Watch The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2020 Gabi ng Parangal (Awards Night) live streaming online on Sunday, December 27. Below is a full rundown of all the winners.
The 46th edition of the annual MMFF goes virtual due to COVID-19 pandemic. The ten (10) official entries were not screened in cinemas, instead, entries were made available online through video streaming platform Upstream.
Official entries include Sylvia Sanchez and Jinggoy Estrada's "Coming Home"; Ritz Azul, Joseph Marco, Miles Ocampo's "The Missing"; Shaina Magdayao, Iza Calzado and Alfred Vargas' "Tagpuan"; Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador and Michael De Mesa's "Isa Pang Bahaghari" and Vhong Navarro's "Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim."
Also available for online streaming are Dennis Padilla's "Pakboys Takusa"; John Arcilla's "Suarez: The Healing Priest"; Boys Love (BL) movie "The Boy Foretold by the Stars"; Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon's "Fan Girl" and Brightlight Productions' "Magikland."
'Fan Girl' won most of the major awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress (Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon), Best Director (Antoinette Jadaone), Best Screenplay (Antoinette Jadaone), Best Editing (Benjamin Tolentino), Best Cinematography (Neil Daza) and Best Sound (Vincent Villa).
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Charlie Dizon of 'FanGirl'
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) December 27, 2020
Dizon thanked the whole team of FanGirl, her director, ABSCBN Films Managing Director Olive Lamasan and her partner Paulo Avelino. | via @mjfelipe pic.twitter.com/Bfus3EWtoq
Here is the full list of winners:
BEST VIRTUAL FLOAT
First place: "Magikland"
Second place: "Isa Pang Bahaghari"
Third place: "Fan Girl"
BEST STUDENT SHORT FILM
"Paano Maging Babae," De La Salle College of Saint Benilde
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Richard Francia, Ryan Grimarez (Central Digital Lab) for "Magikland"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Ericson Navarro (Magikland)
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Emerzon Texon (Magikland)
BEST EDITING
Benjamin Tolentino (Fan Girl)
BEST ORIGINAL THEME SONG
"Ulan" by Jhay Cura/ Pau Protacio (The Boy Foretold by the Stars)
BEST SOUND
Vincent Villa (Fan Girl)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Neil Daza (Fan Girl)
FPJ MEMORIAL AWARD
"Magikland"
GATPUNO ANTONIO J. VILLEGAS CULTURAL AWARDS
"Suarez: The Healing Priest"
GENDER SENSITIVITY AWARD
"The Boy Foretold by the Stars"
BEST SCREENPLAY
Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl)
BEST CHILD PEFORMER
Seiyo Masunaga (The Missing)
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Shaina Magdayao (Tagpuan)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Michael de Mesa (Isa Pang Bahaghari)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Paulo Avelino (Fan Girl)
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl)
BEST DIRECTOR
Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl)
BEST PICTURE
"Fan Girl"
Second place: "The Boy Foretold by the Stars
Third Place: "Tagpuan"
The Gabi ng Parangal was hosted by Marco Gumabao and Kylie Verzosa.