Tag: Metro Manila Film Festival
MOVIE REVIEW: Deadma Walking (2017)
Led by the powerhouse performances of Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman, Deadma Walking (Julius Alfonso, 2017) is a campy feast of a well-arched gag-laughter/tear-jerker that embraces its B-movie elements, producing a very original comedy classic. Based on the 2016 Don Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature winning screenplay, and hemmed by the directorial debut ...
WINNERS: Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017
Here is the complete list of winners of the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival as announced December 27, Wednesday night at Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Best Actress in a Leading Role: Joanna Ampil, ANG LARAWAN Best Actor in a Leading Role: Derek Ramsay, ALL OF YOU 1st Best Picture: ANG LARAWAN 2nd Best Picture: ...
MOVIE REVIEW: Ang Larawan (2017)
Athanasius of Alexandria was a bishop in early Christianity. Among others, he is known for his efforts to combat the teachings of Arianism, a popular school of Christian thought which was gaining ground as its teachings appealed to the son of the late Emperor Constantine. Despite this endorsement by the Emperor’s son, Athanasius held his ...
MMFF entry ‘Deadma Walking,’ Graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board
The 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) entry ‘Deadma Walking’ is graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), the highest merit given to a film submitted for evaluation. Starring reliable actors Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman, the film is based on the screenplay of the same name which won the 2nd Prize in ...
True-to-life Caramoan massacre inspires Alvin Yapan’s MMFF entry ‘Oro’
An entry to the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival, Oro (Gold) is a drama crime thriller based on true events dubbed as the “Gata 4 Massacre” which happened in Caramoan, Camarines Sur on March 22, 2014. The film follows the life of Elmer (Joem Bascon), a small-scale miner, who plans to finally establish a life of his own ...
8 full-length, 8 shorts revealed: MMFF 2016 movie lineup
The full lineup of films in competition in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMMF) has been revealed Friday, November 18. Full-length features: DIE BEAUTIFUL Production: The IdeaFirst Company Director: Jun Robles Lana Starring: Paolo Ballesteros, Luis Alandy, Gladys Reyes, Albie Casino, Lou Veloso, Inah De Belen, IC Mendoza, Christian Bables. KABISERA Production: Director: Real Florido ...
FULL LIST: Best Picture winners, Metro Manila Film Festival (1975 – 2015)
The Metro Manila Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, Philippines since 1975. It runs from December 25 through New Year’s Day and into the first weekend of January in the following year. The selection of Best Picture used to have a commercial viability criterion (box-office performance of the entries). It was ...