Entertainment
By Boy Villasanta | Published: December 28, 2020
It was indeed a night of a fan girl, a combine of the virtual and in-person awards rites of the 46th Metro Manila Film Festival held tonight at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao in Quezon City as “Fan Girl” by Black Sheep Productions, Globe Studios and other collaborators won Best Film.
There were a lot of Nora Aunor fan girls screaming off-cam and watching online and hostess Kyle Verzosa admitted she was a fan girl of “Fan Girl” which she had just watched hours before the awarding ceremony.
Excited Audience
Other fan girls and boys of all the stars in the 10 competing works of the 2020 MMFF were glued to the cyber screen or patiently waited outside the hall with only a few socially-distanced audience present.
Newbie Wins
Although Nora lost in the Best Actress derby all her fans were around virtually to root for her but the award went to newbie Charlie Dizon who played the fan of idol Paulo Avelino who took away the Best Actor plum.
The movie’s director Antoinette Jadaone romped away with the Best Director trophy.
Fest Winners
Here are the other winners of the festival:
2nd Best Picture—“The Boy Foretold by the Stars”
3rd Best Picture—“Tagpuan”
Best Supporting Actress—Shaina Magdayao “Tagpuan”
Best Supporting Actor—Michael de Mesa “Isa Pang Bahaghari”
Best Screenplay—Antoinette Jadaone “Fan Girl”
FPJ Memorial Award—“Magikland”
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Award—“Suarez, The Healing Priest”
Special Jury Prize—Peque Gallaga
Gender Sensitivity Award—“The Boy Foretold by the Stars”
Best Cinematography—Neil Daza “Fan Girl”
Best Editing—Benjamin Tolentino “Fan Girl”
Best Production Design—Ericson Navarro “Magikland”
Best Visual Effects—Richard Francia “Magikland”
Best Theme Song—“The Boy Foretold by the Stars”
Best Musical Score—Emerson Texon “Magikland”
Best Student Film—“Paano Ba Magiging Babae?” De La Salle University of Saint Benilde
Best Sound—Vincent Villa “Fan Girl”