37th Metro Manila Film Festival MMFF 2011 Awards Night Winners and Result

The 37th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF 2011) is the annual film festival in Manila that was held from December 25, 2011 until the first week of January 2012. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters in order to showcase locally produced films.

Here below are the official activities as programmed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA):

Dec. 17 — Start of the screening for the board of judges at Podium Cinema (ideal for private exhibitions). That is going to be a marathon movie watching for the jurors because they will continue with the screening right the next day and deliberate on the winners on the evening of Dec. 18.

Dec. 17 and 18 — Premiere nights at the Robinson’s Galleria Cinemas for the indie movies that are competing in a separate category. To be exhibited along with the indies are student short films that are also in yet another competition among themselves.

Dec. 24 — Filmfest parade of stars. The event will start with a lunch at the Esplanade for the participants — as sponsored by SMDC. At 2 p.m. the stars will get on their respective floats and the parade will begin at the back of Mall of Asia. The route will take it to EDSA and turn left at Roxas Boulevard and go straight to the Quirino Grandstand at the Luneta, where there will be a variety program.

Dec. 25 — The participating films will open officially for commercial exhibition.

Dec. 28 – Gabi ng Parangal at the Resorts World Performing Arts Theater. The awards presentation will be hosted by Ai-Ai de las Alas and Cesar Montano. Live Telecast is on Jan. 1, 2012 at 10:30 p.m. over ABS-CBN Channel.

The official entries are Shake, Rattle & Roll 13, Enteng ng Ina Mo, Ang Panday 2, Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Segunda Mano, My Househusband and Asiong Salonga.


At stake:(Winners and Result will be updated)

Best picture — P800,000.
Second Best Picture — P550,000.
Third Best Picture — P300,000.
Gatpuno Villegas Award — P550,000.
Best Actor, Actress, Director and Screenplay — P100,000.
Best Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Child Performer and technical winners — P50,000.
Best Indie Film — P100,000.
Best Student Short Film — P25,000, which will go to the school being represented by the filmmaker.

Stay tuned for the latest update on the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival MMFF 2011 Awards Night Winners and Result.