MANILA (December 27, 2013) - An action film that chronicles a senator's hours on the run nabbed 14 trophies, including Best Picture, at the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards rites held Friday night.
In addition to top prizes for director Joyce Bernal and stars Robin Padilla and Pen Medina, "10,000 Hours" nearly swept the awards in the technical and creative categories, with recognition for screenplay, cinematography, editing, musical score, sound engineering, visual effects, and production design.
The story centers on Senator Gabriel Alcaraz (Padilla) as he goes into hiding after being accused of a crime he did not commit. The movie was inspired by real-life events involving former Senator Panfilo Lacson, who hid after an arrest warrant was released against him in relation to murders in 2000.
Bernal, in her speech accepting her Best Director trophy, thanked Lacson for trusting her with leading the project, which was initially done with consultation with the lawmaker. “Maraming salamat at pinagkatiwala niyo sa akin ito,” she said.
“Hindi pa po kami kumikita, so ito na muna,” she then quipped, referring to the low gross earnings of the film after two days in theaters.
Padilla also made a similar statement in his speech receiving the Best Picture award. He mentioned the three top earners and how they have supposedly earned back their respective film budgets. “Kami, hindi nakaka-boundary!”
While no official figures have been released, “10,000 Hours” does not rank among the 4 top-earning movies as of Friday. Collectively, the eight entries in the main competition posted P234 million gross earnings nationwide after only two days, surpassing last year’s record by 34%.
Returning to the stage to accept his Best Actor trophy, Padilla said, “Wala man sa amin ang salapi, na sa amin ang karangalan!”
“10,000 Hours” also won two special awards – the FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence, and the Gat Puno Villegas Cultural Award.
Crowd favorites win big, too
Named 2nd and 3rd Best Picture, respectively, were the comedy flicks “Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy” and “My Little Bossings,” which both took home acting prizes for their respective stars.
Screen veteran Maricel Soriano won Best Actress for her role as a devoted mother in the Vice Ganda-starrer, while Aiza Seguerra and Ryzza Mae Dizon received the trophies for Best Supporting Actress and Best Child Performer, respectively, in the Kris Aquino-produced film.
Aquino, who hosted the awards ceremony along with actress KC Concepcion, also accepted the Best Original Theme Song award won by “My Little Bossings.”
The horror film “Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay,” which trailed the two comedy movies in earnings as of Friday, took home the Youth Choice Award and the Best Makeup trophy.
Notably without major awards, the ER Ejercito-starrer “Boy Golden: The Arturo Porcuna Story” only took home the Best Float trophy for its Parade of Stars showcase last Sunday. In the last three editions of the MMFF, Ejercito’s self-produced movies including “Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story” dominated categories they were nominated in.
New Wave
In this year’s New Wave section, “Dukit” won big among the five full-length entries, with three of its stars – Willy Layug, Bambalito Lacap, and Bor Ocampo -- tying as Best Actor. The film, which centers on a famed sculptor and his tragic past, also won Best Picture and Best Director for Armando Lao.
Agot Isidro also got the top acting prize in the New Wave section for her role as a woman battling schizophrenia in “Mga Anino ng Kahapon.” The Alvin Yapan film also received the Special Jury Prize in its section.
“Ang Paglisan” was named Best Picture in New Wave’s student film category, while “Kaleh and Mbaki” took home the same prize among the five animation shorts in the competition.
Here is the full list of winners of the 39th MMFF:
Student short film (New Wave) Special Jury Prize winner: “#NoFilter” by Luigi Rosario
Student short film (New Wave) Best Picture: “Ang Paglisan”
Animation (New Wave) Special Jury Prize winner: "Ang Lalong ni Kulakog" by Omar Aguilar
Animation (New Wave) Best Picture: "Kaleh and Mbaki" by Dennis Sebastian
Best Float: "Boy Golden: The Arturo Porcuna Story”
Youth Choice Award winner: "Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay"
New Wave full-length Best Director: Armando Lao, "Dukit"
New Wave full-length Special Jury Prize winner: "Mga Anino ng Kahapon"
New Wave full-length Best Picture: "Dukit"
New Wave full-length Best Actress: Agot Isidro, "Mga Anino ng Kahapon"
New Wave full-length Best Actor: Willy Layug, Bambalito Lacap, and Bor Ocampo
Best Child Performer: Ryzza Mae Dizon, "My Little Bossings"
Best Original Theme Song: "My Little Bossings"
Best Sound Engineering: "10,000 Hours"
Best Musical Score: "10,000 Hours"
Best Visual Effects: “10,000 Hours”
Best Makeup: “Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay”
Best Production Design: "10,000 Hours"
Best Editor: Marya Ignacio, "10,000 Hours"
Best Cinematography: "10,000 Hours"
Most Gender-Sensitive Film (New Wave full-length): "Island Dreams" directed by Aloy Adlawan
Most Gender-Sensitive Film (Main): "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy" directed by Wenn Deramas
Most Gender-Sensitive Film (New Wave student films category): "Hintayin Mo sa Seq. 24" directed by Jezreel Reyes
Special Recognition Award: Ronnie Ricketts, Optical Media Board chairperson
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence winner: "10,000 Hours"
Male Star of the Night: Daniel Padilla
Female Star of the Night: Eugene Domingo
Best Original Story: "10,000 Hours"
Best Screenplay: "10,000 Hours"
Best Director: Joyce Bernal, "10,000 Hours"
Gat Puno Villegas Cultural Award: "10,000 Hours"
Best Supporting Actor: Pen Medina, "10,000 Hours"
Best Supporting Actress: Aiza Seguerra, "My Little Bossings"
3rd Best Picture: "My Little Bossings"
2nd Best Picture: "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy"
Best Picture: "10,000 Hours"
Best Actor: Robin Padilla,"10,000 Hours"
Best Actress: Maricel Soriano, "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy"
(Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/27/13/39th-mmff-winners-named)
Here's the eight entries in the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival
"Pagpag (Siyam na Buhay" (2013)
Stars Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo
Directed by Frasco Santos Mortiz
"10000 Hours" (2013)
Starring Robin Padilla
Directed by Joyce Bernal
"Boy Golden (Shoot to Kill)" (2013)
Stars Jeorge Estregan and KC Concepcion
Directed by Chito Rono
"Girl, Boy, Bakla, Ganda" (2013)
Stars Vice Ganda
Directed by Wenn Deramas
"Kimmy Dora (Ang Kiyemeng Prequel)" (2013)
Stars Eugene Domingo and Sam Milby
Directed by Chris Martinez
"My Little Bossings"
Stars Vic Sotto, Ryzza Mae Dizon, James 'Bimby' Aquino Yap and Kris Aquino
Directed by Marlon N. Rivera
"Pedro Calungsod (Batang Martir)" (2013)
Stars Rocco Nacino
Directed by Francis O. Villacorta
"Kaleidoscope World"
A love story inspired by the music of Francis Magalona
"Tokyo 1960" (1957) was one of the few so-called Pinoy sci-fi 'atomic monster' movies that came out in the 50s. Three other movies of this genre were also released--- "Taong Putik" (1956), "Tuko sa Madre Kakaw" (1959) and "Anak ng Bulkan" (1959).
"Tokyo 1960" (1957)
Cirio Santiago Film Organization
Release Date December 27, 1957- January 5, 1958/ Center
Music Ariston Avelino
Direction Teodorico C. Santos
Cast Tessie Quintana, Eduardo 'Eddie' Del Mar and Zaldy Zshornack
Cast Cesar Ramirez, Celia Fuentes, Jesus 'Og' Ramos, Ruben Rustia, Norma Reyes, Merle Tuazon, Ely Nakpil, Mario Escudero, Bruno Punzalan, Blackie Francisco, Juan Caballes, Honesto Los Banos, Arthur Javier, SOS Daredevils
Cast Lou Salvador, Jr., Leroy Salvador, Luisa Montesa/ Introducing Marita Zobel/ with Hector Reyes, Chona Sandoval, Rosa Aguirre, Joseph de Cordova, Arturo Moran, Jose Troni
Larry Alcala, popular and respected cartoonist and illustrator, made over 500 cartoon characters, twenty comic strips, six movies, two murals, and 15,000 published pages in his 56 years of professional cartooning career. His most popular cartoon series was Slice of Life, which is a reflection of the many unique aspects of everyday life in the Philippines. He also created long running comic strips, among others, Kalabog and Bosyo, Siopawman, Mang Ambo, Asiong Aksaya and Tipin which ran from 1951 to 1965 in Hiwaga Komiks.
Tipin is a mischievous, naughty and playful teen-age girl typical of the generation of the 1950s and was adapted into film by People's Pictures with Fernando Poe, Jr. (he sings and dances in the movie) and Lani Oteyza in the title role.
"Tipin" (1957) People's Pictures Release Date November 15-24, 1957/ Life Based on the character created by Larry Alcala Direction Efren Reyes Cast Fernando Poe, Jr, Lani Oteyza, Shirley Gorospe, Jose Velez, Berting Labra, Ricardo 'Boy' Francisco, Elvira Reyes, Lily Marquez, Jose Garcia, Ligaya Lopez
Cast Jaime de la Rosa, Delia Razon, Nestor de Villa, Charito Solis, Rebecca del Rio, Nita Javier, Naty Bernardo
Jaime de la Rosa and Charito Solis in "Krisalis" (1957)
Director Susana C. de Guzman (right) discusses the script with his star Charito Solis and some of her production staff (photo courtesy of Remembering Charito Solis FB)
