2008 MMFF Winners: BALER got 10, DAYO got 4, ONE NIGHT ONLY got 2.

2008 MMFF Awards Night Results!

BEST PICTURE: Baler *

2nd BEST PICTURE: Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat *

3rd BEST PICTURE: Iskul Bukol *

* We must however note that MMFF decides on the best picture by adding up the jury's score and the box-office results...thus the ranking above. Some find this unfair and absurb. But MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando vowed not to change it as MMFF is a festival by the people and for the people, ie they decide which one is the winner.

Putting box office results on the side, i think the ranking should have been:

1. Baler
2. Dayo
3. One Night Only

BEST DIRECTOR: Mark Meily (Baler)

BEST ACTRESS: Anne Curtis (Baler)

BEST ACTOR: Christopher De Leon (Magkaibigan)

BEST SCREENPLAY: Roy Iglesias (Baler)

BEST STORY: Jose Javier Reyes (One Night Only)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Lee Meily (Baler)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Manilyn Reynes (One Night Only)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Philip Salvador (Baler)

BEST CHILD STAR: Rober Villar (Shake, Rattle and Roll X)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Robert Quilao (Dayo)

BEST MUSICAL SCORE: Jessie Lasaten (Dayo)

BEST THEME SONG: "Lipad" by Jessie Lasaten & Artemio Abad Jr performed by Lea Salonga (Dayo)

BEST SOUND: Albert Idioma & Wally Dellosa (Dayo)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Aped Santos (Baler)

BEST EDITING: Danny Anonuevo (Baler)

GATPUNO ANTONIO VILLEGAS CULTURAL AWARD: Baler

CINEMALAYA 2008 WINNERS!

Best Film: "Jay"

Special Jury Award: "Brutus" for depicting culture collisions in the context of environmental exploitation

Best Director: Chris Martinez for "100"

Best Actress: Mylene Dizon for "100"

Best Actor: Baron Geisler for "Jay"

Best Supporting Actress: Eugene Domingo for "100"

Best Supporting Actor: Yul Servo for "Brutus"

Audience Choice (Full Length): "100"

Best Short Film: "Andong"

Special Jury Award: "My Pet" for the brave use animation as a medium of storytelling

Special Jury Citation: "Angan-Angan" for its depiction of the mindanao culture and their people's desire for education

Best Director (Shorts): Mark Reyes for "God Only Knows"

Best Screenplay (Shorts): "Andong"

Audience Choice (Shorts): "God Only Knows"

Best Screenplay (Full Length): "100"

Best Cinematography: "Brutus" and "Huling Pasada"

Best Production Design: "Baby Angelo"

Best Editing: "Jay"

Best Musical Score: Joey Ayala for "Brutus"

Best Sound Recording: "Ranchero"