Entertainment
In a society and entertainment business which capitalizes on popularity and complacency to preserve an oppressive status quo, underscoring named stars in a news item is a common slant to familiarize the public with a report.
Dropping the names of Elijah Canlas, 43rd Gawad Urian Best Actor for the film “Kahlel, 15” and former “Bagets” star Yayo Aguila commits to the principle of prominence as a news attraction.
Elijah is nominated as Best Actor for the film “He Who Is Without Sin” while Yayo is fielded as a contender in the Best Supporting Actress for the movie “Metamorphosis” both in the forthcoming 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) awards night while others as deserving are decorated on the sideline as well.
The List
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has come out with the list of its PPP’s nominations from the 13 entries in the Premium Selection Section most of them not regularly presented or featured in mainstream multimedia.
Other nominees in the #PPP4SamaAll awards night to be held virtually tomorrow, Saturday, December 12, at 8 p.m, via live streaming on the FDCP Facebook page and YouTube channel, are:
Best Picture: “Cleaners,” “He Who Is Without Sin,” “Metamorphosis,” “Kintsugi” and “The Highest Peak”;
Best Director: Glenn Barit (“Cleaners”), Jason Paul Laxamana (“He Who Is Without Sin”), J.E. Tiglao (“Metamorphosis”), Lawrence Fajardo (“KIntsugi”), and Arbi Barbarona (“The Highest Peak”);
Best Actress: Sarah Chang “Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids”), Nats Sitoy (“Come On, Irene”), Hana Kino (“Come On, Irene”) and Hiro Nishiuchi (“Kintsugi”);
Best Actor: Ken Yasuda (“Come On, Irene”), Gold Azeron (“Metamorphosis”), and Gio Gahol (“Sila-Sila”);
Best Supporting Actress: Iana Bernardez (“Metamorphosis”) and Gianne Rivera (“Cleaners”);
Best Supporting Actor: Phi Palmos (”KIntsugi”), Topper Fabregas (“Sila-Sila”), Roweno Caballes (“The Highest Peak”), Allan Gannaban (“Cleaners”), and Henyo Ehem (“The Highest Peak”);
Best Screenplay: J.E. Tiglao and Boo Dabu (“Metamorphosis”), Glenn Barit (“Cleaners”), Jason Paul Laxamana (“He Who Is Without Sin”), Herlyn Alegre (“Kintsugi”), and Daniel Saniana (“Sila-Sila”);
Best Cinematography: Boy Yñiguez (“Kintsugi”), Steven Paul Evangelio (“Cleaners”), Takeyuki Onishi (“Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids”), Tey Clamor (“Metamorphosis”), and Emmanuel Liwanag (“He Who Is Without Sin”);
Best Editing: Noah Loyola and Che Tagyamon (“Cleaners”), Mai Calapardo (“He Who Is Without Sin”), Lawrence Fajardo (“Kintsugi”), Renard Torres (“Metamorphosis”), and Annika Lok Yin Feign (“The Helper”);
Best Production Design: Alvin Francisco (“Cleaners”), Hai Balbuena and Rolando Inocencio (“Kintsugi”), James Arvin Rosendal (“Metamorphosis”), Lars Magbanua (“He Who Is Without Sin”), and Fritz Silorio (“Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids”);
Best Musical Score: Glenn Barit (“Cleaners”), Arbi Barbarona (“The Highest Peak”), Peter Legaste (“Kintsugi”), Dale Martin and Tamara dela Cruz (“Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids”), and Igo Gonzalez (“Sila-Sila”);
Best Sound Design: Shichihei Kawamoto and Yuji Akazawa (“Come On, Irene”), Dale Martin (“Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids”), Aian Louie Caro and Erlyn Tomboc (“He Who Is Without Sin”), Arbi Barbarona (“The Highest Peak”), and John Michael Perez and Daryl Libongco (“Cleaners”).
Special Recognitions
The FDCP will also give special recognitions while musical performances will be showcased by Raf Bernardino, Acel Bisa, Bayang Barrios and Naliyagan, Joey Ayala, Ice Seguerra, and Ms. Regine Velasquez.
The 4th PPP, which has a 170-film lineup with 90 full-length feature films and 80 short films, will end on December 13. It has drawn more than 8,000 subscribers since it began on October 31.
With the #PPP4SamaAll tagline, the festival aims to be a solidarity event that promotes Philippine Cinema and boosts the Filipino film industry as it is struggling to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.