2009 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 35th Annual 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival is considered quite historical because it included for the first time Sharon Cuneta starred in a movie under Regal Films (Mano Po 6), Gabby Concepcion making his movie comeback (I Love You, Goodbye). Vic Sotto didn't continue to produce the next part of Enteng Kabisote but he make a new movie with APT and Octoacts Films (Ang Darling Kong Aswang).

Winners

Best Festival Picture (Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award, the 2nd Best Festival Picture and 3rd Best Festival Picture)

• Best Picture (Ang Panday)
• 2nd Best Picture (I Love You, Goodbye)
• 3rd Best Picture (Ang Darling Kong Aswang)
• 4th Best Picture/Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award/Quezon City Most Gender Sensitive Award (Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love)

Best Festival Actor

• Bong Revilla (Ang Panday)

Best Festival Actress

• Sharon Cuneta (Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love)

For Festival Best Director

• Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love)

For Best Festival Supporting Actor

• Phillip Salvador (Ang Panday)

Best Festival Supporting Actress

• Heart Evangelista (Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love)

For Best Festival Screenplay

• Roy Iglesias (Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love)

For Best Festival Original Story

• Vanessa Valdez, Anna Karenina Ramos and Kriz Gazmen (I Love You, Goodbye)

For Best Festival Cinematography

• Lee Briones-Meily (I Love You, Goodbye)

Best Editing

• I Love You, Goodbye

Best Festival Musical Score

• Von De Guzman (Mano Po 6: Mother's Love)

Best Festival Sound Recording

• Mike Idioma (Ang Darling Kong Aswang)

Best Visual Effects

• Jay Santiago (Ang Panday)

Best Festival Make-up

• Noel Flores (Shake, Rattle & Roll XI)

Best Production Design

• (Ang Panday)

Best Theme Song

• (Ang Panday)

Best Child Performer

• Robert "Buboy" Villar (Ang Panday)

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dolphy

Post-Homous Award

• Atty. Esperidion Laxa 

 

 

Summary

Ang Panday (7 Awards)

• 1. Best Picture
• 2. Best Actor
• 3. Best Supporting Actor
• 4. Best Child Performer
• 5. Best Visual Effects
• 6. Best Production Design
• 7. Best Theme Song

Mano Po 6 A Mother's Love (7 Awards)

• 1. Best Musical Score
• 2. Gatpuno J. Villegas Award
• 3. Quezon City Most Gender Sensitive Award
• 4. Best Actress
• 5. Best Supporting Actress
• 6. Best Screenplay
• 7. Best Director

I Love You, Goodbye (4 awards)

• 1. 2nd Best Picture
• 2. Best Original Story
• 3. Best Cinematography
• 4. Best Editing

Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2 Awards)

• 1. 3rd Best Picture
• 2. Best Sound Recording

Shake Rattle and Roll XI (1 Award)

• 1. Best Festival Make-up

Nobody...Nobody,.. But Juan

• No Award

Wapakman

• No Award

Box Office Result/Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines Grade

December 25, 2009

1. Ang Panday --- 16.9 Million
2. Ang Darling Kong Aswang --- 16.7 Million
3. Shake, Rattle and Roll XI --- 16.2 Million
4. I Love You, Goodbye --- 11.7 Million
5. Nobody, Nobody but Juan --- 8 Million
6. Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love --- 6.9 Million
7. Wapakman --- 750,000

December 29,2009

1. Ang Darling Kong Aswang --- 38.294 Million
2. Ang Panday --- 37.439 Million
3. Shake, Rattle & Roll XI --- 35.845 Million
4. I Love You, Goodbye --- 30.710 Million
5. Nobody, Nobody but Juan --- 16.928 Million
6. Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love --- 16.428 Million
7. Wapakman --- 1.717 Million

Cinema Evaluation Board of the Philippines

• Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love- Graded A
• I Love You, Goodbye- Graded B

 

Rock the Riles 2009: Jam for justice!

reblogged from tonyo cruz

On Dec. 6, 2009, from 2:00 pm onwards at several MRT stations, let’s express our collective indignation over the terrible Maguindanao massacre and other senseless political killings since 2001 through music and art.

Take part in Rock the Riles 2009, a noteworthy initiative spearheaded by RockEd Philippines, which aims to unite musicians, artists and the public in a common cause: To demand and ensure justice and to defeat impunity and cynicism.

As you can see from the poster above, there’s a whole menu of musical and artistic choices for everyone.

One of the highlights is CinemAlexis, a screening of three films in honor of film critic Alexis Tioseco, another victim of senseless violence this year.

So on on Dec. 6, drop by any of the MRT stations (Taft, Ayala, Buendia, Boni, Shaw, Cubao, Quezon Avenue, North Edsa) and together let’s jam for justice.

Let’s blaze the rails with our righteous indignation.

(Thanks to Gang Badoy for the heads up.)

Manny Pacquiao Certificate of Candidacy Filed (12/01/2009)

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Ang taong gusto mo ay parang ice cream. Matutunaw yan 'pag tinitigan mo lang. Kaya dapat habang maaga... dilaan mo na!

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