| 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
| Awards: | Gabi ng Parangal |
| Number: | 7 |
| Date: | to |
| Chronology: | MMFF |
| Followed By: | 36th ed. |
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.[1] 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' 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.[2]
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 | Drama | ||||
| Nobody, Nobody But... Juan | RVQ Productions | Comedy | |||
| Drama | |||||
| Ang Panday | GMA Films and Imus Productions | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | |||
| Shake, Rattle & Roll XI | Ruffa Gutierrez, Zoren Legaspi, Megan Young, Jennica Garcia, Mart Escudero, Maja Salvador, Iya Villania, Bangs Garcia | Michael Perez, Jessel Monterverde, Rico Gutierrez | Horror | ||
| Wapakman | Topel Lee | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero |
| 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal | |
| Number: | 35 |
| Award: | Metro Manila Film Festival |
| Site: | SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay |
| Date: | December 28, 2009 |
| Best Picture: | Ang Panday |
| Most Wins: | and Ang Panday (7) |
| Network: | Solar TV |
| Last: | 34th |
| Next: | 36th |
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.[2]
The criteria for judging Best Pictures are as follows:[2]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Awards | Film | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ang Panday | |
| 4 | I Love You, Goodbye | |
| 2 | Ang Darling Kong Aswang |
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25[3] | December 27[4] | December 31[5] | January 2[6] | January 3[7] | January 7[8] | |||||||
| Ang Panday | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 16,900,000* | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 36,900,000* | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 58,000,000* | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 80,800,000* | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 90,200,000* | data-sort-value="1" style="background:#BFFFC0;" | ₱ 99,400,000* |
| I Love You, Goodbye | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 11,700,000 | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 29,600,000 | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 51,000,000 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 69,800,000 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 77,600,000 | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 94,300,000 |
| Ang Darling Kong Aswang | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 16,800,000 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 35,300,000 | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 56,500,000 | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 76,000,000 | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 83,000,000 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 89,600,000 |
| Shake, Rattle & Roll 11 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 16,200,000 | data-sort-value="2" | ₱ 36,000,000 | data-sort-value="3" | ₱ 53,000,000 | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 66,200,000 | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 71,100,000 | data-sort-value="4" | ₱ 77,600,000 |
| data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 6,900,000 | data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 17,000,000 | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 25,000,000 | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 33,800,000 | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 37,000,000 | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 42,000,000 | |
| Nobody, Nobody But... Juan | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 8,000,000 | data-sort-value="5" | ₱ 18,200,000 | data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 23,000,000 | data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 28,000,000 | data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 29,700,000 | data-sort-value="6" | ₱ 31,900,000 |
| Wapakman | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 750,000 | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 1,400,000 | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 2,100,000 | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 2,500,000 | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 2,600,000 | data-sort-value="7" | ₱ 2,600,000 |
| ₱ 437,600,000 | ||||||||||||
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