizal and the National Capital Region. Ryan Cayabyab provided the musical score for the film and Manolo Abaya, the director's husband, served as the director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 9th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1983. Only eight movies participated. Cine Suerte's ''Karnal'' won the Best Picture and four other awards. The major individual awards, however, was garnered by Lea Productions' ''Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag'' including Best Actor and Best Actress for Anthony Alonzo and Coney Reyes respectively, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Willie Milan among others. Other awardees include the films ''Hot Property'' and ''Tengteng de Sarapen''. RVQ Productions' ''Tengteng de Sarapen'' was the top grosser of the festival. Entries Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Multiple awards Controversies During the awards night, many were surprised after Coney Reyes won the Best Actress award for the movie ''Bago Kumalat ang Dugo'' and Anthony Alonzo is given the Best Actor award for the same movie, besting acting greats Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, and Vic Silayan, who were all in the movie ''Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charo Santos-Concio
María Rosario Navarro Santos-Concio (born October 27, 1955), popularly known as Charo Santos-Concio or simply Charo Santos (), is a Filipino people, Filipino media executive and actress. She is the host of ''Maalaala Mo Kaya'', the longest-running television drama anthology in Asia. From 2012 to 2016, she was the chief executive officer of ABS-CBN Corporation, the largest entertainment and media conglomerate in the Philippines. Currently she serves as chief content officer and president of ABS-CBN University. Santos-Concio plays a powerful role in TV and film production in the Philippines. On March 3, 2008, she was promoted as the fifth president of ABS-CBN Corporation and in charge of the company's total business portfolio, taking over from interim president Eugenio Lopez III, Eugenio López III. She took over as CEO after López retired on December 31, 2015. Career Santos-Concio was first noticed by the media as Baron Travel Girl in 1976. She also worked as a production assist ... [...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] |
Kisapmata
''Kisapmata'' (English: ''In the Wink of an Eye'') is a 1981 Filipino psychological horror film directed by Mike de Leon, with a screenplay by de Leon, Clodualdo del Mundo Jr., and Raquel Villavicencio. It stars Vic Silayan, Charo Santos, Jay Ilagan, and Charito Solis. The plot was inspired by the crime reportage "The House on Zapote Street" written by Nick Joaquin under the pen name Quijano de Manila. The article was first published in the January 1961 issue of ''Philippines Free Press'' magazine, and was later republished in Joaquin's 1977 non-fiction anthology ''Reportage on Crime: Thirteen Horror Happenings that Hit the Headlines''. Written in the New Journalism style, the piece chronicles the events leading up to the highly publicized familicide committed by Pablo Cabading, a retired policeman. Premiering at the 7th Metro Manila Film Festival, the film received critical acclaim, establishing de Leon as one of the great directors of the new generation of Filipino filmmak ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
