Brillante Mendoza's highly-acclaimed film Thy Womb (Sinapupunan) starring superstar Nora Aunor is now an official entry to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival replacing Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang.
MMFF 2012 Committee decided to include Thy Womb to the official entries after Studio 5 and Unitel Pictures pulled out Lola Basyang due to production time constraints. Thy Womb will now compete against the other seven official entries to the MMFF 2012.
The MMFF special committee led by Jesse Ejercito was tasked to choose the replacement of Lola Basyang and Thy Womb was chosen out of the three films which ranked after Lola Basyang including Skylight Films' Tuhog and Adolf Alix Jr's My Prince Charming. The latter two films reportedly will not meet the deadline so Thy Womb was given the slot.
Thy Womb was screened at the Venice International Film Festival which gave Nora a Best Actress award from a group of critics. The film also gave Ate Guy and Direk Dante the Best Actress and Best Director nominations, respectively at the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, to which the winners will be announced in November 23.
Watch the MMFF 2012 trailer of Thy Womb:
Both Direk Dante and Ate Guy expressed their joy for the inclusion of Thy Womb in the official list of entries for this year's MMFF. According to MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino, Thy Womb's credentials will add prestige to the December filmfest.
It will now be a tough battle for the 2012 MMFF Best Actress as we have Nora Aunor, Kris Aquino, Ai Ai Delas Alas and Judy Ann Santos. Thy Womb is also a shoo-in for the Best Picture award.