METRO
FILMFEST 2007 LAUNCH RESET TO MARCH
9
The launching of
the 2007 Metro Manila Filmfest has
been reset to March 9 to be held at
the Wack Wack Golf & Country Club
in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila.
This was approved in
a meeting of the executive committee
of the Metropolitan Manila Film Festival
last Tuesday, February 13.
The launching will be
simultaneously held with an appreciation
dinner for the 2006 MMFFP where shares
of rebates from the amusement taxes
will be granted to six beneficiaries
and cash incentives and awards to
entries and winners in last year’s
filmfest.
Execom member Manny
Nuqui said that the next filmfest
will be the 33rd version of the filmfest
which began in 1975.
Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority Chairman Bayani
Fernando will lead the official launching
of the 2007 filmfest.
Officials of the six
beneficiaries, producers (especially
of the nine entries in last year’s
filmfest) MMDA officials and mayors
and other officers of the 13 cities
and four towns that comprise Metropolitan
Manila are expected to attend the
dinner ceremonies.
The six beneficiaries
of shares in last year’s filmfest
amusement taxes are MOWELFUND, the
Presidential Social Fund of Malacañang,
the Film Academy of the Philippines,
the Film Development Council of the
Philippines, the Movie Industry Anti-Piracy
Organization, Inc. and the Optical
Media Board.
A total of P4.1 million
in cash will be given to all winners
in the recent MMFFP 2006 awards as
additional incentives.
The entries and their
corresponding awards are the following:
ABS-CBN Star Cinema’s
Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo—Gatpuno
A. Villegas Culrural Award (P550,000);
Second Best Festival Picture (P550,000);
Best Director Jose Javier Reyes (P100,000);
Best Scriptwriter Jose Javier Reyes
(P100,000); Best Actress Judy Ann
Santos (P100,000); Best Supporting
Actress Gina Pareño (P50,000);
Best Original Theme Song, Hawak
Kamay (P50,000); Best Story
(P50,000); 2nd Runner-Up Best Float
(P100,000).
Regal Entertainment
Inc.’s Mano Po 5 (Gua
Ai Di)—Best Cinematographer
Charlie Peralta (P50,000); Best Musical
Scorer Von de Guzman (P50,000); Best
Sound Recorder Ditoy Agila (P50,000);
Best Production Designer Egay Littaua
(P50,000); and 1st Runner Up Best
Float (P300,000).
CM Films’ Ligalig—Best
Actor Cesar Montano (P100,000); Best
Supporting Actor Johnny Delgado (P50,000);
and Best Editor Jason Cahaboy (P50,000).
Violett Films and MTL
Films’ Tatlong Baraha—Best
Visual Effects Imaginary Friends (P50,000);
Best Make-Up Artist Baby Lucero (P50,000);
and Best Float (P500,000).
Regal Entertainment
Inc.’s Shake, Rattle
& Roll 8—Third
Best Festival Picture (P300,000);
Best Child Performer Nash Aguas (P50,000).
OctoArts Films’
Enteng Kabisote 3—Best
Festival Picture (P800,000).
Three other entries—namely
Regal Entertainment Inc.’s Super
Noypi and Zsa Zsa
Zaturnnah and Canary Films’
Matakot Ka sa Karma—will
receive cash incentives.
All entries already
received P1 million each from the
Social Fund of the President duiring
the awards night last December.
