Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino recognizes 3 master films
cinema kicking. Again.
This is the happy assessment over the weeklong Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino ( PPP), which started on August 16 and ends today, with some of the 12 entries gaining an extended from prom
A project of the Film Development Council of the Philippines ( FDCP) headed by chairman - incides with the ongoing Buwan Month. A number of the entries had already made the rounds of film festivals here and abroad, winning in both acting and technical categories.
- - song Tamo Extension, Makati City, the participants.
Tula Para kay Stella” by Jason - na si Hesus” by Victor Villanueva won the Jury’s Choice Award.
Had there been acting awards would surely have been a unanimous choice, viewers observed.
Although the PPP is not as encompassing as the Metro Manila Film Festival, it showed nevertheless that Filipinos have matured in their taste – that movies are movies,
Those backed by major studios – production-wise, casting - ent Gerald Anderson in the lead, is alive and Bela Padilla and JC Santos playing the central characters, and Carlo Aquino, Kean Cipriano, in the cast – were deemed to top theaters each.
performed well, topping the box the top grosser.
As the days went on, Patay na si Hesus, even with lesser movie houses assigned to it overtook the other two and emerged as the second top grosser playing full houses everywhere due to word-of-mouth endorsement. It gained 13 additional theaters in SM Cinemas in Batangas, Baguio, Cagayan and Bulacan.
Considered a sleeper hit, Patay na si Hesus stars Cannes Best Actress winner Jaclyn Jose ( Cebu-based actors. It’s a comedy that strums the tickle strings of [laughing out loud] movie of the year!” movie scribe Mell Navarro said. It was an entry in the Que
- - giving and awards night.
Not a few observers say that PPP may actually become the festival of Philippine movie festivals with its strong showing, despite the fact it was held on a rainy month, and when moviegoers do not have bonuses to splurge like they do in December.