29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2013 Winners

The 29th PMPC Star Awards for movies awarding ceremonies happened March 10, 2013 at the AFP Theater in Quezon City. The awards night was hosted by Iza Calzado, Kim Chiu and Piolo Pascual.

Angel Locsin won Best Actress for her performance in the MMFF 2012 Best Picture One More Try, scoring a back to back Best Actress win at the PMPC Star Awards for Movies. Last year, she was also hailed as Best Actress for the movie In the Name of Love. 

Meanwhile, El Presidente was the big winner of the night, clinching several awards including Movie of the Year, Best Director for Mark Meily and Best Actor for ER Ejercito.

In the indie movie category, Alagwa was a runaway winner with a grab on the Movie of the Year, Best Child Actor for Bugoy Cariño and Best Screenwriter and Best Director for Ian Loreños.

The PMPC Star Awards honors the best Filipino movies of 2012 and is composed of mainstream and independent film categories. The awards night will be aired on March 17 at 10:45 pm on ABS-CBN Sunday's Best.

Here is the complete list of winners of the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2013:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR El Presidente (Scenema Concept International, Inc.) MOVIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Mark Meily (El Presidente) INDIE MOVIE OF THE YEAR Alagwa (Breakaway Films) INDIE MOVIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Ian Loreños (Alagwa) MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR Jeorge “E.R.” Estregan (El Presidente) MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Angel Locsin (One More Try) MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR Carlo Aquino (Mater Dolorosa) MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Janice de Belen (Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles) NEW MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR Neil Coleta (I Doo Bido Bidoo) NEW MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (TIE) Tippy Dos Santos (I Do Bidoo Bidoo) Kim Komatsu (Mga Mumunting Lihim) CHILD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Bugoy Cariño (Alagwa) MOVIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Mark Meily (El Presidente) MOVIE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Carlo Mendoza (El Presidente) ULIRANG ARTISTA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Senator Lito Lapid

MOVIE PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Danny Red and Joel Bilbao (El Presidente) MOVIE EDITOR OF THE YEAR Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduña (El Presidente) MOVIE MUSICAL SCORER OF THE YEAR Vincent de Jesus (I Do Bidoo Bidoo) MOVIE SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Corinne de San Jose and Ditoy Aguila (Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles) INDIE MOVIE SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Ian Loreños (Alagwa) INDIE MOVIE CINEMATOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Odyssey Flores (Thy Womb) INDIE MOVIE PRODUCTION DESIGNER OF THE YEAR Dante Mendoza (Thy Womb) INDIE MOVIE EDITOR OF THE YEAR Dempster Samarista (Alagwa) INDIE MOVIE MUSICAL SCORER OF THE YEAR Von de Guzman (Supremo) INDIE MOVIE SOUND ENGINEER OF THE YEAR Ditoy Aguila and Mark Locsin (Mater Dolorosa) MOVIE THEME SONG OF THE YEAR Aking Inang Bayan (El Presidente) INDIE ORIGINAL THEME SONG OF THE YEAR Saan Ako Tutuntong (Migrante) DARLING OF THE PRESS: Isko Moreno ULIRANG ALAGAD NG PELIKULA SA LIKOD NG KAMERA: Romy Vitug (cinematographer)

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Jericho Rosales' Alagwa Invited to the 2012 Busan International Film Festival

Alagwa (Breakaway) which stars Jericho Rosales will have its world premiere at the 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) 2012 which will run from October 4-13 in Busan, South Korea.

Alagwa is Jericho's first local indie movie and besides being an actor, he is also co-producing the film. It is an advocacy film about human trafficking inspired by urban legends about children being abducted in the streets of Metro Manila.

Under the direction of Ian Loreños (The Leaving), Alagwa (Breakaway) also stars Bugoy Cariño, Carmen Soo, Leo Martinez, Smokey Manaloto, Jeremiah Rosales, John Manalo, Nanette Inventor,  Iñaki Ting, Garry Lim and Jamieson Lee.

Here is BIFF's program note for Alagwa:

People have a tendency to be drawn to danger and adventure, so this film takes us to the most dangerous spots in the world we live. The film was inspired by the true story of a Chinese-Filipino boy who went missing in the 1990s. Stories of missing children are always accompanied by the exhaustive searches by their parents. Films dealing with searches such as to are usually searches for self. But the story of 9-year-old Brian and his father Robert explores the dark side of the Philippines and the issues of child trafficking. Robert is called to Brian’s school as a result of Brian’s bad behavior. He’s angry at his son but they soon reconcile and head for the local shopping mall. There, Brian goes to the men’s room while Robert steps away to buy a lottery ticket. Brian is never seen again. The camera follows Robert’s journey as he searches for his son through the perilous streets of the Philippines; the lens capturing the anxiety and terror in Philippine society.

Watch the newly-released one-minute teaser for Alagwa:

Aside from Alagwa, seven other Filipino films have also been invited to Busan International Film Festival in October. Four were entries to the recent 8th Cinemalaya Film Festival—Mes de Guzman’s Diablo, Vincent Sandoval’s Aparisyon, Lawrence Fajardo’s Posas (Shackled) and Adolfo Alix Jr.’s Kalayaan. The others are Brillante Mendoza’s Captive and Thy Womb and Antoinette Jadaone’s Six Degrees of Separation from Lilia Cuntapay.

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Jericho Rosales and Bugoy Cariño Topbill Indie Film 'Alagwa'

Filipino's pride, Jericho Rosales will star in yet another quality film entitled Alagwa (Breakaway). He will be working with MMFF 2011 Best Child Performer, Bugoy Cariño  in the said indie film.

Alagwa is Jericho's first local indie movie. The said film is an advocacy film about human trafficking and inspired by urban legends about children being abducted in the streets of Metro Manila. In a press interview, Jericho shared his excitement with this project since he was also a co-producer, besides the story itself. Echo expressed his desire to help the Visayan Forum, an NGO that fights human trafficking so he also wanted to take part in the said movie.

Meanwhile, Bugoy will play the role of Jericho's son. It is reported that Carmen Soo will do a cameo role for the said indie film. 

The movie is directed by Ian Loreños (The Leaving) and will hit theaters this 2012. The movie also targets an international release in various film festivals outside the country.

Here is the movie's poster (via Alagwa Official Facebook Page)

Photos courtesy of respective owners via byxbuzz.blogspot.com

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