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Sigaw
''Sigaw'' (international title: ''The Echo'') is a 2004 Filipino horror film directed by Yam Laranas. It stars Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin (both from ''Mulawin''). It was one of the entries in the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival, becoming a box office success in the Philippines where the horror genre has become increasingly popular. In 2005, the film received a release in both Singapore and Malaysia. Plot Marvin savors his independence in a newly acquired unit of an old apartment building. He is frequently visited by his girlfriend Pinky. Except for the occasional noise from an apartment unit down the hallway, the place is almost perfect for Marvin. At the end of the hallway is where Anna lives with her young daughter Lara, and Bert, her jealous husband. Bert is a cop, and he has always suspected Anna of cheating on him. His frequent jealous outbursts would always lead to beatings that could be heard throughout the whole floor. Marvin would usually be awakened at night ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 30th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines, from December 25, 2004 to January 5, 2005. Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon and their movie, ''Mano Po III: My Love'' topped the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival. Santos and de Leon won the Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress, Best Actress and Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Best Actor awards respectively for their roles in ''Mano Po III: My Love'', which was also awarded the Festival's Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Picture, Best Picture. The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress, Actress awards went to Dennis Trillo for ''Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita'' and Rebecca Lusterio for ''Panaghoy sa Suba''. Cesar Montano's ''Panaghoy sa Suba'' also received six other awards including the prestigious Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards, Metro Manila Film Festival ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iza Calzado
Maria Izadora Ussher Calzado-Wintle (born August 12, 1982), known professionally as Iza Calzado (), is a Filipino actress, television host, dancer and model. She is dubbed as the "''Goddess of Horror Films''" by local media for her acting prowess and haunting portrayals in acclaimed Filipino horror films. Calzado is regarded as one of the most versatile and successful women in Philippine show business. She was a semi-finalist for a nomination at the International Emmy Awards. She has won 2 Cinemalaya Film Festival Awards, 3 Golden Screen Awards, 3 PMPC Star Awards, 2 MMFF Awards, a Gawad Urian Award and 5 FAMAS Award nominations. She has won "Best Actress" at the 34th PMPC Star Awards. In 2017, she won the prestigious Yakushi Pearl Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. In 2021, she won "Best Performance by an Actress (TV Series)" at the 5th GEMS-Hiyas ng Sining Awards. The same year, she won "Outstanding TV Actress of the Year" with Jodi Sta. Maria at the 3rd Laguna Exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Echo (2008 Film)
''The Echo'' is a 2008 American supernatural horror film directed by Yam Laranas and written by Eric Bernt and Shintaro Shimosawa. It is a remake of the 2004 Filipino film '' Sigaw'', which was also directed by Laranas. The film stars Jesse Bradford and Amelia Warner, with Iza Calzado reprising her role from the original. The film was first released at the Fantasia Film Festival on July 17, 2008 in Canada. The film ultimately failed to get a theatrical release in the United States and was released straight-to-video on November 10, 2009 on DVD and Blu-ray formats. The theatrical release occurred internationally. Plot After serving prison time for manslaughter, Bobby Reynolds is released on probation from Rikers, and moves to the old apartment in East Village, New York, where his lonely mother lived and died while he was incarcerated. He finds a job as a mechanic at the Houston Auto Repair shop owned by the supportive Hector Rodriguez and tries to rebuild his life. However, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yam Laranas
William Laranas (born 12 December 1978 in Davao City) is a Filipino director and cinematographer. Biography Early life Laranas studied filmmaking at the Mowelfund Film Institute and is currently a professor of Cinematography at the Ateneo de Manila University. Filmography * ''Balahibong Pusa'' (2001, English: ''Cat Hairs'') * ''Radyo'' (2001, English: ''Radio'') * ''Ikaw Lamang Hanggang Ngayon'' (2002, English: ''Only You'') * ''Hibla'' (2002, English: ''Thread'') * '' Sigaw'' (2004, English: ''The Echo'') * '' The Echo'' (2008, English language remake of ''Sigaw'') * '' Patient X'' (2009) * ''The Road'' (2011) * ''Abomination'' (2018) * ''Aurora An aurora (plural: auroras or aurorae), also commonly known as the polar lights, is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic). Auroras display dynamic patterns of bri ...'' (2018) *''Nightshift'' (2019) *''Death of a Girlfriend'' (2021) *''Greed'' (2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Child Performer
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Child Performer is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 6th Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1980; Julie Vega won the award for her performance in ''Kape't Gatas'' and it is given to a child acting in a motion picture."Metro Manila Film Festival:1980" ''IMDB''. Retrieved 2014-04-09. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Chairman and key members of the film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Editing
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Editing 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; Edgardo Vinarao won the award for his editing in ''Diligin mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa'' and it grants to a film exhibiting the finest editing for work in a motion picture."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 members of the film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Gutierrez
Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984), known professionally as Richard Gutierrez, is a Filipino actor, environmentalist and model. He is one of the sons of actor Eddie Gutierrez. Early life Richard Gutierrez was born on January 21, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California, United States with his twin brother, Raymond Gutierrez to actor Eddie Gutierrez and Annabelle Rama. He has five siblings (Ruffa Gutierrez, Rocky Gutierrez, Elvis Gutierrez, Raymond Gutiérrez and Ritchie Paul Gutierrez) and two half-brothers (Tonton Gutierrez and Ramon Christopher Gutierrez). Career Gutierrez began acting as a child with his twin brother. He has worked in many movies with his father and his brothers. He appeared on the GMA-7 show '' Click'' and primetime series ''Habang Kapiling Ka'' with Angelika dela Cruz. He starred in the TV fantasy series ''Mulawin'' which aired from August 2, 2004, until March 18, 2005, where he played the lead character Aguiluz. The series led to a featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Guevara
Ella Guevara (born Janella Denise Yuson Guevara; August 19, 1998, Quezon City) is a Filipina child actress. She rose to fame through her appearance on a talent search on television called '' StarStruck Kids'' that aired on the Filipino television channel GMA 7. Although she did not go on to win the said competition, she has since gone on to make several television and film appearances, mostly on the same network and has proven her worth as a child actress when she won as best child actress 5 times in a row, making her one of the most popular child actresses in the Philippines. Filmography Television Films Awards *'' Best Child Performer of year 2004 - 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 ... (MMFF)'' *''Most popular child actress 2005 (G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jomari Yllana
José María "Jomari" Garchitorena Yllana (born August 16, 1976) is a Filipino actor, model, racing driver, concert producer, promoter, and politician. He rose to fame as one of the members of 1990s teen group ''"Gwapings"'' together with Mark Anthony Fernandez, Eric Fructuoso, and later with Jao Mapa. Two of his films, ''Diliryo'' (Delirium) and ''Sa Pusod ng Dagat'' (The Heart of the Sea) were presented at the 1997 and 1998 Toronto International Film Festival respectively. ''Diliryo'' was released through MAQ Productions, directed by Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, and starred Giselle Toengi as Yllana's leading lady. ''Sa Pusod ng Dagat'' starred Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Elizabeth Oropesa, and Chin Chin Gutierrez. Career Yllana appeared in several TV shows for ABS-CBN and GMA networks. In 2009, Yllana starred in ''Zorro'', and became a contestant in '' Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition''. Also, Yllana played Alex Dorantes in '' Rosalinda'' opposite with Carla Abellana and Geoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blanco
James Blanco Castillo (born June 15, 1981), known professionally as James Blanco, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and model. A freelance actor, he is known for his roles in '' Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin'' (2001 – 2002), '' Rubi'' (2010), ''Lorenzo's Time'' (2012), '' One More Chance'' (2007), '' Now and Forever: Ganti'' (2005) and in the 2014 GMA afternoon primetime ''Yagit'' as Victor Guison. Blanco was also notable for his roles in the youth oriented shows '' Click'' (1999 – 2002) and ''Kahit Kailan ''Kahit Kailan'' (International title: ''Always'' / ) is a Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani, it stars Jolina Magdangal. It premiered on May 5, 2002, replacing ''Anna Karenina''. The ...'' (2002 – 2003), both on GMA Network. Filmography Film Television/Digital Awards and nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, James 1981 births Living people Male actors from Manila Filipino male tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Iglesias
Roy C. Iglesias is a Filipino film writer and director. His most notable works include, among others, the 1976 film '' Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon?'', which was directed by National Artist of the Philippines, Eddie Romero, numerous entries in Regal Entertainment's ''Mano Po'' anthology film series and historical dramas '' Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure'', ''Baler'' and '' Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story''. Scripts penned by Iglesias have seen him nominated to and winning most of the established Film awards in the Philippines, specifically the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards, the Luna Awards (awarded by the Film Academy of the Philippines and often referred to as the FAP awards), the Gawad Urian, Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards, Young Critics Circle Award and the Metro Manila Film Festival. He was also nominated twice for the EnPress Golden Screen Award, although neither nomination resulted in a win. Iglesias is a graduate of the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila Film Festival Award For Best Sound Engineering
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Sound Engineer 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; ''Diligin mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa'' film received the award and it grants to a film exhibiting the finest or most aesthetic sound editing or sound design."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 members of the film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
