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“10,000 Hours” Reaps Awards in 39th MMFF
“10,000 Hours” garnered most of the awards during the awards night of the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), Friday at the Meralco Theather in Pasig City.
The stars in the film namely Robin Padilla, who plays the main character in the movie, bagged the Best Actor award, while Pen Medina was hailed Best Supporting Actor.
“10,000 Hours” was awarded as Best Picture, Best Screenplay and Best Original Story. The film is also Best Cinematography, Best Production Design and Best Visual Effects; FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence and Gat Puno Villegas Cultural Award; as well as Best Musical Score and Best Sound Engineering.
Though the name of former Senator Panfilo Lacson and its biography were indirectly used in the film, the life of the current rehabilitation czar (for the super typhoon Yolanda damages) three years ago, was retold in the film as an inspiration. The film talks about the issuance of the warrant of arrest against the former senator which led many to believe that he hid in fear of the arrest.
Here is the total list of this year’s MMFF:
New Wave Best Student Short Film Special Jury Prize – #NoFilter by Mapua Institute of Technology
New Wave Short Film Best Picture – Ang Paglisan
Animation Jury Prize – Ang Lalong ni Kulakong
Best Animated Picture – Kaleh and Mbaki
Best Festival Float – Boy Golden
Youth Choice Film Award – Pagpag
Best New Wave Film Director – Armando Lao (Dukit)
Special Jury Prize – Mga Anino ng Kahapon
Best Picture for New Wave Full Length – Dukit
Best Actress for New Wave – Agot Isidro (Mga Anino ng Kahapon)
Best Actor for New Wave – Bambalito Lacap, Willy Layug, Bor Ocampo (Dukit)
Best Child Performer – Ryzza Mae Dizon (My Little Bossings)
Best Sound Engineer – Emmanuel Clemente (10,000 Hours)
Best Musical Score – Teresa Barrozo (10,000 Hours)
Best Theme Song – My Little Bossings
Best Make-up – Pagpag
Best Visual Effects – 10,000 Hours
Best Production Design – 10,000 Hours
Best Editor- Maria Ignacio – 10,000 Hours
Best Cinematographer – 10,000 Hours
Most Gender-sensitive Film – Island Dreams (New Wave)
Most Gender-sensitive Film – Hintayin mo sa Seq.24 (Students Category)
Most Gender-sensitive Film – Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy (Main)
Special Recognition Award – Ronnie Ricketts (OMB)
FPJ Memorial Award for Exellence – 10,00 Hours
Best Story – 10,000 Hours
Best Screenplay – 10,000 Hours
Best Director – Joyce Bernal for 10,000 Hours
Gat Puno Villegas Cultural Award – 10,000 Hours
3rd Best Picture Award- My Little Bossings
2nd Best Picture Award – Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy
Best Picture – 10,000 Hours
Best Supporting Actor – Pen Medina (10,000 Hours)
Best Supporting Actress – Aiza Seguerra (My Little Bossings)
Best Actor – Robin Padilla (10,000 Hours)
Best Actress – Maricel Soriano (Boy, Girl, Bakla, Tomboy)
The results of the movie festival were released two days after the eight movie entries opened in theaters.
The MMFF is an annual festival with eight full-length films in the main competition. Also including are five indie films, five animated short films, and three student short films under the New Wave category; and four festival-feature films for the Cinephone category.
The festival kicked off on Christmas Day and held the annual “Parade of Stars” last December 22.
Source: Metro Manila Film Festival Official Site
Photo above: Robin Padilla, main character in the “10,000 Hours” won the Best Actor award in the 39th Metro Manila Film Fest (MMFF). (Image credit: mymovieworld-coolman0304.blogspot.com )
