“Ay Ayeng” and “Baler” sweep the 57th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS)
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“Ay Ayeng” and “Baler” were the top winners at the 57th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) ceremony.
“Ay Ayeng,” a film about two friends who returned to the Cordilleras to help deliver their families and the community from poverty, won five major awards, including, Best Director for Ed Palmos, Best Actress for Heart Evangelista, Best Child Actress for Jessica Mae Flores, Best Child Actor for Dominico Soriano, and Best Special Effects for Rolando Salem.
“Baler” won a total of seven awards including Best Picture, Best Story (for Roy Iglesias), Best Sound (Ditoy Aguila), Best Editing (Danilo Añonuevo), Best Cinematography (Lee Meily), Best Art Direction (Aped Santos) and Best Movie Theme Song .
“Baler”based on the historical account of the Spanish Army’s last stand in the church of Baler, is a tale of romance between a young Filipina named Feliza (Anne Curtis) and Celso (Jericho Rosales), a Spanish-Filipino soldier chose to serve the enemies more than the Filipino insurgents who were struggling and fighting for their independence.
The film “Paupahan” was also a big winner taking home award for Best Actor (Allen Dizon), Best Supporting Actress (Snooky Serna), Best Supporting Actor (German Moreno), and Best Screenplay (Dennis Evangelista).
Roland Dantes, the five time Mr. Philippines and Arnis master who died of a heart attack last March 16, was awarded the Posthumous Award.
Other awards included Vilma Santos (“Circle of Excellence Award”); Bong Revilla (“Fernando Poe Jr Memorial Award”); Kim Chiu, Gerald Anderson, Kris Bernal and Aljur Abrenica (“German Moreno Achievement Award”); Sarah Geronimo (“Golden Artist Award”); and Gloria Romero and Delia Razon (Lifetime Achievement Award).
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