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Piolo Pascual, Dingdong Dantes tie for best actor at 2024 Manila International Film Festival in US

Published Feb 3, 2024 07:49 am

At A Glance

  • Piolo Pascual, of the movie "Mallari" and Dingdong Dantes, "Rewind," tied for Best Actor.
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Dingdong Dantes (Facebook)

"Firefly" won Best Picture and other awards at the 2024 Manila International Film Festival held in Los Angeles, California on Friday (Saturday, Manila time).

Piolo Pascual, of the movie "Mallari" and Dingdong Dantes, "Rewind," tied for Best Actor.

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The list of winners:

Best Picture: Firefly

2nd Best Picture: GomBurZa

Best Actress: Vilma Santos-Recto (When I Met You In Tokyo)

Best Actor: Piolo Pascual (Mallari) and Dingdong Dantes (Rewind)

Best Supporting Actress: Alessandra de Rossi (Firefly)

Best Supporting Actor: Pepe Herrera (Rewind)

Best Director: Zig Dulay (Firefly)

Best Screenplay: Anj Atienza (Firefly)

Best Cinematography: Carlo Mendoza (Gomburza)

Special Jury Prize: Becky and Badette

Audience Choice Award: GomBurZa

Lifetime Achievement Award - Hilda Koronel

Trailblazer Award - Mark Dacascos; Atty. Romando Artes; and Atty. Rochelle Ona

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The MIFF, which kicked off Jan. 29, is the first overseas edition of the long-running Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). The jury comprises Marie Jamora, jury chair, and members Mari Acevedo, Leah Anova, Regie Lee, David Maquiling, and Sumalee Montano.

The 10 films that debuted in the US at MIFF were: Jun Robles Lana’s Becky and Badette, starring Eugene Domingo and Pokwang; Lemuel C. Lorca’s Broken Heart’s Trip (Christian Bables); Nuel Naval’s Family of Two (A Mother and Son Story) (Sharon Cuneta and Alden Richards); Zig Dulay’s Firefly (Alessandra De Rossi and Euwenn Mikaell); Pepe Diokno’s GomBurZa (Enchong Dee, Dante Rivero, and Cedrick Juan); King Palisoc’s (K)Ampon (Beauty Gonzalez and Derek Ramsay); Derick Cabrido’s Mallari (Piolo Pascual and Janella Salvador); Jason Paul Laxamana’s Penduko (Matteo Guidicelli and Kylie Verzosa); Mae Cruz-Alviar’s Rewind (Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes); and Conrado Peru, Rommel Penesa, and Christopher de Leon’s When I Met You in Tokyo (Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon).
 

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