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Sunday, March 04, 2012

Criteria Used in Choosing the Best Films in the Philippines

Stitched pictures are gathered through Google
Since it’s the film awards season once again in the Philippines, here’s a very helpful guide on how films are merited:

Cinemanila International Film Festival
100% - Film merits based on jury’s decision;

Cinema One Originals
100% - Film merits based on jury’s decision;

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
50% - Film merits based on jury’s decision;
50% - Should be credited to the committee for imposing their cast selection and other “filmmaking” strategy;

Catholic Mass Media Awards (CMMA) for Films
90% - Films that don’t promote RH Bill;
10% - Film merits based on the showbiz side of the priests and bishops;

Gawad TANGLAW (Tagapuring mga Akademisyan ng AninoNG GumagaLAW)
30% - Kapamilya production (actors, Star Cinema, etc.);
20% - Ideally, anything educational;
50% - Film merits based on the showbiz side of the professors and college deans;

Star Awards for Films (by PMPC or Philippine Movie Press Club)
79% - Kapamilya production (Kapamilya actors, Star Cinema, etc.);
20% - Connections and possibly, under-the-table transactions;
1% - Film merits based on the choices of our dear tabloid reporters;

Golden Screen Awards for Films (by EnPress or Entertainment Press, the break-away group of PMPC)
79% - Kapuso production (Kapuso actors, GMA Films, etc.);
20% - Connections and possibly, under-the-table transactions;
1% - Film merits based on the choices of the remaining tabloid reporters;

Film Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards
90% - Connections and possibly, under-the-table transactions;
10% - Film merits based on the committee’s decision;

Luna Awards (by FAP or Film Academy of the Philippines, our very own Oscars)
100% - Connections, just connections;

Young Critics Circle (YCC) Film Desk Citations
80% - Any film/actor that critics (including mostly of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino) wouldn’t think of;
20% - Film merits based on the voting body’s decision;

Gawad Urian (by Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino)
80% - Any film/actor that YCC hasn’t cited yet;
20% - Film merits based on the voting body’s decision;

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