The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), headed by its Chair Liza Diño-Seguerra, has announced the official nominees of the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), an annual flagship event of the country’s film agency.
On November 27, due to the pandemic, PPP 2020 started streaming several short and full length films (in various sections) on the FDCP website, via a pay-per-view scheme, available only in the Philippines.
Nine out of the 13 films from the Premium Selection Section were considered for the selection of nominees for the #PPP4SamaAll Awards Night to be held virtually on Saturday, December 12, at 8 p.m. The announcement of winners will be streamed on FDCP Facebook page and YouTube channel.
The film agency made known that only Premium Selection films with Philippine premieres at PPP or had limited releases were considered for this year’s nominations:
“Cleaners” by Glenn Barit leads the pack of PPP4 nominees with 10 nominations followed by “Kintsugi” by Lawrence Fajardo and “Metamorphosis” by J.E. Tiglao with nine nominations each. “He Who Is Without Sin” by Jason Paul Laxamana, meanwhile, has eight nominations.
Musical performances will be showcased by Raf Bernardino, Acel Bisa, Bayang Barrios and Naliyagan, Joey Ayala, Ice Seguerra, and Ms. Regine Velasquez. Special recognition awardees will also be announced.
Below is the official list of nominees of the #PPP4SamaAll Awards Night:
BEST PICTURE
Cleaners
He Who Is Without Sin
Metamorphosis
Kintsugi
The Highest Peak
BEST DIRECTOR
Glenn Barit (Cleaners)
Jason Paul Laxamana (He Who Is Without Sin)
J.E. Tiglao (Metamorphosis)
Lawrence Fajardo (Kintsugi)
Arbi Barbarona (The Highest Peak)
BEST ACTRESS
Sarah Chang (Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids)
Nats Sitoy (Come On, Irene)
Hana Kino (Come On, Irene)
Hiro Nishiuchi (Kintsugi)
BEST ACTOR
Ken Yasuda (Come On, Irene)
Gold Azeron (Metamorphosis)
Gio Gahol (Sila-Sila)
Elijah Canlas (He Who Is Without Sin)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Iana Bernardez (Metamorphosis)
Yayo Aguila (Metamorphosis)
Gianne Rivera (Cleaners)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Phi Palmos (Kintsugi)
Topper Fabregas (Sila-Sila)
Roweno Caballes (The Highest Peak)
Allan Gannaban (Cleaners)
Henyo Ehem (The Highest Peak)
BEST SCREENPLAY
J.E. Tiglao and Boo Dabu (Metamorphosis)
Glenn Barit (Cleaners)
Jason Paul Laxamana (He Who Is Without Sin)
Herlyn Alegre (Kintsugi)
Daniel Saniana (Sila-Sila)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Boy Yñiguez (Kintsugi)
Steven Paul Evangelio (Cleaners)
Takeyuki Onishi (Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids)
Tey Clamor (Metamorphosis)
Emmanuel Liwanag (He Who Is Without Sin)
BEST EDITING
Noah Loyola and Che Tagyamon (Cleaners)
Mai Calapardo (He Who Is Without Sin)
Lawrence Fajardo (Kintsugi)
Renard Torres (Metamorphosis)
Annika Lok Yin Feign (The Helper)
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Alvin Francisco (Cleaners)
Hai Balbuena and Rolando Inocencio (Kintsugi)
James Arvin Rosendal (Metamorphosis)
Lars Magbanua (He Who Is Without Sin)
Fritz Silorio (Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids)
BEST MUSICAL SCORE
Glenn Barit (Cleaners)
Arbi Barbarona (The Highest Peak)
Peter Legaste (Kintsugi)
Dale Martin and Tamara dela Cruz (Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids)
Igo Gonzalez (Sila-Sila)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Shichihei Kawamoto and Yuji Akazawa (Come On, Irene)
Dale Martin (Blood Hunters: Rise of the Hybrids)
Aian Louie Caro and Erlyn Tomboc (He Who Is Without Sin)
Arbi Barbarona (The Highest Peak)
John Michael Perez and Daryl Libongco (Cleaners)
The 4th PPP, which has a 170-film lineup with 90 full-length feature films and 80 short films, will end on December 13. It has drawn more than 8,000 subscribers since it began on October 31.
With the #PPP4SamaAll tagline, the festival aims to be a solidarity event that promotes Philippine Cinema and boosts the Filipino film industry as it is struggling to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Among last year’s major winners in PPP 2019 were Angie Ferro (best actress, “Lola Igna”), Martin Del Rosario (best actor, “Panti Sisters”), Tyrone Acierto (best director, “Watch Me Kill), and “Lola Igna” which grabbed the best picture plum.