FULL LIST: Nominees, MMFF 2020 awards

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is still up and running this year as it goes digital, in partnership with Upstream and GMovies. All 10 movies begin streaming on December 25.

Here are this year’s MMFF nominees:

Best Student Short Film

Balikbayan – University of Makati

Laruan Baril – Far Eastern University High School

Paano Maging Babae – De La Salle College of Saint Benilde

Best Visual Effects

Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim – Gerwin Meneses of GMVFX

Magikland – Richard Francia, Ryan Grimarez (Central Digital Lab)

The Missing – Luminous Films

Best Production Design

The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Lars Magbanua

The Missing – Popo Diaz

Magikland – Ericson Navarro

Suarez: The Healing Priest – Ronnie Dizon

Tagpuan – Ericson Navarro

Best Musical Score

Magikland – Emerzon Texon

Fan Girl – Teresa Barrozo

Suarez: The Healing Priest – Sherwin Castillo

The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Paulo Protacio

The Missing – Jessie Lasaten

Best Editing

Isa Pang Bahaghari – Mai Calaparado

The Missing – Renewin Alano

Fan Girl – Benjamin Tolentino

Tagpuan – Carlo Francisco Manatad

Magikland – Manet Dayrit, She Lopez Francia (Central Digital Lab)

Best Cinematography

Fan Girl – Neil Daza

Magikland – Rody Lacap

The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Marvin Reyes

Suarez: The Healing Priest – Teejay Gonzalez

The Missing – Marvin Reyes

Best Original Theme Song

“Hanggang Muli” by Emerson Texon – Isa Pang Bahaghari 

“Ulan” by Jhay Cura/Pau Protacio – The Boy Foretold by the Stars

“Yakapin Mo Ako” by Joven Tan – Suarez: The Healing Priest

“Smile” by Emerzon Texon  – Magikland

“Ganyan ang Pag-ibig ko” by Lito Camo – Coming Home 

Best Sound

The Missing – Fatima Nerrika Salim, Immanuel Verona

Tagpuan – Albert Michael Idioma

The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Wildsound Inc.

Magikland – Albert Michael Idioma, Alex Tomboc (Wildsound Studios)

Fan Girl – Vincent Villa

FPJ Memorial Award

Coming Home

Suarez: The Healing Priest

Magikland

Isa Pang Bahaghari

GatPuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award

The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Suarez: The Healing Priest

Coming Home

Isa Pang Bahaghari

Magikland

Gender Sensitivity Award

Coming Home

The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Isa Pang Bahaghari

Best Screenplay

The Missing – Easy Ferrer

Tagpuan – Ricardo Lee

Fan Girl – Antoinette Jadaone

The Boy Foretold by the Stars – Dolly Dulu

Coming Home – Gina Marisa Tagasa

Best Child Performer

Ryan Jay Obana – Tagpuan

Miguel Gabriel Diokno – Tagpuan

Jana Agoncillo – Coming Home

Seiyo Masunaga – The Missing

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Rosanna Roces – Suarez: The Healing Priest 

Shaina Magadayao – Tagpuan

Bibeth Orteza – Magikland

Miles Ocampo – The Missing

Jaclyn Jose – Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Zanjoe Marudo – Isa Pang Bahaghari 

Edgar Allan Guzman – Coming Home

Michael de Mesa – Isa Pang Bahaghari

Leinard Ramos – The Boy Foretold by the Stars 

Dante Rivero – Suarez: The Healing Priest

Best Actor in a Leading Role

John Arcilla – Suarez: The Healing Priest

Adrian Lindayag – The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Philip Salvador – Isa Pang Bahaghari

Paulo Avelino – Fan Girl

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Iza Calzado – Tagpuan

Nora Aunor – Isa Pang Bahaghari

Ritz Azul – The Missing

Charlie Dizon – Fan Girl 

Sylvia Sanchez – Coming Home

Best Director

Mac Alejandre – Tagpuan

Christian Acuna – Magikland

Antoinette Jadaone – Fan Girl

Dolly Dulu – The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Easy Ferrer – The Missing

Best Picture

The Boy Foretold by the Stars

Fan Girl

The Missing

Magikland

Tagpuan

– Rappler.com