The race for a shot at the Oscars begins
WE are halfway done with the year, and again, the shortlist of local movies from which a possible Oscars’ contender for Best Foreign Language Film will be screened by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP).
I know some members of the selection committee, but I’m not in the position to reveal their names, even if I feel that their identity need not be kept in utmost secrecy. After all the President and its members are duly accountable to the public.
Despite the many accolades Fili - out the years, an Oscars trophy for elusive. So far on record, Director Gil Portes has sent the most number of entries to the Oscars than any other Filipino director. He is Hermano Puli make it to the short list since - quirement of theatrical exhibition for at least a week. This particular course, Bulaga’s gems Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza—not to mention the production team who make it possible for the show to air everyday—the kind of friendship that is often elusive in show business is a huge draw for audiences in the Philippines and beyond. “At this point in the history of EatBulaga, all we can guarantee our loyal viewers is that we will continue to bring them happiness, and strive to help them as best we can,” Sotto pledged. Whether for entertainment or requirement by the way has put most every “Oscars worthy” indie if it fails to pull in audiences and gets pulled out from the theaters after a day or two.
Currently, the short list has Erik Aljur Abrenica in a scene from Gil Portes’ ‘Hermano Puli’ Bulaga of brining “isang libo’t isang tuwa” from “Batanes to Tawi-Tawi,” and vow to do so for as long as they can.
“It’s the least we can do when we’ve been blessed with the best job in the world all these years,” Sotto ended. “All we have today is gratitude, and we want to keep giving it back.”
EatBulaga’s 37th anniversary episode airs today at noon on GMA Network. Matti’s HonorThyFather and Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’Rosa.
pull off a surprise at the last minute, among them Ralston Jover’s Hamog, which was highly acclaimed in the A-listed Moscow International and New York Film Festivals, earning for its young star Therese Malvar, best actress trophies.
Ricky Lee’s screenplay for IadyaMoKami is another heavy weight to contend, as well as my good friend and TV director- cum- painter Louie Ignacio’s foray into in Laut. The latter is now doing the
Now which of these movies will make it to the Oscars? It is at the moment anybody’s ball game, and we hope that the selection committee meticulously decides on the most Oscar to Hollywood.