LUNA
AWARDS CITERS: 15 DOWN, 14 FILMS TO GO
The citers
for the 25th or silver anniversary version
of the Luna Awards of the Film Academy
of the Philippines are halfway through
their screening of CEB-rated films, having
previewed 15 of the 19 films scheduled
for viewing.
The Academy citers have
gone through eight screening days, starting
on May 7. They have six more screening
days, the last slated for June 8 .
All in all, 29 films which
were rated A or B by the Cinema Evaluation
Board in 2006 are eligible for nominations
for 13 categories of the Luna awards,
which is tentatively scheduled on July
21.
The citers are expected
to submit the cited works and performances
by June 15 after which the nominators
will view all films which received citations
from June 18 to 29 at the boardroom of
the Film Academy of the Philippines at
the OctoArts building on Panay avenue—the
same venue used by the citers.
The nominators will submit
their final list of nominees starting
on July 2 and the announcement of the
nominees will be held on July 6. The voters
will then view the nominated films at
the University of the Philippines Theater
in Diliman, Quezon City, from July 9 to
17.
At this point, the citers
have actually screened 16 films—with
one, Till I Met You,
starring Robin Padilla and Regine Velasquez
to be re-previewed because the DVD disc
was defective and the screening was not
completed.
Already screened were Unitel
Films’ Inang Yaya,
Seiko Films’ I Wanna Be
Happy, GMA/Regal Films’
Moments of Love, Star
Cinema’s Sukob,
Regal Films’ TXT,
Regal Films’ White Lady,
Regal Films’ Super Noypi,
Centerstage Productions’ Kaleldo,
Regal Films’ Pamahiin,
MLR Films’ Kubrador,
Centerstage Productions’ Twilight
Dancers, Maverick Films’
Barcelona, GMA/Regal
Entertainment Inc.’s I Will
Always Love You, Regal Entertainment
Inc.’s Shake Rattle &
Roll 8 and Star Cinema’s
Don’T Give Up on Us.
The viewing of films by
citers is held every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at the FAP Boardroom with two
films a day with 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. screening
time.
Hereunder is the schedule
of the remaining films:
May 25 (Friday)
PACQUIAO, THE MOVIE FLT
Films International
CLOSE TO YOU Star Cinema
May 28 (Monday)
DONSOL Star Cinema
ZSA ZSA SATURNNAH Regal
Films
May 30 (Wednesday)
KAPAG TUMIBOK ANG PUSO Imus
Productions
FIRST DAY HIGH Star Cinema
June 1 (Friday)
ALL ABOUT LOVE Star Cinema
LIGALIG CM Productions
June 4 (Monday)
YOU ARE THE ONE Star
Cinema
ANG PAMANA Phil. Convergence
Ent.
June 6 (Wednesday)
ETERNITY Regal Films
SARONG BANGGI UFO
June 8 (Friday)
KASAL, KASALI, KASALO
Star Cinema
TILL I MET YOU GMA/Viva
Films
