Pinoy viewers are watching two entries the 2020 MMFF didn’t nominate for best picture
Natutuwa kami na sa gaganaping awards night ng Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 ay nominadong Best Picture ang Tagpuan pero nagtataka kami na hindi nominado ang Isa Pang Bahaghari at Suarez: The Healing Priest na parehong drama films.
Ang iba pang Best Picture nominees ay ang The Boy Foretold by the Stars, Fan Girl, The Missing at Magikland.
The same way na natutuwa kami na nominadong Best Director si
Mac Alejandre para sa Tagpuan pero nagulat kami na hindi nominado sina Joel Lamangan at Joven Tan para sa Isa Pang Bahaghari at Suarez: The Healing Priest respectively.
Makakalaban ni direk Mac sina Christian Acuna (Magikland), Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl), Dolly Dulu (The Boy Foretold by the Stars) at Easy Ferrer (The Missing).
Hindi man nominado bilang Best Picture ay nominado naman bilang FPJ Memorial Award ang Isa Pang Bahaghari at Suarez: The Healing Priest; makakakalaban nila ang Coming Home at Magikland.
Kasama rin sa mga pagpipilian bilang GatPuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award ang Isa Pang Bahaghari at Suarez: The Healing Priest kalaban ang The Boy Foretold by the Stars, Coming Home at Magikland.
Pasok din bilang nominado sa kategoryang Gender Sensitivity Award ang Isa Pang Bahaghari kalaban ang Coming Home at The Boy Foretold by the Stars.
Magtatagisan naman ng husay ang mga Best Actress nominees na sina Iza Calzado (Tagpuan) at Nora Aunor (Isa Pang Bahaghari) at sina Ritz Azul (The Missing), Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl) at Sylvia Sanchez (Coming Home).
Hindi man nominado ang mga pelikula nila ay nominado naman bilang Best Actor in a Leading Role sina Philip Salvador (Isa Pang Bahaghari) at John Arcilla – Suarez: The Healing Priest kalaban sina Adrian Lindayag (The Boy Foretold by the Stars) at Paulo Avelino (Fan Girl).
Bongga rin ang line-up sa kategoryang Best Actress in a Supporting Role; pinag-uusapan ang husay ni Shaina Magadayao (Tagpuan) at laglag man ang movie nila ay pasok si Rosanna Roces (Suarez: The Healing Priest) kalaban sina Bibeth Orteza (Magikland), Miles Ocampo (The Missing) at Jaclyn Jose (Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim).
Hindi na kami nagulat na nominated bilang Best Actor in a Supporting Role sina Zanjoe Marudo at Michael de Mesa (both for Isa Pang Bahaghari) dahil mahusay naman silang aktor.
Kalaban nila sina Dante Rivero (Suarez: The Healing Priest) at Edgar Allan Guzman (Coming Home) at Leinard Ramos (The Boy Foretold by the Stars).
Bilang Best Child Performer naman ay dalawa ang nagmula sa Tagpuan, sina Ryan Jay Obana – Tagpuan at Miguel Gabriel Diokno kalaban sina Jana Agoncillo (Coming Home) at Seiyo Masunaga (The Missing).
Expected na namin na mano-nominate bilang Best Screenplay si Ricardo Lee para sa Tagpuan; kalaban ng Tagpuan ang The Missing (Easy Ferrer), Fan Girl (Antoinette Jadaone), The Boy Foretold by the Stars (Dolly Dulu) at Coming Home (Gina Marisa Tagasa).
Ang iba pang mga nominado sa MMFF 2020 virtual awards night na gaganapin ngayong Linggo, December 27 ay ang mga sumusunod:
Best Student Short Film
Balikbayan – University of Makati
Laruan Baril – Far Eastern University High School
Paano Maging Babae – De La Salle College of Saint Benilde
Best Visual Effects
Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim – Gerwin Meneses of GMVFX
Magikland – Richard Francia, Ryan Grimarez (Central Digital Lab)
The Missing – Luminous Films
Best Production Design
The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Lars Magbanua
The Missing – Popo Diaz
Magikland – Ericson Navarro
Suarez: The Healing Priest – Ronnie Dizon
Tagpuan – Ericson Navarro
Best Musical Score
Magikland – Emerzon Texon
Fan Girl – Teresa Barrozo
Suarez: The Healing Priest – Sherwin Castillo
The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Paulo Protacio
The Missing – Jessie Lasaten
Best Editing
Isa Pang Bahaghari – Mai Calaparado
The Missing – Renewin Alano
Fan Girl – Benjamin Tolentino
Tagpuan – Carlo Francisco Manatad
Magikland – Manet Dayrit, She Lopez Francia (Central Digital Lab)
Best Cinematography
Fan Girl – Neil Daza
Magikland – Rody Lacap
The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Marvin Reyes
Suarez: The Healing Priest – Teejay Gonzalez
The Missing – Marvin Reyes
Best Original Theme Song
“Hanggang Muli” by Emerson Texon – Isa Pang Bahaghari
“Ulan” by Jhay Cura/Pau Protacio – The Boy Foretold by the Stars
“Yakapin Mo Ako” by Joven Tan – Suarez: The Healing Priest
“Smile” by Emerzon Texon – Magikland
“Ganyan ang Pag-ibig ko” by Lito Camo – Coming Home
Best Sound
The Missing – Fatima Nerrika Salim, Immanuel Verona
Tagpuan – Albert Michael Idioma
The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Wildsound Inc.
Magikland – Albert Michael Idioma, Alex Tomboc (Wildsound Studios)
Fan Girl – Vincent Villa
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