2014 Metro Manila Film Festival

2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
Gabi ng Parangal
2014 Metro Manila Film Festival; Gabi ng Parangal
Date	December 27, 2014
Site	Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
Hosted by	Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino
Highlights
Best Picture	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
Most awards	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (9)
Television coverage
Network	ABS-CBN
	← 39th; Metro Manila Film Festival; 41st →;

2014 Metro Manila Film Festival
40th Metro Manila Film Festival
Awards	Gabi ng Parangal (lit. 'Awards Night')
No. of films	8
Festival date	December 25, 2014 to January 7, 2015
MMFF chronology
	41st ed. 39th ed.

The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival was the edition of the annual film festival that is held in Metro Manila, Philippines and is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except IMAX theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the Quirino Grandstand.^[1] It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year.

The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the Philippine International Convention Center, and was hosted by Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino.^[2] It was also aired via delayed telecast on ABS-CBN.

Official Entries

The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival;^[3]

Title	Starring	Studio	Director	Genre
The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin	Vice Ganda, Richard Yap, Tom Rodriguez, Alex Gonzaga, Bimby Aquino-Yap	Star Cinema & Viva Films	Wenn Deramas	Comedy, action
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo	Robin Padilla, Vina Morales, Daniel Padilla	Philippians Productions	Enzo Williams	Historical drama, action
English Only, Please	Jennylyn Mercado, Derek Ramsay	Quantum Films, Buchi Boy Films & Tuko Film Productions and MJM Productions	Dan Villegas	Romantic comedy
Feng Shui 2	Kris Aquino, Coco Martin	Star Cinema and K Productions	Chito Roño	Horror
Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2	Dingdong Dantes, Isabelle Daza, Joey Marquez, KC Montero, Lotlot de Leon	Reality Entertainment, GMA Films and AgostoDos Pictures	Erik Matti	Comedy, horror, action
Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect^[4]	ER Ejercito, Sam Pinto	Scenema Concept International and Viva Films	Francis "Jun" Posadas	Action
My Big Bossing	Ryzza Mae Dizon, Vic Sotto, Marian Rivera, Nikki Gil, Alonzo Muhlach	OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment	Joyce Bernal, Marlon Rivera & Tony Reyes	Comedy, Fantasy
Shake, Rattle & Roll XV	JC de Vera, Erich Gonzales, Dennis Trillo, Carla Abellana, Lovi Poe, Matteo Guidicelli	Regal Entertainment	Dondon Santos, Jerrold Tarog and Perci Intalan	Horror anthology

New Wave entries

MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014.^[5] On October 24, 2014, the official list of entries were announced.^[6]^[7] Films were screened on selected cinemas from December 17 to 24, 2014.^[8]

Title	Starring	Studio	Director	Genre
Gemini	Sheena McBride, Brigitte McBride, Mon Confiado, Lance Raymundo, Alvin Anson, Sarah Gaugler	Blackswan Pictures	Ato Bautista	Psychological thriller
M (Mother's Maiden Name)	Zsa Zsa Padilla, Nico Antonio, Dennis Padilla, Gloria Sevilla	Eight Films	Zig Madamba Dulay	Drama
Magkakabaung	Allen Dizon, Gladys Reyes, Chanel Latorre, Emilio Garcia	ATD Entertainment Productions	Jason Paul Laxamana	Drama
Maratabat: Pride and Honor	Julio Diaz, Ping Medina, Chanel Latorre	Blank Pages Productions	Arlyn dela Cruz	Political drama
Mulat	Jake Cuenca, Ryan Eigenmann, Loren Burgos	Dvent Productions	Maria Diane Ventura	Drama, romance

Student shorts

Bimyana - Kim Zuñiga, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde
Bundok Chubibo - Glenn Barit, University of the Philippines Diliman
Kalaw - Immy Belle Rempis, Asia Pacific Film Institute
Kubli - Regine Ynieto, Far Eastern University
Siyanawa - Gio Alpuente, Southern Luzon State University
Ang Soltera - Arielle Louise Naguit, De La Salle Lipa

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Animated films

Cherry - Dustin Uy
Gymsnatch - Eric Dequitos
Isip-Bata - Eugene Ceriola & Keith Bercero
An Maogmang Lugar - Mary Ann Espedido
Shifter - Jerico Fuentes

Awards

Major awards

The following are the winners of the mainstream category:^[11]

Best Picture	Best Director
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo – Philippians Productions English Only, Please – Quantum Films, Buchi Boy Films & Tuko Film Productions (2nd Best Picture) Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 – Reality Entertainment, GMA Films & Agostodos Productions (3rd Best Picture) Feng Shui 2 – Star Cinema & K Productions My Big Bossing – OctoArts Films, M-Zet Films & APT Entertainment Shake, Rattle & Roll XV – Regal Entertainment	Dan Villegas – English Only, Please Erik Matti – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Chito S. Roño – Feng Shui 2 Jerrold Tarog – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ulam) Enzo Williams – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Derek Ramsay – English Only, Please* as Julian Parker** Dingdong Dantes – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 as Makoy Coco Martin – Feng Shui 2 as Lester Anonuevo Robin Padilla – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo as Andrés Bonifacio	*Jennylyn Mercado – English Only, Please* as Tere Madlansacay** Carla Abellana – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ulam) as Aimee Erich Gonzales – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ahas) as Sandra/Sarah Vina Morales – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo as Gregoria de Jesús
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Joey Marquez – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2* as Nestor** Sef Cadayona – My Big Bossing (Prinsesa) Kean Cipriano – English Only, Please as Rico Jose Manalo – My Big Bossing (Taktak) Roi Vinzon – Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect as Bng. Gen. Gideon de Tagle	*Lotlot de Leon – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2* as Nieves** Cai Cortez – English Only, Please as Mallows Nikki Gil – My Big Bossing (Prinsesa) as Prinsesa Reyna Beatriz Carmi Martin – Feng Shui 2 as Ruby Anonuevo Chanda Romero – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ulam) as Aling Lina
Best Child Performer	Best Cinematography
*Ryzza Mae Dizon – My Big Bossing* as Jessa, Angel and Victoria** Clarence Delgado – Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect as Niko Lenlen Frial – English Only, Please as Kay-Kay Mona Louise Rey – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 as batang aswang	Carlo Mendoza – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Shing-Fung Cheung – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Neil Daza – Feng Shui 2 Lito Mempin & Lee Meily – My Big Bossing (Taktak) Dan Villegas – English Only, Please
Best Screenplay	Best Original Story
Antoinette Jadaone & Anjeli Pessumal – English Only, Please Cathy Camarillo – Muslim Magnum .357 Bibeth Orteza – My Big Bossing (Prinsesa) Shugo Praico & Enzo Williams – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Michiko Yamamoto & Erik Matti – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2	Antoinette Jadaone & Dan Villegas – English Only, Please Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Erik Matti – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Rody Vera – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ahas)
Best Production Design	Best Editing
Ericson Navarro – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Winston Acuyong – Feng Shui 2 Roy Lachica – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Mitoy Sta. Ana – My Big Bossing (Prinsesa)	Marya Ignacio – English Only, Please Vito Cajili & Sheryll Lopez – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Carlo Francisco Manatad – Feng Shui 2 Melvyn Quimosing – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Benjamin Tolentino – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Flight 666)
Best Visual Effects	Best Make-up Artist
Mothership – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Digital Dodge – My Big Bossing (Taktak) Imaginary Friends Studio – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ahas) Post Manila – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo	Juvan Bermil & Charles Albert Alabado – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Cheryl Cabanos – Feng Shui 2 English Only, Please Jayvee Flores, Insiang Piñero & Bambbi Fuentes – My Big Bossing (Prinsesa) Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ulam)
Best Original Theme Song	Best Musical Score
*"Hindi Pa Tapos" from Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo* – Gloc-9** "Kapayapaan" from Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect "Bukas Na" from My Big Bossing – Jan Ilacad	Von de Guzman – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Carmina Cuya – Feng Shui 2 Von de Guzman – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Flight 666) Armi Millare – English Only, Please My Big Bossing (Prinsesa) Erwin Romulo – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2
Best Sound Engineering	Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award
Wild Sound – Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Albert Michael Idioma – My Big Bossing Live Sound & Hit Productions – Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Addiss Tabong – English Only, Please Wild Sound – Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (Ulam)	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo English Only, Please Muslim Magnum .357: To Serve and Protect
Best Float	Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
Youth Choice Award
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

Other awards

Commemorative Award for Vision and Leadership – Joseph Estrada
Special MMFF 40th Year Award – Francis Tolentino
Special Recognition Award (posthumous) – Guillermo de Vega; accepted by wife Maria de Vega
Face of the Night – Nadine Lustre

New Wave category

The following are the winners of the New Wave category:^[12]

Best Picture – Magkakabaung
Best Director – Jason Paul Laxamana, Magkakabaung
Best Actor – Allen Dizon, Magkakabaung
Best Actress – Zsa Zsa Padilla, M (Mother's Maiden Name)
Best Supporting Actor – Kristoffer King, Maratabat (Pride and Honor)
Best Supporting Actress – Gloria Sevilla, M (Mother's Maiden Name)
Special Jury Prize – M (Mother's Maiden Name)
Best Student Film – Bundok Chubibo by Glenn Barit
Student Film Special Jury Prize – Kalaw by Immy Rempis
Best Animation Film – An Maogmang Lugar by Mary Espedido
Animation Film Special Jury Prize – Cherry by Dustin Uy

Multiple awards

Mainstream

Awards	Film
9	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
7	English Only, Please
6	Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2

New Wave

Awards	Film
3	M (Mother's Maiden Name)
3	Magkakabaung

Box office gross

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority was criticized for releasing incomplete official earnings of each film. This led to some film studios releasing their own earnings.

Entry	Gross Ticket Sales
Entry	December 25^[13]^[14]	January 7^[15]^[16]
The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin	₱ 53,300,000*	₱ 402,000,000*
Feng Shui 2	₱ 31,400,000	–
My Big Bossing	₱ 28,000,000	–
English Only, Please	–	–
Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2	₱ 11,000,000	–
	TOTAL	₱ 1,014,000,000

References

^ "Traffic rerouted for MMFF 'Parade of Stars' Dec 23". Rappler. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ Chuck Smith (December 28, 2014). "IN PHOTOS: 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "FIRST READ ON PEP: 13 films submitted for consideration in MMFF 2014". Philippine Entertainment Portal. June 13, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ MMFF OMNIBUS TRAILER 2014. YouTube. 28 October 2014. Event occurs at 2:43. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ "Big Prizes Await Indie Films at the 2014 MMFF New Wave Section". Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. August 7, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "Films of Zsa Zsa Padilla, Jake Cuenca, Allen Dizon included in MMFF 2014 New Wave section". Philippine Entertainment Portal. October 25, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "MMFF finalists". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "MMFF New Wave 2014 to release independent film finalists". Tempo. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ Mari-An Santos (December 23, 2014). "MMFF 2014 New Wave Guide: Gemini, M (Mother's Maiden Name), Magkakabaung, Maratabat and Mulat". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
^ Rowena Tan (December 28, 2014). "'Bonifacio' runs away with nine awards in 40th MMFF". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "MMFF 2014 winners revealed; Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay win top acting awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ "'Bonifacio,' 'English Only' win big at 40th MMFF". ABS-CBN News. December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ Salve V. Asis (December 27, 2014). "Tinalo si Kris, Praybeyt… naka-P53 M sa unang araw ng MMFF!". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
^ "MMFF Ranking 2014: Tolentino announces Top 4 Films, Total Earnings". The Summit Express. December 26, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
^ "'Praybeyt Benjamin' earnings reach P400M". Star Cinema. January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
^ "MMFF 2014 entries earned P1.014 billion in the box-office". Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 9, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

External links

The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival official website
Special coverage of the 40th MMFF by Philippine Entertainment Portal
IMDb:2014 MMFF

Preceded by 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila Film Festival 2014	Succeeded by 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival

[1] "Traffic rerouted for MMFF 'Parade of Stars' Dec 23". Rappler. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[Hosts-2] Chuck Smith (December 28, 2014). "IN PHOTOS: 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[3] "FIRST READ ON PEP: 13 films submitted for consideration in MMFF 2014". Philippine Entertainment Portal. June 13, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[4] MMFF OMNIBUS TRAILER 2014. YouTube. 28 October 2014. Event occurs at 2:43. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[5] "Big Prizes Await Indie Films at the 2014 MMFF New Wave Section". Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. August 7, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[6] "Films of Zsa Zsa Padilla, Jake Cuenca, Allen Dizon included in MMFF 2014 New Wave section". Philippine Entertainment Portal. October 25, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[7] "MMFF finalists". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[8] "MMFF New Wave 2014 to release independent film finalists". Tempo. October 20, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[9] Mari-An Santos (December 23, 2014). "MMFF 2014 New Wave Guide: Gemini, M (Mother's Maiden Name), Magkakabaung, Maratabat and Mulat". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved August 11, 2015.

[10] Rowena Tan (December 28, 2014). "'Bonifacio' runs away with nine awards in 40th MMFF". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[Winners-11] "MMFF 2014 winners revealed; Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay win top acting awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[12] "'Bonifacio,' 'English Only' win big at 40th MMFF". ABS-CBN News. December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[13] Salve V. Asis (December 27, 2014). "Tinalo si Kris, Praybeyt… naka-P53 M sa unang araw ng MMFF!". Pilipino Star Ngayon. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[14] "MMFF Ranking 2014: Tolentino announces Top 4 Films, Total Earnings". The Summit Express. December 26, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[15] "'Praybeyt Benjamin' earnings reach P400M". Star Cinema. January 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 21, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[16] "MMFF 2014 entries earned P1.014 billion in the box-office". Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 9, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

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2014 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal
Date	December 27, 2014 (2014-12-27)
Site	Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
Hosted by	Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino
Highlights
Best Picture	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
Most awards	Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (9)^[10]
Television coverage
Network	ABS-CBN
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