# 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 35th Metro Manila Film Festival–Philippines was held from December 25, 2009 to January 7, 2010. During this period, no other films are allowed to be screened in Philippine theaters.
Ang Panday received the Best Picture Award in the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival. According to reports on the festival’s awards, a film's grosses represent about 40% of its merits, so it should be no surprise that Ang Panday is chosen the best film. With revenues estimated at more than P20 million (approx. US$430,000), Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.'s vehicle has led the Metro Manila festival's box office in its first three days. The film also earned seven other awards including the Best Actor for Revilla, Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor and Child Performer for second consecutive time winners Phillip Salvador and Buboy Villar respectively, and Best Original Theme Song for Ogie Alcasid among others.
Meanwhile, Regal Films' Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love won six awards including the Best Actress for Sharon Cuneta, Best Supporting Actress for Heart Evangelista, Best Director for Joel Lamangan and the prestigious Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards above others.

## Entries

These are the 7 films in the film festival.
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre |
| Ang Darling Kong Aswang | Vic Sotto, Cristine Reyes, Agot Isidro, Rafael Rosell, Jean Garcia | OctoArts Films, APT Entertainment and M-Zet TV Productions | Tony Y. Reyes | Comedy, Horror |
| I Love You, Goodbye | Angelica Panganiban, Gabby Concepcion, Kim Chiu, Derek Ramsay | Star Cinema | Laurice Guillen | Drama |
| Nobody, Nobody But... Juan | Dolphy, Gloria Romero, Eddie Garcia, Pokwang, Eugene Domingo, Heart Evangelista, Eric Quizon, Vandolph, Epi Quizon | RVQ Productions | Enrico S. Quizon | Comedy |
| Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love | Sharon Cuneta, Kris Aquino, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Christopher De Leon, Heart Evangelista, Dennis Trillo, Ciara Sotto, Glaiza de Castro | Regal Entertainment | Joel Lamangan | Drama |
| Ang Panday | Bong Revilla, Iza Calzado, Rhian Ramos, Buboy Villar, Phillip Salvador, Geoff Eigenmann | GMA Films and Imus Productions | Mac Alejandre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll XI | Ruffa Gutierrez, Zoren Legaspi, Megan Young, Jennica Garcia, Mart Escudero, Maja Salvador, Iya Villania, Bangs Garcia | Regal Entertainment | Michael Perez, Jessel Monterverde, Rico Gutierrez | Horror |
| Wapakman | Manny Pacquiao, Krista Ranillo, Rufa Mae Quinto, Benjie Paras, Bianca King, Polo Ravales | Solar Entertainment Corporation | Topel Lee | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero |

## Awards

The awarding ceremony was held on December 28, 2009, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay. The jury is composed of National Artist for Film Eddie Romero, Cinema Evaluation Board chair Christine Dayrit, Movie and Television Review and Classification Board chair Consoliza Laguardia, festival executive director Rolly Josef, film director Bebong Osorio, Film Editors Guild president Jess Navarro, film producer Simon Ongpin, composer Dero Pedero, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority AGM Planning head Cora Cruz, Manila Bulletin entertainment editor Crispina Belen and Marikina center of excellence head Julie Borje.
The criteria for judging Best Pictures are as follows:
* Box office earning on the first three days (December 25–27): 50%
* Artistry, creativity and technical excellence, innovativeness and global appeal: 40%
* Filipino, cultural and/or historical value: 10%
| Best Picture | Best Director |
| Ang Panday - GMA Films and Imus Productions I Love You, Goodbye - Star Cinema (2nd Best Picture) Ang Darling Kong Aswang - OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions and APT Entertainment (3rd Best Picture) Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 - Regal Entertainment | Joel Lamangan - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Rico Gutierrez, Don Michael Perez, Jessel Monteverde - Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Bong Revilla - Ang Panday Dolphy - Nobody, Nobody But... Juan Vic Sotto - Ang Darling Kong Aswang Gabby Concepcion - I Love You, Goodbye Derek Ramsay - I Love You, Goodbye Manny Pacquiao - Wapakman | Sharon Cuneta - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Angelica Panganiban - I Love You, Goodbye Cristine Reyes - Ang Darling Kong Aswang Iza Calzado - Ang Panday |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Phillip Salvador - Ang Panday Eddie Garcia - Nobody, Nobody But... Juan Jojo Alejar - Wapakman John Lapus - Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 Dennis Trillo - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Eric Quizon - Nobody, Nobody But... Juan Jeffrey Quizon - Nobody, Nobody But... Juan | Heart Evangelista - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Zsa Zsa Padilla - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love Heart Evangelista -Nobody, Nobody But... Juan Kim Chiu - I Love You, Goodbye Rhian Ramos - Ang Panday Agot Isidro - Ang Darling Kong Aswang |
| Best Cinematography | Best Production Design |
| Lee Briones-Meily - I Love You, Goodbye Juan Lorenzo - Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 | Richard Somes - Ang Panday |
| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
| Robert Villar - Ang Panday | Manet Dayrit and Efren Jarlego - I Love You, Goodbye |
| Best Original Story | Best Screenplay |
| Vanessa Valdez, Anna Karenina Ramos and Kriz Gazmen - I Love You, Goodbye Gina Marie Tagasa, Elmer Gatchalian, Renato Custodio - Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 | Roy Iglesias - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love |
| Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score |
| Ogie Alcasid ("Tanging Ikaw Lamang" - performed by Regine Velasquez) - Ang Panday | Von de Guzman - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist |
| Jay Santiago - Ang Panday | Noel Flores - Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 |
| Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
| Mike Idioma - Ang Darling Kong Aswang | - |
| Most Gender-Sensitive Film | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards |
| Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love - Regal Entertainment | Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love - Regal Entertainment |

### Special categories

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Posthumous Award for Film Service and Excellence |
| Dolphy | Esperidion Laxa |

## Multiple awards

| Awards | Film |
| 7 | Ang Panday |
| 7 | Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love |
| 4 | I Love You, Goodbye |
| 2 | Ang Darling Kong Aswang |

## Box Office gross

| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales |
| Entry | December 25 | December 27 | December 31 | January 2 | January 3 | January 7 |
| Ang Panday | ₱ 16,900,000* | ₱ 36,900,000* | ₱ 58,000,000* | ₱ 80,800,000* | ₱ 90,200,000* | ₱ 99,400,000* |
| I Love You, Goodbye | ₱ 11,700,000 | ₱ 29,600,000 | ₱ 51,000,000 | ₱ 69,800,000 | ₱ 77,600,000 | ₱ 94,300,000 |
| Ang Darling Kong Aswang | ₱ 16,800,000 | ₱ 35,300,000 | ₱ 56,500,000 | ₱ 76,000,000 | ₱ 83,000,000 | ₱ 89,600,000 |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 | ₱ 16,200,000 | ₱ 36,000,000 | ₱ 53,000,000 | ₱ 66,200,000 | ₱ 71,100,000 | ₱ 77,600,000 |
| Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love | ₱ 6,900,000 | ₱ 17,000,000 | ₱ 25,000,000 | ₱ 33,800,000 | ₱ 37,000,000 | ₱ 42,000,000 |
| Nobody, Nobody But... Juan | ₱ 8,000,000 | ₱ 18,200,000 | ₱ 23,000,000 | ₱ 28,000,000 | ₱ 29,700,000 | ₱ 31,900,000 |
| Wapakman | ₱ 750,000 | ₱ 1,400,000 | ₱ 2,100,000 | ₱ 2,500,000 | ₱ 2,600,000 | ₱ 2,600,000 |
| | | | | | TOTAL | ₱ 437,600,000 |

## Cinema Evaluation Board

* Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love: Graded A
* I Love You, Goodbye: Graded B
* Ang Darling Kong Aswang: Graded B
* Ang Panday: Graded B