2016 Gawad Urian Awards - John Lloyd Cruz Wins Best Actor, Complete List of Winners

<br /> John Lloyd Cruz wins his first Gawad Urian as Best Actor for the film "Honor Thy Father". This was announced by Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and Cinema One yesterday, June 22, at the Kia Theater in Cubao, Quezon City.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYlPgnmTl4Y/V2tIAtqgtBI/AAAAAAAAHe0/vMaDik6mALYOOWmfV6dZLBiUZ86kf-iDgCK4B/s1600/John%2BLloyd%2BCruz%2BGawad%2BUrian%2BBest%2BActor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="John Lloyd Cruz Gawad Urian Best Actor" border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IYlPgnmTl4Y/V2tIAtqgtBI/AAAAAAAAHe0/vMaDik6mALYOOWmfV6dZLBiUZ86kf-iDgCK4B/s1600/John%2BLloyd%2BCruz%2BGawad%2BUrian%2BBest%2BActor.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Rappler</td></tr> </tbody></table> John Lloyd bested out other worthy nominees John Arcilla (Heneral Luna), Jericho Rosales (Walang Forever), Dennis Trillo (Felix Manalo), Ricky Davao (Dayang Asu), Sid Lucero (Apocalypse Child), Jun Jun Quintana (Water Lemon), Lou Veloso (Da Dog Show), Francisco Guinto (ARI:My Life with a King), and Luis Alanday (Anino sa Likod ng Buwan).<br /> <br /> This year's best actress award goes to LJ Reyes, who's also a first-time Gawad Urian awardee. LJ wins for the film "Anino sa Likod ng Buwan". Reyes wins over her fellow nominees Anika Dolonius (Apocalypse Child), Angeli Bayani (Iisa), Ces Quesada (Imbisibol), Mercedes Cabral (Da Dog Show), Jennylyn Mercado (Walang Forever), and even the Superstar Ms. Nora Aunor (Taklub).<br /> <br /> The Best Picture award goes to Centerstage's "Taklub" while Jerrold Tarog wins the Best Diretor Award for the film "Heneral Luna".<br /> <br /> The complete list of winners are as follow:<br /> <br /> Best Picture<br /> <br /> Heneral Luna – Artikulo Uno Productions<br /> WINNER: Taklub – Centerstage Productions<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Octobertrain Films/IdeaFirst Company<br /> Honor Thy Father – Reality Entertainment<br /> Imbisibol – Sinag Maynila/Solar Entertainment<br /> ARI: My Life with a King – Holy Angel University Center for Kapampangan Studies<br /> Bambanti – Solar Entertainment/Centerstage Productions/Sinag Maynila<br /> Da Dog Show – Sans Cinema, Germany/Queen B Productions<br /> <br /> Best Director<br /> <br /> Da Dog Show – Ralston Jover<br /> WINNER: Heneral Luna – Jerrold Tarog<br /> Taklub – Brilliante Mendoza<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Jun Lana<br /> Honor Thy Father – Erik Matti<br /> Imbisibol – Lawrence Fajardo<br /> ARI: My Life with a King – Carlo Enciso Catu<br /> Bambanti – Zig Madamba Dulay<br /> Apocalypse Child – Mario Cornejo<br /> Balikbayan # 1: Memories of Overdevelopment Redux III – Kidlat Tahimik<br /> <br /> Best Actor<br /> <br /> John Arcilla – Heneral Luna<br /> WINNER: John Lloyd Cruz – Honor Thy Father<br /> John Lloyd Cruz – A Second Chance<br /> Ricky Davao – Dayang Asu<br /> Jericho Rosales – Walang Forever<br /> Dennis Trillo – Felix Manalo<br /> Sid Lucero – Apocalypse Child<br /> Jun Jun Quintana – Water Lemon<br /> Luis Alandy – Anino sa Likod ng Buwan<br /> Francisco Guinto – ARI: My Life with a King<br /> Lou Veloso – Da Dog Show<br /> <br /> Best Actress<br /> <br /> Nora Aunor – Taklub<br /> Anika Dolonius – Apocalypse<br /> WINNER: LJ Reyes – Anino sa Likod ng Buwan<br /> Angeli Bayani – Iisa<br /> Alessandra de Rossi – Bambanti<br /> Ces Quesada – Imbisibol<br /> Jennylyn Mercado – Walang Forever<br /> Mercedes Cabral – Da Dog Show<br /> <br /> Supporting Actor<br /> <br /> Julio Diaz – Taklub<br /> Lou Veloso – Taklub<br /> Tirso Cruz III – Honor Thy Father<br /> JM de Guzman – Imbisibol<br /> WINNER: Bernardo Bernardo – Imbisibol<br /> Micko Laurente – Bambanti<br /> RK Bagatsing – Apocalypse Child<br /> Alion Ibanez – Da Dog Show<br /> <br /> Supporting Actress<br /> <br /> Rio Locsin – Iisa<br /> WINNER: Ana Abad Santos – Apocalypse Child<br /> Gwen Zamora – Apocalypse Child<br /> Mylene Dizon – Heneral Luna<br /> Tessie Tomas – Water Lemon<br /> Liza Dino – Toto<br /> Cecil Yumol – ARI: My Life with a King<br /> <br /> Screenplay<br /> <br /> Da Dog Show – Ralston Jover, Sans Cinema, Germany/Queen B Prod<br /> Heneral Luna – Henry Francia, E.A Rocha, Jerrold Tarog<br /> Taklub – Honeylyn Joy Alipio<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Jun Lana<br /> Honor Thy Father – Michicko Yamamoto<br /> Imbisibol – Herlyn Gail Alegre, John Paul Bedia<br /> WINNER: Ari: My Life with a King – Robby Tantingco<br /> Water Lemon – Lilit Reyes<br /> Dayang Asu – Bor Ocampo<br /> Bambanti – Zig Madamba Dulay<br /> <br /> Cinematography<br /> <br /> Da Dog Show – Carlo Mendoza<br /> WINNER: Heneral Luna – Pong Ignacio<br /> Taklub – Odyssey Flores<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Carlo Mendoza<br /> Honor Thy Father – Ber Cruz<br /> Apocalypse Child – Ike Avellana<br /> Bambanti – Joseph Delos Reyes, Ma. Solita Garcia<br /> Felix Manalo – Rody Lacap<br /> <br /> Production Design<br /> <br /> Da Dog Show – Deans Habal<br /> Bambanti – Gian Gianan<br /> Winner: Water Lemon – Ben Payumo<br /> Honor Thy Father – Ericson Navarro<br /> Felix Manalo – Jeol Bilbao, Edgar Martin Littaua, Danny Red<br /> Bukod Kang Pinagpala – harley Alcasid<br /> Imbisibol – Lawrence Fajardo, Roland Inocencio<br /> <br /> Editing<br /> <br /> Da Dog Show – Kats Serraon<br /> WINNER: Heneral Luna – Jerrold Tarog<br /> Taklub – Diego Marx Dobles<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Lawrence Ang<br /> Honor Thy Father – Jay Halili<br /> Imbisibol – Lawrence Fajardo<br /> ARI: My Life with a King – Carlo Francisco Manatad<br /> <br /> Music<br /> <br /> Water Lemon – Alessandra de Rossi<br /> Henereal Luna – Jerrold Tarog<br /> Taklub – Diwa de Leon<br /> Honor Thy Father – Erwin Romulo<br /> WINNER: ARI: My Life with a King – Jake Abella<br /> <br /> Sound<br /> <br /> WINNER: Heneral Luna – Mikko Quizon<br /> Taklub – Paulito Homillano, Andrew Milallos, Dennis Payumo, Addiss Tabong<br /> Anino sa Likod ng Buwan – Albert Michael Idioma<br /> Honor Thy Father – Mikko Quizon<br /> Dayang Asu – Stephen Lopez, Sheka Ong<br /> Felix Manalo – Albert Michael Idioma<br /> ARI: My Life with a King – Gilbert Obispo<br /> Da Dog Show – Mark Locsin<br /> <br /> Best short film: Wawa<br /> <br /> Best documentary film: The Crescent Rising<br /> <br /> Natatanging Gawad Urian: Romy Vitug<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.showbiznest.com/2016/06/john-lloyd-cruz-is-best-actor-lj-reyes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a>

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John Lloyd Cruz, First From Southeast Asia to Receive Star Asia Award in New York

Kapamilya actor John Lloyd Cruz will receive the Star Asia award at the 15th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF).<br /> <br /> Cruz is the first Filipino to receive such an award in the United States and the first Southeast Asian to receive an honor.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-426gjmn3u80/V0-RDpwHyyI/AAAAAAAAHZI/QfOc_JDB3_UQJdChJ9FboLu_Ngct3qEjACK4B/s1600/John%2BLloyd%2BCruz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-426gjmn3u80/V0-RDpwHyyI/AAAAAAAAHZI/QfOc_JDB3_UQJdChJ9FboLu_Ngct3qEjACK4B/s640/John%2BLloyd%2BCruz.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Manila Bulletin</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> John Lloyd joins two other Asian actors, Miriam Yeung from Hong Kong and Lee Byung-Hun from South Korea as recipients of the prestigious award.<br /> <br /> Another Filipina is set to be honored at the film fest and this is 15-year-old Therese 'Teri' Malvar, who'll receive her Screen International Rising Star Asia Award together with Japan's Go Ayano and China's Jelly Lin.<br /> <br /> The Philippines has three films in this Year's NYAFF: Erik Matti's Honor Thy Father, Ralston Jover's Hamog (Haze), and Mario Cornejo's Apocalypse Child.<br /> <br /> The full line-up for the 15th New York Asian Film Festival is as follows:<br /> <br /> CHINA (4):<br /> The Bodyguard (dir. Yue Song, 2016)<br /> Mr. Six (dir. Guan Hu, 2015)<br /> Saving Mr. Wu (dir. Ding Sheng, 2015)<br /> What’s in the Darkness (dir. Wang Yichun, 2016)<br /> HONG KONG PANORAMA (9)<br /> <br /> The Bodyguard (dir. Sammo Hung, 2016)<br /> Keeper of Darkness (dir. Nick Cheung, 2015)<br /> Lazy Hazy Crazy (dir. Luk Yee-sum, 2015)<br /> Love in the Buff (dir. Pang Ho-cheung, 2012)<br /> The Mermaid (dir. Stephen Chow, 2016)<br /> The Mobfathers (dir. Herman Yau, 2016) w/short Killer and Undercover (dir. Lau Ho-Leung, 2016)<br /> She Remembers, He Forgets (dir. Adam Wong, 2015)<br /> Triviá¹£a (dirs. Frank Hui, Jevons Au & Vicky Wong, 2016)<br /> Weeds on Fire (dir. Chan Chi-fat, 2016)<br /> JAPAN (13):<br /> <br /> All About Lily Chou-Chou (dir. Iwai Shunji, 2001)<br /> A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (dir. Iwai Shunji, 2016)<br /> Creepy (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2016)<br /> Hentai Kamen 2: The Abnormal Crisis (dir. Yuichi Fukuda, 2016)<br /> Kiyamachi Daruma (dir. Hideo Sakaki, 2015)<br /> Miss Hokusai (dir. Keiichi Hara, 2015)<br /> Swallowtail Butterfly (dir. Iwai Shunji, 1996)<br /> Tekkonkinkreet (dir. Michael Arias, 2006)<br /> Tetsuo: The Iron Man (dir. Shinya Tsukamoto, 1989)<br /> Twisted Justice (dir. Kazuya Shiraishi, 2016)<br /> What a Wonderful Family! (Yoji Yamada, 2016)<br /> Additional two movies will be added on the line-up soon<br /> SOUTH KOREA (11):<br /> <br /> Alone (dir. Park Hong-min, 2015)<br /> The Bacchus Lady (dir. E J-yong, 2016)<br /> The Boys Who Cried Wolf (dir. Kim Jin-hwang, 2015)<br /> Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet (dir. Lee Joon-ik, 2016)<br /> Fourth Place (dir. Jung Ji-woo, 2015)<br /> Inside Men (dir. Woo Min-ho, 2015)<br /> The Priests (dir. Jang Jae-hyun, 2015)<br /> Seoul Station (dir. Yeon Sang-ho, 2015)<br /> The Sound of a Flower (dir. Lee Jong-pil, 2015)<br /> The Throne (dir. Lee Joon-ik, 2015)<br /> A Violent Prosecutor (dir. Lee Il-hyeong, 2016)<br /> SOUTHEAST ASIA (7):<br /> <br /> Apocalypse Child (dir. Mario Cornejo, 2015)<br /> Grace (dirs. Ornusa Donsawai & Pun Homchuen, 2016)<br /> Hamog (Haze) (dir. Ralston Jover, 2015)<br /> Heart Attack (dir. Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, 2015)<br /> Honor Thy Father (dir. Erik Matti, 2015)<br /> Jagat (Brutal) (dir. Shanjhey Kumar Perumal, 2015)<br /> Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass (dir. Victor Vu, 2015)<br /> TAIWAN (5):<br /> <br /> The Laundryman (dir. Lee Chung, 2015)<br /> Maverick (dir. Cheng Wen-tang, 2015)<br /> The Tag-Along (dir. Cheng Wei-hao, 2015)<br /> The Tenants Downstairs (dir. Adam Tsuei, 2016)<br /> Zinnia Flower (dir. Tom Lin, 2015)<br /> SPECIAL SCREENING from Hong Kong (1):<br /> <br /> 10 Years (dirs. Kwok Zune, Chow Kwun-wai, Jevons Au, Ng Ka-leung & Wong Fei-pang, 2015)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/23748/john-lloyd-cruz-first-southeast-asian-to-get-star-asia-award-in-new-york-film-fest?ref=latest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">source</a><br /> <div> <br /></div>

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2015 MMFF Entries Earn P640 Million in Just One Week, "Walang Forever" Enters the Top 4

<br /> Seven days after the released of this year's entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival, the said festival already earned P640 Million in the box office as stated by the Executive Committee of the 41st MMFF via its social media accounts.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvaX3yAjmE/VocGshTwWxI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/UTmcwIhxvzQ/s1600/MMFF%2B2015%2BMovies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MMFF 2015 Movies" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3SvaX3yAjmE/VocGshTwWxI/AAAAAAAAGoQ/UTmcwIhxvzQ/s1600/MMFF%2B2015%2BMovies.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Rappler.com</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> The box-office figure represents ticket sales from December 25 to 31, 2015. The Best Picture "Walang Forever" enters the Top 4 overtaking "All You Need is Pag-ibig" last December 30, 2015.<br /> <br /> The Top 4 highest-grossing films in no particular order are the following:<br /> <br /> My Bebe Love - Vic Sotto, Ai-Ai Delas Alas, Alden Richards, and Maine Mendoza<br /> <br /> Beauty and the Bestie - Vice Ganda and Coco Martin<br /> <br /> Haunted Mansion - Janella Salvador, Jerome Ponce, Marlo Mortel<br /> <br /> Walang Forever - Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado<br /> <br /> Other MMFF entries include Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, and Nilalang.<br /> <br />

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2015 MMFF: Maine Mendoza Wins Best Supporting Actress, My Bebe Love is 3rd Best Big Picture

<br /> Winning an award you never expect is such a good news specially if you're new to the entertainment industry such as Maine Mendoza.<br /> <br /> Maine, the half of the phenomenal love team AlDub, also known as "Yaya Dub" is on vacation in Japan so she'll definitely go home very happy now that she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the movie "My Bebe Love" in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.  (Complete list of winners <a href="http://showbizexpose.blogspot.com/2015/12/2015-MMFF-Full-List-of-Winners.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlE/Kfu1T5DH1Yg/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Z-e3TGfzro/Vn4DAUXdtRI/AAAAAAAAGlE/Kfu1T5DH1Yg/s1600/2015-12-26%2Bat%2B11-01-25.png" /></a></div> <br /> Announced last night, December 27, 2015 at the KIA Theatre in Quezon City, Maine Mendoza bested other nominees Nova Villa for "All You Need is Pag-ibig", Kim Molina for "Walang Forever", Isa Calzado for "Haunted Mansion", and Lotlot De Leon for "Buy Now, Die Later".<br /> <br /> It was such a great 2015 for Maine Mendoza as after being discovered recently and became part of AlDub, she has now been a household name and fans go crazy over her.<br /> <br /> In relation to that, AlDub's first movie, "My Bebe Love" bags the 3rd Best Picture award and is currently hitting the box office like storm.<br /> <br /> From Showbiz Expose, Congratulations Maine Mendoza!<br /> <br /> <br />

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2015 MMFF Full List of Winners, 'Walang Forever Wins' Best Picture, Direk Erik Matti a No-Show

<br /> Romanctic-comedy film 'Walang Forever' brings the Best Picture Award in the recently concluded 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival, held at the KIA Theatre last night, December 27, 2015. 2nd Big Picture Award goes to the comedy-horror movie 'Buy Now, Die Later' while the first team-up movie of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, 'My Bebe Love' bags the 3rd Best Picture Award.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwT5hLcXgtY/VoBxjQpGLlI/AAAAAAAAGmY/9rKRI_XD-TU/s1600/Walang%2BForever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwT5hLcXgtY/VoBxjQpGLlI/AAAAAAAAGmY/9rKRI_XD-TU/s1600/Walang%2BForever.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Google</td></tr> </tbody></table> Erik Matti, who won as Best Director for the movie 'Honor Thy Father' was a no-show in the said award-giving body while half of AlDub Maine Mendoza aka Yaya Dub, gets the Best Supporting Actress Award.<br /> <br /> Best Actor and Best Actress Award go to Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado respectively for the movie 'Walang Forever'<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O5zkXWhVGzo/VoBwqOphoII/AAAAAAAAGmM/AzkOZKIGIDc/s1600/Jennylyn%2BMercardo%2BBest%2BActress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jennylyn Mercado - Best Actress Walang Forever" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O5zkXWhVGzo/VoBwqOphoII/AAAAAAAAGmM/AzkOZKIGIDc/s1600/Jennylyn%2BMercardo%2BBest%2BActress.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from Jonathan Asuncion / Philstar.com</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Here's the complete list of winners of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival:<br /> <br /> Best Actor: Jericho Rosales ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Picture: "Walang Forever"<br /> Second Best Picture: Buy Now, Die Later<br /> Third Best Picture:  “My Bebe Love”<br /> Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza ("My Bebe Love")<br /> Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Child Performer: Krystal Brimmer ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Director: Erik Matti ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Story: "Walang Forever"<br /> Best Screenplay: Paul Sta. Ana ("Walang Forever")<br /> Best Festival Editing: "Nilalang"<br /> Best Film Editor: Jason Cahapay ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Cinematography: Pao Orendain ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Sound: Ditoy Aguila ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten ("Nilalang")<br /> Best Festival Original Theme Song: "Tao" by Armi Millare ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Make-up Artist: Ryan Panaligan ("Honor Thy Father")<br /> Best Visual Effects: "Nilalang"<br /> Best Festival Production Design: "Buy Now Die Later"<br /> Best Float: "Buy Now, Die Later"<br /> FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: "Walang Forever"<br /> Gatpuno J. Villegas Cultural Award: "My Bebe Love"<br /> <br /> Short Film Best Picture: "Mumu"<br /> Best Animation Film: "Momento"<br /> New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize: "Lights Lights"<br /> New Wave Full-Feature Special Jury: "Toto"<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Supporting Actress: Bibet Orteza ("Toto")<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Actor: JM De Guzman ("Tandem") & Francisco Quinto ("Ari")<br /> New Wave Full-Length Best Director:John Paul Su ("Toto")<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />

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MMDA Announces Top 4 Films in the 2015 MMFF; "My Bebe Love" Breaks Box-Office Records, Says GMA News

<br /> The Metropolitan Development Authority or  MMDA finally announced on December 26, 2015 the box-office results and the top 4 movie entries of the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).<br /> <br /> Organizing Committee and MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos reveals that Vice Ganda's Beauty and the Bestie, Vic Sotto's My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore, Kris Aquino's All You Need is Pag-ibig, and horror film Haunted Mansion are the top 4 MMFF movies on opening day.<br /> <br /> This year's opening-day gross reaches P150 Million compared to last year's P147 Million.<br /> <br /> Though MMDA chairman did not disclose the actual ranking of of the top 4 movies to protect the other films, GMA News reports that AlDub's first movie "My Bebe Love" already earned P60-million on the first day of the festival, making it the new record holder of the Biggest Opening for an MMFF Movie and the Biggest Opening for a Pinoy Film.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QBnayhtiQMg/Vn8IlvHILVI/AAAAAAAAGl8/k0pquAnHmLk/s1600/My-Bebe-Love-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QBnayhtiQMg/Vn8IlvHILVI/AAAAAAAAGl8/k0pquAnHmLk/s640/My-Bebe-Love-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">image from GMA News</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> Other MMFF 2015 entries are Buy Now, Die Later, Honor Thy Father, Nilalang, and Walang Forever.<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> The awards night will happen tonight, December 27, 2015 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center, Quezon City and will be aired via delayed telecast on TV 5. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Proceeds of the Metro Manila Film Festival will go to the Movie Workers Welfare Foundation Inc., Film Development Council of the Philippines, Motion Picture and Anti-Film Piracy Council, and the Optical Media Board. </div> </div> <div> <br /></div>

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John Lloyd Cruz 'Honor Thy Father' Disqualified by MMFF Committee, Producer Says "No Rule Was Violated"

<br /> The Graded A film by Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), "Honor Thy Father" has been disqualified by the MMFF Committee to win the Best Picture award, a day after the official opening of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rq3iOWo56tE/Vn7-wwa5yNI/AAAAAAAAGlY/VdPDHJJXSdk/s1600/Honor%2BThy%2BFather.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Honor Thy Father movie poster" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rq3iOWo56tE/Vn7-wwa5yNI/AAAAAAAAGlY/VdPDHJJXSdk/s1600/Honor%2BThy%2BFather.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> Directed by Erik-Matti, the film which top-bill by John Lloyd Cruz and Meryll Soriano will no longer be qualified to enter the festival's Best Picture category because of the producer's failure to "disclose its participation to the CinemaOne Originals Festival 2015 as the opening film."<br /> <br /> This was written in an official letter sent by MMFF Committee to the producer of Honor Thy Father, Mr. Ronald Stephen Monteverde<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u20jJcrdmYg/Vn7_yWV_JxI/AAAAAAAAGls/xOMW5rzSZfo/s1600/2015-12-27%2Bat%2B04-59-50.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u20jJcrdmYg/Vn7_yWV_JxI/AAAAAAAAGls/xOMW5rzSZfo/s1600/2015-12-27%2Bat%2B04-59-50.png" /></a></div> <br /> Mr. Monteverde releases an official statement regarding the disqualification of the film Honor Thy Father thur the film's Facebook page.<br /> <br /> Monteverde reiterated that they complied with all the MMFF's requirements and did not commit an non-disclosure of any kind and that no MMFF rule was ever violated.<br /> <br /> Below is the official statement:<br /> <br /> <i>When Reality Entertainment partnered with John Lloyd Cruz in producing “Honor Thy Father” we agreed to make a movie that would capture a small portion of the struggle of the Filipino as he tried to transcend the back-breaking realities and limitations of his life. We wanted to tell the story of Edgar, a Filipino who finally fights back. After putting up with so much oppression, he confronts the people that have made his life hell, people motivated by greed for money and lust for power.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Little did I know then that this same narrative would find its way to the movie’s own history.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Today I received a letter from the Metro Manila Film Festival informing me that their Executive Committee had disqualified our movie from the Best Picture Category of the 2015 MMFF Awards. The reason for this, the letter said, was our “non-disclosure” of our participation in the CinemaOne Originals Film Festival as the Opening Film.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let me refute this allegation of non-disclosure. If you will recall, Honor Thy Father was a late addition to the MMFF 2015 lineup. It had been rejected by their selection committee when the lineup was announced in June. On October 23 our film was officially offered a slot after an entry pulled out. By then we had already accepted CinemaOne’s invitation to screen as Opening Film. We informed the MMFF Secretariat, both by email and by phone, about this. We complied with their request for a letter from CinemaOne head Ronald Arguelles attesting that the screening was non-revenue generating and by invitation only. We have all of this on record.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Secondly, each MMFF entry is allowed a maximum of two premieres. Our CinemaOne screening would be our premiere.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let me repeat: we complied with all the MMFF’s requirements; we did not commit any non-disclosure of any kind; no MMFF rule was ever violated by Honor Thy Father.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>I am questioning the reasons, the timing, and the means employed in enforcing this decision by the MMFF Executive Committee. Where is due process in all of this? We were merely informed of their decision, not given any opportunity to air our side. They sent the letter today. The awarding ceremony is tomorrow. Are they merely being good scouts and sticklers for the rules, even when no rule was broken? Or is there some other reason? Why disqualify the movie only from the Best Picture category and not all categories? Whose interests are being protected by this last-minute decision?</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Together with my director Erik Matti, co-executive producer and actor John Lloyd Cruz, and everyone behind Honor Thy Father, I demand answers. We demand an investigation. But if no one would care or bother to investigate, then we simply wish that the moviegoers, the Filipino people would start to question and be more critical of what, year in and year out, is passed off to them as good and true.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>They can have their Best Picture and all the other awards. We just want to keep making movies that people will care about, MMFF or no MMFF.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Today is a sad day for the industry I was born into and love dearly. But it doesn’t have to stay this way.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Let’s do something about it. Let’s end the silence.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Dondon Monteverde</i><br /> <i>Reality Entertainment Inc.</i><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br />

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The Graded A film by Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB), "Honor Thy Father" has been disqualified by the MMFF Committee to win the Bes...

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