Topic: Metro Manila Film Festival 2012-2013

[geckoph]

The Battle for #2 at the MMFF Begins this Holiday Season!

#1 na for sure ang "Si Agimat, Si Enteng and Me", kung saan magkakasama-sama sina Bong Revilla, Vic Sotto, at Judy Ann Santos.

Warning: "Shake Rattle and Roll 14"

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Nagsimula nang mag-submit ng entries ang mga movie outfits para sa Metro Manila Film Festival sa taong ito. Ayon sa datos na nakalap ng PEP, ang unang nag-submit ay ang Scenema concept ni ER Ejercito, na may dalawang scripts para sa El Presidente at Ben Tumbling. Sumunod ang Unitel na ipoprodyus ang Lola Basyang Story.

Kaugnay pa rin sa mga nag-submit ng entries para sa Metro Manila Film Festival 2012... GMA-7: Coño Problems na pagbibidahan nina Bianca King, Aljur Abrenica, Solenn Heussaff, Isabelle Daza, at Mikael Daez... Star Cinema: ang pelikulang pagbibidahan nina Vice Ganda at Kris Aquino at One More Try nina Angelica Panganiban, Dingdong Dantes, at Angel Locsin...

Other film productions that submitted their entries:Ang pambato ng Octoarts ay ang Si Agimat, Si Enteng and Me, kung saan magkakasama-sama sina Bong Revilla, Vic Sotto, at Judy Ann Santos ...  Mula naman sa Quantum Films ang horror movie na The Strangers, starring Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, at Enchong Dee,and Tuhog, na si Eugene Domingo ang bida.

Nag-submit din si Dante Mendoza ng kanyang entry, na magiging co-producer ang Solar. Si Nora Aunor ang magiging bida rito at Sa ‘Yo ang Sinapupunan ang title. Ang Deus Lux Mea Films ni Adolf Alix ang maglalabas ng My Prince Charming, kung saan makakapareha ni Iza Calzado si Mauro Mauer, at Death March, kung saan bida si Cesar Montano, kasama sina Zanjoe Marudo at Jason Abalos.

Siyempre, nag-submit ulit si Mother Lily ng Shake Rattle and Roll 14, na sina Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, at Vhong Navarro ang lead cast.In summary, ang pagpipilian ng screening committee ay 6 drama, 2 fantasy, 2 comedy, 2 horror, at 1 romantic comedy.

[geckoph]

Fourteen entries beat the June 7 deadline as their producers officially submitted the scripts of potential movies hoping to take part in the hotly contested 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival in December. The annual film fest is now on its 38th year.

Only eight entries shall be selected by a 14-member screening committee chaired by Dir. Josefina Faulan, MMDA AGM for Planning and Dominic Du of Greater Manila Theater Operators Association as vice-chair. As in previous editions, the 2012 MMFF aspires to field Filipino films that promote creativity, cultural or historical value, and commercial viability.

The 14 nominees to this year’s MMFF are:

“Sa ’Yong Sinapupunan” (Thy Womb) by Centerstage Productions: Stars Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco under the direction of Brillante Mendoza.

“El Presidente” (Scenema Concept International Inc.): Jeorge “E.R.” Estregan, Christine Reyes, and Nora Aunor star in historical drama on the life of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, directed by Mark Meilly.

“Alyas Ben Tumbling” (Scenema Concept International Inc.): Newcomer Jerico Estregan partners with Camille Prats in this action film directed by Joven Tan.

“Mga Kwento Ni Lola Basyang” (Pedrong Walang Takot, Mariang Alimango): Unitel Productions presents star-studded cast that includes Richard Gomez, Paolo Contis, Sam Concepcion, Iza Calzado, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Empress Shuck and Zsa Zsa Padilla. Directed by Mark Meilly and Chris Matinez.

Untitled (ABS-CBN Production Inc. and Viva Films): Vice Ganda and Kris Aquino team up in comedy film directed by Wenn Deramas.

“One More Try” (ABS-CBN Productions Inc. and Viva Films): Romantic drama stars Dingdong Dantes, Zanjoe Marudo, Angel Locsin and Angelica Panganiban. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani.

“Juan de la Cruz” (Cinemedia Films Production Inc): Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Albert Martinez and Maja Salvador star in drama film directed by Richard Somes.

“Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote and Me” (Octoarts Films, M-zet Productions, Imus Productions, APT ENT. GMA Films): Big-time casting in Vic Sotto, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. and Judy Ann Santos in comedy-fantasy directed by Tony Y. Reyes.

“Conyo Problems” (GMA Network Films Inc.): Aljur Abrenica, Mikael Daez, Benjamin Alves, Sollen Heussaf, Isabelle Diaz, Bianca King and Maxene Magalona topbill comedy film directed by Andoy Ranay.

“The Strangers” (Quantum Films): Enrique Gil, Enchong Dee and Julia Montes play leads in film directed by Lawrence Fajardo.

“Death March: Zanjoe Marudo” leads the cast of historical drama directed by Adolfo Alix.

“Tuhog” (ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. and Quantum Films): Stars Robert Arevalo, Enchong Dee and Eugene Domingo in drama directed by Veronica B. Velasco.

“My Prince Charming” (Deus Lux Mea Films): Mario Maurer and Iza Calzado partner in romantic drama directed by Adolfo Alix Jr.

“Shake, Rattle & Roll 14”: Long-running film franchise boasts another star-studded cast that includes Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Iza Calzado, among others. Chito Roño is one of its trilogy directors.

[geckoph]

Here are the official entries in the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival:

TOP GROSSER: “Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote and Me” (Octoarts Films, M-zet Productions, Imus Productions, APT ENT. GMA Films): Big-time casting in Vic Sotto, Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. and Judy Ann Santos in comedy-fantasy directed by Tony Y. Reyes.

“Conyo Problems” (GMA Network Films Inc.): Aljur Abrenica, Mikael Daez, Benjamin Alves, Sollen Heussaf, Isabelle Diaz, Bianca King and Maxene Magalona topbill comedy film directed by Andoy Ranay.

“El Presidente” (Scenema Concept International Inc.): Jeorge “E.R.” Estregan, Christine Reyes, and Nora Aunor star in historical drama on the life of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, directed by Mark Meilly. -- Sana, "The Assassination of Andres Bonifacio by the Commander-in-Chief Emilio Aguinaldo" na lang ang title.

“Mga Kwento Ni Lola Basyang” (Pedrong Walang Takot, Mariang Alimango): Unitel Productions presents star-studded cast that includes Richard Gomez, Paolo Contis, Sam Concepcion, Iza Calzado, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Empress Shuck and Zsa Zsa Padilla. Directed by Mark Meilly and Chris Matinez.

“One More Try” (ABS-CBN Productions Inc. and Viva Films): Romantic drama stars Dingdong Dantes, Zanjoe Marudo, Angel Locsin and Angelica Panganiban. Directed by Ruel S. Bayani. -- If, I have to pick one to watch ... this is the one I'll watch, since, this film stars Ms. Angel Locsin.

“Shake, Rattle & Roll 14”: Long-running film franchise boasts another star-studded cast that includes Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Iza Calzado, among others. Chito Roño is one of its trilogy directors.

"Sisteraka" (ABS-CBN Production Inc. and Viva Films): Vice Ganda and Kris Aquino team up in comedy film directed by Wenn Deramas. -- If, I have to pick one to BOYCOTT ... this is the one, since, this film stars Kris Aquino.

“The Strangers” (Quantum Films): Enrique Gil, Enchong Dee and Julia Montes play leads in film directed by Lawrence Fajardo.

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Not Selected:

“Sa ’Yong Sinapupunan” (Thy Womb) by Centerstage Productions: Stars Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco under the direction of Brillante Mendoza.

“Alyas Ben Tumbling” (Scenema Concept International Inc.): Newcomer Jerico Estregan partners with Camille Prats in this action film directed by Joven Tan.

“Juan de la Cruz” (Cinemedia Films Production Inc): Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Albert Martinez and Maja Salvador star in drama film directed by Richard Somes.

“Death March: Zanjoe Marudo” leads the cast of historical drama directed by Adolfo Alix.

“Tuhog” (ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. and Quantum Films): Stars Robert Arevalo, Enchong Dee and Eugene Domingo in drama directed by Veronica B. Velasco.

“My Prince Charming” (Deus Lux Mea Films): Mario Maurer and Iza Calzado partner in romantic drama directed by Adolfo Alix Jr.

[geckoph]

Brillante Mendoza’s ‘Thy Womb’, starring Nora Aunor, to compete in Venice

Who needs the Metro Manila Film Festival, anyway?

Certainly not Brillante Mendoza, who can forget that the MMFF screening committee snubbed his latest film “Thy Womb”. Certainly not Nora Aunor, who stars as a Badjao midwife in the movie.

“Thy Womb” has just been invited to compete in the Venice International Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious filmfests.

This was announced on Thursday by the Film Development Council of the Philippines, a co-producer of “Thy Womb”.

The film will be declared as one of the entries in the Venice festival’s Main Competition Section in an official press conference in Rome on Thursday. The festival will run from August 29 to September 8.

Touted as Aunor’s comeback film, “Thy Womb” tells the story of a Badjao midwife who not only copes with the irony of her own infertility but also the challenges facing her impoverished community of sea gypsies in Tawi-Tawi.

Aunor will be twice honored in Venice. “Himala”, her classic 1982 film directed by Ishmael Bernal, will also be screened in a special section dedicated to restored masterpieces, which will include “Heaven’s Gate” and “Sunset Boulevard”.

[geckoph]

"The Strangers" Teaser
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrAqMcQyrRU

[jas]

"Sisteraka" (ABS-CBN Production Inc. and Viva Films): Vice Ganda and Kris Aquino team up in comedy film directed by Wenn Deramas. -- If, I have to pick one to BOYCOTT ... this is the one, since, this film stars Kris Aquino.

Update:

Kris backs out of MMFF movie
September 24, 2012

TV host-actress Kris Aquino revealed that she will no longer be part of the Metro Manila Film Festival movie "Sisteraka," which also stars her friend Vice Ganda.

Kris tweeted on Sunday, September 23, that she already "backed out" from the movie, after realizing she cannot work "7 days a week" without affecting her other projects. Aside from the daily talk show "Kris TV," she’s also in the TV drama "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw."

"Sisteraka" is Star Cinema and Viva Films’ entry to the 38th MMFF. It also stars Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo.

"I didn't want to talk about work this weekend. But YES it's true I backed out of the MMFF movie w/ Vice Ganda," Kris tweeted.


Full article:
http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/kris-backs-out-of-mmff-movie.html

[jas]

'Thy Womb' an official Metro Filmfest entry
Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
October 19, 2012

Nora Aunor’s internationally-acclaimed film, “Thy Womb”, is now an official entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Filmfest.

According to a report on TV Patrol on Friday, Oct. 19, Brillante "Dante" Mendoza’s film about an infertile Badjao midwife (Nora) finally made the cut after Unitel’s "Mga Kuwento Ni Lola Basyang" didn’t meet the production deadline and had to pull out of the filmfest.

In a text message sent to Yahoo! Philippines OMG!, Director Brillante who's currently in Mumbai for the Indian premiere of "Captive" expressed, "I'm happy and glad that we were given a chance to share our film with the Filipino audience. It's a nice Christmas gift for all the cast and crew to share a film that we are all proud of."

Nora and Mendoza are reportedly happy over this unexpected decision of the MMFF executive committee chair Francis Tolentino, who also heads the  Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

“Thy Womb” recently got a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.  Shot in Tawi-Tawi, it also stars Bembol Roco, Lovi Poe and Mercedes Cabral.

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^thank goodness may matinong palabas sa pasko. Isipin nyo, nakapasa sa venice int'l film fest pero dito sa pipitsuging perya, by default lang makakapasok

[geckoph]

"The Strangers" Teaser
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrAqMcQyrRU

"Sosy Problems" Teaser
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NuyZGRAxA8

"El Presidente" Teaser
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sFgYEbZXV4

[geckoph]

MMFF New Wave Full Feature Festival

"The Grave Bandits"
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAu6U6hNEh0

"Paglaya sa Tanikala"
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFFRA7WGCo

"In Nomine Matris"
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itTTjvHEm0

"Gayak"
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu-8-puPZWI

"Ad Ignorantiam"
-- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKkwJO0oQVg

[Klaus Weasley]

The Grave Bandits (Tyrone Acierto) *** - Two young thieves who make their living stealing valuables from corpses in a cemetery gets chased into an island populated by people infected with an alien virus that cause them to attack and eat human flesh. This film is pretty much a comedic City of God meets 28 Days Later. It's often funny and at times scary though tonally, it's all over the place and frankly, I didn't like the way they resolved one of the plot threads. However, the leads are appealing and this is a better film than Tiktik and features fantastic visual effects and makeup (The best I've seen in a Filipino movie thus far!).

I don't know why this is relegated to the "new wave". The film is probably a better horror film than most of the past Shake Rattle & Roll's. The only thing this doesn't have are big-named stars. Otherwise, it's pretty mainstream.

[garee]

our househelp just got home from watching "Enteng" at SM Fairview and found out that ticket price is Php 230.00
Really?!!!

[Klaus Weasley]

our househelp just got home from watching "Enteng" at SM Fairview and found out that ticket price is Php 230.00
Really?!!!

Serves her right for wanting to watch Enteng.

Thy Womb (Brillante Mendoza) ***1/2 - In the southern-most area of the Philippines, there live an ethnic group of Filipino Muslims called the Badjaos who make their home in villages on stilts in the coastal waters. This is where director Brillante Mendoza's latest opus is set. A barren Muslim midwife seeks a second wife for her husband in order for him to have his own child. This is actress Nora Aunor's comeback from a rather long hiatus from acting and I have to say: she's still got it. Her talents lends itself very well to Mendoza's neo-realist style. It's a fascinating look at a different culture right here in the Philippines and the humanity all of us share. It's also gorgeously shot and beautiful to look at.

[frequenzy]

Mukang top grosser ang sisterakas sa 1st day

[SiCkBoY]

We're here at Eastwood Cinema waiting for One More Try

[halvert]

Want to see thy womb! Will bring the family.

[praktikal]

result: http://entertainment.inquirer.net/73861/montano-wins-best-supporting-actor-award-in-mmff-rites-mendoza-is-best-director

[frequenzy]

Mali prediction ng kramihan mukang talo ang enteng this year

[halvert]

^buti nga. Sign na yon na sawa na ang mga tao.
Just saw Thy Womb. It's not an easy movie to watch lalo na pag di ka sanay sa indie movies. Mabagal at parang walang nangyayari. And you will not be hit on the head with a message. No sampalan or dramatic confrontations. Lots of quiet quiet scenes. Sobrang bitin lang. Akala ko magkaka-teary ending pero wala. It just subtly makes you think about a woman's worth if she can't bear children or if she fetches a high dowry.

[Klaus Weasley]

Thy Womb might be pulled out of theaters. I strongly encourage everyone to see.

And despite winning Best Director, Best Actress and Best Story, Thy Womb didn't win any of the Best Picture awards.

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Sabi ni brillante, dapat daw mananalo ang Thy Womb ng best picture pero kasama daw sa criteria yung box office results.
Wonder if One more try will even be invited to any credible filmfest when some viewers say it was copied from a chinese movie.

[thebat]

Ano bang magandang panuorin aside from thy womb?

[devlin_waugh]

The Hobbit sa Imax hehehe

seriously, yung El Presidente pwede na if you don't mind the following:

1. Emilio Aguinaldo once parkour'd out of a bahay kubo.
2. He dual wielded 2 revolvers, and killed 20 people with them.
3. He dueled with a Spanish officer who was wielding 2 swords, and killed him. With a balisong.
4. Bamboo is bulletproof.
5. As are dead bodies.
6. Emilio Aguinaldo died of a heart attack. Twice.
7. Every man in the 1890s had 4 sets of fake moustaches, which he was not to wear to the next battle.
8. Every time two armies armed with rifles faced off against one another, they would charge at one another before firing said rifles at close range.

[sharkey360]

While the crowds were thick and the lines were long at many other movie theaters, SM City Bicutan had a much smaller reception in the morning of December 25.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYvUt8c5s50

[halvert]

Here's what i found online on why to watch Thy Womb
Sayang lang kasi this is the only period na walang foreign movies na ka-kumpetensya ang Pinoy movies, di tulad ng Cinemalaya na sa CCP at ilang piling cinema lang pwedeng panoorin. You can watch Star Cinema movies practically every week! Sana, really special movies that can raise the Pinoy audience's minds and feed their souls pag filmfest, like Tanging Yaman, Rizal...Kung pambata, yung animated movie na RPG: Metanoia that was co-produced by Star Cinema was really, really good. Tungkol sa computer games pero Pinoy na Pinoy from the sar-sari stores to the tumbang-preso game.  I wish it came out on DVD.

[devlin_waugh]

uplifting Filipino cultural standards requires people who want this to happen to make unpopular decisions and choices

the trend of giving token slots to movies like The Womb during the MMFF and categorizinging them to the indie scene will not help the said effort

preferably popular movies should have the whole year to themselves to duke it out with hollywood releases

the MMFF should be reserved for featuring better crafted films so the masses will be able to distinguish the golden wheat from the chaff, this is already the long established and widely accepted practice of other filmfests here and abroad where only the best of the best are featured without consideration for their appeal to the "masses"

the MMFF should not deviate from that

[Klaus Weasley]

Amen to that, devlin_waugh.

The problem of Thy Womb is not that Filipinos are too stupid to get it and foreigners are smarter, no. It's the fact that films like Thy Womb appeals primarily to film buffs and film critics, not the average movie-goer. An average movie-goer, regardless of nationality, will find Thy Womb boring and difficult to sit through because it does not go for the usual narrative beats that they're used to in mainstream cinema (be it Filipino, Hollywood or whatever). I've seen Brillante Mendoza's previous films so I knew what to expect and I'm used to his style so I found the film fascinating and moving. But I can see how someone who only goes to the movies once a month or a few times a year who only wanna have a good laugh or an easy kilig will find this boring.

But that's still NOT an excuse for mainstream movies to be lazy in their writing, acting and directing. And that's also not saying that an indie film CAN'T appeal to mainstream audiences. Zombadings and Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia crapapay and heck even the "New Wave" film The Grave Bandits are very commercial and will appeal to mainstream audience if they just give it chance! An avenue like the MMFF is a perfect opportunity for such films to find an audience and to flourish. I think the MMFF should try and look at films from Cinemalaya and CinemaOne to show during the festival.

[jdv1229]

The MMFF should be taken from the MMDA and be given back to Mowelfund since they helped re-establish the festival in 1975. There were a mixture of commercial and seriously good movies which were best represented in 1976 with Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon?, Insiang, Minsa'y Isang Gamu-Gamo and then there was Kisame Street. 1982 included films like Himala, Moral and Ang Panday Ikatlong Yugto. Moviegoers should be given equal fare during the festival and it was at the MMFF where some of the best Filipino films were first shown.

[Klaus Weasley]

Whose bright idea was it to hand the MMFF to the MMDA anyway?

[skooter]

our househelp just got home from watching "Enteng" at SM Fairview and found out that ticket price is Php 230.00
Really?!!!

and all that garbage lol..sayang ang 230php