Full list of Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 Winners

December 29, 2024

The 50th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival just concluded its “Awards Night” (Gabi ng Parangal) at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Parañaque, on December 27, 2024. For those who missed the live telecast, below are the full list of Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 winners.

“Green Bones” emerged as the biggest winner, claiming 6 awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Child Performer.

“Isang Himala” and “The Kingdom” tied for second place in terms of the number of awards. However, “The Kingdom” garnered the more prestigious awards, namely Best Picture (2nd place), Best Director, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award.

In contrast, “Isang Himala” won Best Picture (4th place), Special Jury Prize, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Theme Song, and Best Musical Score.

Complete list of Winners:

Best Picture – ‘Green Bones’
- 2nd Best Picture: ‘The Kingdom’
- 3rd Best Picture: ‘My Future You’
- 4th Best Picture: ‘Isang Himala’
Best Director – Crisanto Aquino for ‘My Future You’ and Michael Tuviera for ‘The Kingdom’
Best Actress – Judy Ann Santos, ‘Espantaho’
Best Actor – Dennis Trillo, ‘Green Bones’
Special Jury Prize – ‘Topakk’ and ‘Isang Himala’
Best Supporting Actor – Ruru Madrid, ‘Green Bones’
Best Supporting Actress – Kakki Teodoro, ‘Isang Himala’
Best Child Performer – Sienna Stevens, ‘Green Bones’
Breakthrough Performance – Seth Fedelin, ‘My Future You’
Special Jury Prize – Vice Ganda, ‘And the Breadwinner is..’
Best Screenplay – Ricky Lee and Angeli Atienza, ‘Green Bones’
Best Musical Score – Vincent de Jesus, ‘Isang Himala’
Best Sound – Ditoy Aguila, ‘Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital’
Best Original Theme Song – ‘Ang Himala ay Nasa Puso’ for ‘Isang Himala’, written by Vincent de Jesus and Ricky Lee.
Best Editing – Vanessa Ubas de Leon, ‘My Future You’
Best Cinematography – Neil Daza, ‘Green Bones’
Best Production Design – Nestor Abrogena, ‘The Kingdom’
Best Visual Effects – Riot Inc, ‘The Kingdom’
Best Float – ‘Topakk’ and ‘Uninvited’
Gender Sensitivity Award – ‘And the Breadwinner is’
FPJ Memorial Award – ‘Topakk’
Gatpuno Antonio J Villegas Cultural Award – ‘The Kingdom’
3rd Best Student Short Film – University of the Philippines Mindanao
2nd Best Student Short Film – University of Malabon
Best Student Short Film – University of Makati ‘Saan Aabot ang 50 Pesos mo?’

I was able to watch the “Awards Night” and it was great but being abroad, you can only hope that cinemas and theater house will feature these films, since no matter how much you want to watch them, if its not available, one can only hope that it will be available online and soon!

Official trailer of ‘The Kingdom’ featuring Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual and Sue Ramirez

December 2, 2024

“Wala sa tinta ng katawan ang pinta ng puso.” – Lakan Makisig (Vic Sotto)

Halina’t pumasok sa Kaharian ng Kalayaan! Huwag palampasin ang #TheKingdom directed by Michael Tuviera, starring Vic Sotto and Piolo Pasucal, this December 25, an official entry to the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival!

It’s refreshing to see Vic Sotto take on a more challenging role and the film looks promising.

The film is directed by Michael Tuviera with screenplay by Michelle Ngu-Nario. Storry by Michelle Ngu-Nario and Michael Tuviera. The Kingdom casts an ensemble of stars; Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual, Sue Ramirez, Cristine Reyes, Sid Lucero, Iza Calzado and Jose Manalo.

The Kingdom is set to have its wide theatrical release in cinemas in the Philippines on Christmas Day, December 25, 2024.

Official entries to the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival Announced

October 17, 2023

Ten movies for the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival have been officially announced. The first four entries was announced back in July, these film were chosen based on script submissions, and the 6 additional film was officially announced in a press conference that was streamed on the organization’s FB page @mmffofficial.

These are the first four entries;

“A Mother and Son’s Story” by Cineko Productions, Inc. starring Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards
“(K)ampon” by Quantum Films starring Beauty Gonzales and Derek Ramsay
“Penduko” by Sari Sari Network starring Cristine Reyes and Matteo Guidicelli
“Rewind” a Star Cinema project of celebrity couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera

The six additional films to complete the 2023 MMFF entries are:

“When I Met You in Tokyo ” starring Christopher de Leon and Vilma Santos
“Becky and Badette” starring Eugene Domingo and Pokwang
“Mallari” starring Piolo Pascual and Janella Salvador
“Firefly” starring Alessandra de Rossi with Cherry Pie Picache
“Broken Hearts Trip” starring Christian Bables and Andoy Ranay
“Gomburza” starring Enchong Dee, Dante Rivero, Piolo Pascual and Cedrick Juan

The 49th Metro Manila Film Festival will kick-off with the parade of stars on December 17th, this year’s theme is CAMANAVA, then the film festival itself will run from December 25th thru January 7th, 2024. The MMFF Awards night will happen on the 27th of December.

Checkout the official movie posters of this year’s MMFF 2022 entries

November 26, 2022

Last Wednesday, Nov. 24th, the official facebook page of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) released the official movie posters of all MMFF 2022 entries.