One More Try, Thy Womb, El Presidente big winners at the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2012- Full List of Winners!

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Here ate the complete list of winners of the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2012 that recently held last night December 27 at the  Meralco Theater:

Main Category:

• Best Actress: Nora Aunor (“Thy Womb”)
• Best Actor: Dingdong Dantes (“One More Try”)
• Best Picture: “One More Try”
• 2nd: “El Presidente”
• 3rd: “Sisterakas”
• Best Director: Brillante Mendoza (“Thy Womb”)
• Best Screenplay: “One More Try”
• Best Original Story: “Thy Womb”
• Best Supporting Actress: Wilma Doesnt (“Sisterakas”)
• Best Supporting Actor: Cesar Montano (“El Presidente”)
• Best Editing: Vito Kahili (“One More Try”)
• Best Cinematography: “Thy Womb”
• Best Production Design: “Thy Womb”
• Best Visual Effects: “Shake, Rattle, and Roll 14: The Invasion”
• Best Make-up: “El Presidente” noypistuff
• Best Theme Song: Apl De Ap and Jamir Garcia of Slapsh0ck (“El Presidente”)
• Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten (“El Presidente”)
• Best Sound Engineer: Albert Idioma (“El Presidente”)
• Best Child Actor: Miguel Vergara (“One MorE Try”)
• Gat Puno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award: “Thy Womb”
• FPJ Memorial Award: “One More Try”
• Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award: “Thy Womb”
• Youth Choice Award: “El Presidente”
• Best Float: “El Presidente”

New Wave Films Category:

• Best Full-length Feature: “The Grave Bandits”
• Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award: “In Nomine Matris”
• Best Director: Tyrone Ancierto (“The Great Bandits”)
• Best Actress: Liza Dino (“In Nomine Matris”)
• Best Actor: Allan Paule (“Gayak”)
• Special Jury Prize: “Ad Ignorantiam”

Student Short Films Category: 

• Best Short Film: “Pukpok” (DLSU)
• Most Gender Sensitive Film Award: “Manibela” (FEU)
• Special Jury Prize: “Tagad” (USC)

Other Awards:

• Male Star of the Night: Joseph Estrada
• Female Star of the Night: Nora Aunor
• Five Star Male Celebrity of the Night: Zanjoe Marudo
• Five Star Female Celebrity of the Night: Bianca King

List of winners courtesy Rod Magaru Blog

Suddenly It's Magic- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer; In Cinemas October 31! (VIDEO)

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SUDDENLY IT'S MAGIC in cinemas nationwide on October 31, 2012!
Starring Mario Maurer and Erich Gonzales | Directed by Rory Quintos

Trailer:

A Secret Affair- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer w/ UNCUT; In Cinemas Oct.24! (VIDEOS)

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Andi Eigenmann, Derek Ramsay and Anne Curtis in an intriguing love triangle story. A Secret Affair, in cinemas October 24, 2012.

Official Trailer:



UNCUT Trailer:

Suddenly It's Magic starring Mario Maurer & Erich Gonzales- Official Full Trailer released!

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For the very first time... Thai superstar and heartthrob from Love of Siam and A Little Thing Called Love Mario Maurer and our very own Erich Gonzales topbill in a Star Cinema Filipino movie "Suddenly It's Magic" that will be released this October 31, 2012 in cinemas nationwide!

Watch the trailer here:

THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH U, MARE- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer; Showing October 10!

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Starring Vice Ganda, Toni Gonzaga and Luis Manzano. Directed by: Wenn V. Deramas. Showing October 10, 2012 in theaters nationwide!

Watch the Unkabogable Full trailer here:

THE MISTRESS- John Lloyd Cruz & Bea Alonzo- Official Movie Poster& Full Trailer!

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The Mistress stars John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Hilda Koronel, and Ronaldo Valdez. Directed by Ms. Olivia M. Lamasa. In cinemas on September 12, 2012.

I DO BIDOO BIDOO- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer!; Showing August 29!

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SHOWING ON AUGUST 29, 2012!

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AMOROSA: THE REVENGE- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer! Showing August 29!

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AMOROSA: THE REVENGE in cinemas August 29, 2012

Produced by Skylight Films. 

Distributed by Star Cinema. 

Starring Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil, Martin del Rosario, Empress, Ejay Falcon, Jane Oineza, Carlo Aquino and many more. 

Directed by Topel Lee 

Facebook.com/AmorosaMovie

 

PRIDYIDER starring Andi Eigenmann & JM De Guzman- Official Uncut Trailer released! (VIDEO)

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Starring Andi Eigenmann, JM De Guzman, Janice De Belen, Joel Torre, Ronnie Lazaro, Baron Geisler, Bekimon and introducing Venus Raj. This movie is directed by Rico Maria Ilarde under Regal Films.

Watch the trailer here:

GUNI GUNI starring Lovi Poe- Official Movie Posters & Full Trailer! Now Showing!

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Trailer:

 

AMOROSA- Enrique Gil, Martin Del Rosario, Empress, Xyriel, & Angel Aquino- Official Trailer released!; Showing August 29!

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From the success of digital film Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang, Skylight Films is here again to give Filipino viewers an another horror masterpiece movie... AMOROSA starring Enrique Gil, Martin Del Rosario, Empress, Xyriel Manabat, and Angel Aquino!

Watch the full trailer here:

AMOROSA opening in cinemas on August 29, 2012! 

Directed by Topel Lee. Produced by Skylight Films

Like it on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Amorosa/311493015612839

We will have the poster and publicity photos when it comes available...

PINOY MOVIE: I DO BIDOO BIDOO- Cinema Trailer released! (VIDEO)

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SHOWING ON AUGUST 29, 2012 IN PHILIPPINE CINEMAS, a heartwarming comedy musical movie, featuring the hit songs of the APO Hiking Society. Tara na para magkantahan, magsayawan at magtawanan kasama ang buong bayan!!!

THE REUNION- Official Movie Poster & Full Trailer; In Theaters August 15!

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THE HEALING starring Vilma Santos & Kim Chiu- Official Movie Poster & Trailer!

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Trailer:

THE HEALING is a film by Chito S. Roño 
Starring VILMA SANTOS and Kim Chiu
In cinemas nationwide on July 25, 2012

 

The Reunion starring Xian, Enchong, Enrique, & Kean- Full Trailer; In Theaters Aug.15! (VIDEO)

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Here's the official full trailer of Star Cinema's upcoming movie THE REUNION starring Xian Lim, Enchong Dee, Enrique Gil, Kean Cipriano, Julia Montes, Jessy Mendiola, and Megan Young:





The movie is set to hit theaters this August 15, 2012 nationwide!


Movie poster soon.

Cinemalaya 2012 Entry: POSAS- Directors Showcase Category! (POSTER/TRAILER/STORY)

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SYNOPSIS: 

Corruption is a process. Jestoni “Jess” Biag, early 20s, is a notorious snatcher victimizing people in bustling streets around Quiapo Church. As a routine, he steals wallets, gadgets and jewelries, which he will trade for a meager amount of peso---enough for him to survive and to support his family. Today, Jess will be captured by the police for snatching a cellphone of a call center agent, Ma. Grace Rosuello (Bangs Garcia). It’s his first time to undergo investigation. And as he goes in the process from Barangay Hall Clinic, Police Station to the Fiscal’s Office, we will witness how human rights violation bluntly executes, and how culture of corruption deviously perpetuates in this chain of institutions. In the end, despite the fact of proving Jess as guilty of committing theft, he will still get his freedom. But this freedom shackled him to a cycle upholding the predicament of his life. 

TRAILER:

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/posas.cinemalaya2012

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE:

 Lawrence Fajardo studied film and theater in University of St. La Salle Bacolod and through internships with Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes and Erik Matti. His breakthrough in the film making circuit was when his short film entitled “Kultado” won the Special Jury Prize in Cinemalaya 2005. The same film bagged the Best Short Film Award at the Gawad Urian in 2006. In addition, “Kultado” has also been exhibited in Singapore, Germany, Los Angeles and Italy, and was an official entry to the Clermond Ferrand Short Film Festival held in 2008. In 2007, “Liwanag sa Dilim”, another short film he directed, was a finalist in Cinemalaya Short Film Cateogry and was chosen to be shown at the Cinema Damare in Sicily, Italy. His biggest breakthrough in his filmmaking career was through his third film “Amok”, a finalist in the New Breed Category of the Cinemalaya 2011. It got rapturous reviews during the festival and won Best Editing and Best Sound. It was shown in Busan International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival and Detective Fest 2012 in Moscow, Russia where it won the Special Prize of the Jury Award. Locally, the film got 11 Gawad Urian nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. He is also a film editor with credits such as Milo Sogueco’s “Sanglaan”, Auraeus Solito’s “Boy”, Jobin Ballesteros’ “Colorum”, Dennis Marasigan’s “Anatomiya ng Korupsyon” and Jeffrey Jeturian’s “Bisperas”. He is currecntly busy with TV directing and other editing projects as well as facilitating the Film Production workshop in Bacolod every summer. 

MAJOR CREDITS: 

Cast: Nico Antonio as Jess, Bangs Garcia as Grace, John “Sweet” Lapus as complainant, Art Acuña as Inspector Domingo, Nor Domingo as PO1 Damian, Jake Macapagal as SPO1 Santiago, Wendy Valdez as Idang, Susan Africa as Ester ad Philip Nolasco as Tantan.

Production: Director-Lawrence Fajardo

DOP-Louie Quirino

Story and Screenplay-Zig Dulay

Executive Producers-Josabeth Alonso, Armando Lao, John Victor Tence

Line Producer-Krisma Maclang-Fajardo

Associate Producers-Angel Garces-Antonio and Ron Capili

Editor-Lawrence Fajardo

Musical Scorer-Joseph Lansang

Sound Designer-Addis Tabong and Wildsound Ami

Asst. Director-Zig Dulay

Production Manager-Philip Buena

Production Design-Lawrence Fajardo

Cinemalaya 2012 Entry: MGA MUMUNTING LIHIM- Directors Showcase Category! (POSTER/TRAILER/STORY)

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Finalist for Directors Showcase Category

2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition

SYNOPSIS:

 The death of Mariel (JUDY ANN SANTOS) was met with such hurt by her three closest friends. But it was her best friend, Carla (IZA CALZADO) that she leaves a most special gift, a box full of her diaries through the years. Carla has been Mariel’s friend since their high school years; they have practically shared everything in their lives together. Their two other girl friends, Sandra (AGOT ISIDRO) and Olive (JANICE DE BELEN) formed the quartet who would get together ever so often and served as a mutual support system. Despite warnings from Sandra and Olive not to read the diaries left behind by Mariel, Carla could not help herself to find out what was written on those volumes of handwritten materials. True enough, what she 

discovered completely shattered all her perceptions and beliefs of the friendship shared by the four women through the years. Inside those diaries were all the little secrets that the women kept from one another---all the hidden emotions, stories and comments that made their lives a sham. Death should be a closure but it could also be a terrible beginning and realization of what was hidden by the living. 

TRAILER:

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/MgaMumuntingLihimThoseLittleSecrets

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE:

 Jose Javier Reyes is among the finest writers and directors for film and television in the Philippines. He is a multi-awarded director, screenwriter, playwright, essayist and a highly respected educator. His notable works as writer and director include the films “Katas ng Saudi” (Saudi Juice), “Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo”, “Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo”, “I want to be Happy”, “Kutob”, “Spirit of the Glass”, “Malikmata”, “Anghel sa Lupa”, ”Kung Ako Na Lang Sana”, “Minsan May Puso”, “Live Show”, “Batang PX”, “Luksong Tinik”, “Nang Iniwan Mo Ako”, “Pare Ko”, “May Minamahal”, “Makati Avenue Office Girls”, “Hindi Kita Malilimutan”, “Ikaw ang Lahat sa Akin”, “Iisa Pa Lamang” and “Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal?” He has won recognition from important and major film festivals and institutions such as the Metro Manila Film Festival, Star Awards Film Festival, Young Critics Circle Awards, URIAN Awards, Gawad Tanglaw Awards, FAMAS Awards, Asia Pacific Film Festival. He was awarded Best Screenplay for his work in Oro, Plata, Mata by the Asia Pacific Film Festival in 1982 and the Experimental Cinema of the Philippines in 1981. He won a Palanca award for his play “Lamat” (Crack) in 1983. His film Live Show (Toro) which he wrote and directed as the official selection for the Panorama section of the Berlin International Film Festival and twelve other international film festivals from 2000-2001. 

MAJOR CREDITS: 

Cast: Iza Calzado, Agot Isidro, Janice de Belen and Miss Judy Ann Santos. Production:Produced by Largavista Entertainment Incorporated. Director/Writer-Jose Javier Reyes; Executive Producer-Charyl Chan-De Guzman; Photography-Rodolfo Aves Jr.; Design-Jay Custodio; Sound-Albert Michael Idioma and Addis Tabong; Music-Jesse Lucas; Editor-Vanessa de Leon. 

Cinemalaya 2012 Entry: KAMERA OBSKURA- Directors Showcase Category! (POSTER/TRAILER/STORY)

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SYNOPSIS:

 The title “Kamera Obskura” is a Filipino spelling of the latin “Camera Obscura” which simply means “dark room”. The film’s concept adheres to formalist cinema, where the filmmaker’s thesis is to make a semblance of a vintage film seemingly produced sometime in the late 1920s to early 1930s in the Philippines. The thesis is to conjure up a film from a period that did not really exist in Philippine cinema’s historical cultural heritage as we know it, such as a pseudo-expressionist / experimental Filipino cinema of the silent film era. It is a film within a film. The narrative plays with the idea of a retro-futurist world where a prisoner locked away in a dark chamber for over two decades only sees the reality of the world outside through the small hole in his cell, which projects an image of the city on his wall, the phenomenon of the “camera obscura”. He later immerses back into society by slowly climbing up the different social classes represented by the levels of different floors in a mysterious building, where corruption, deceit, and betrayal seem to be at work at every level. The film KAMERA OBSKURA is a tribute to Filipino cinema heritage. Through the re-imagining of an era of cinema in the transition from the lost silent era, the filmmaker hopes to instill in the next generation the recognition of the value of passing on that heritage before it is totally lost. 

TRAILER:

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE:

 Raymond Red is one of the pioneering figures of modern Filipino alternative cinema. Having a background in Fine Arts and photography, he began by making numerous experimental and narrative super-8mm and 16mm short films in the 1980s which paved the way for recognition of Filipino alternative cinema both locally and at the international film festivals scene. He had then, at an early age, begun to inspire a new generation of independent filmmakers, mentoring early on quite a number of the prominent indie filmmakers of today. Red has earned the distinction of being one of the first Filipinos to  receive a Rotterdam Hubert Bals Memorial grant, the first Filipino in the DAAD Berlin Artist-in-Residence grant, the first Filipino awarded the ZDF German TV grant, the first indie filmmaker awarded the Pag-Alab ng Sining Award by the U.P. College of Fine Arts, the first Filipino in the official selection of the New York Film Festival, one of only two Filipinos mentioned in the Oxford History of World Cinema, and being the first and so far only Filipino to have won the prestigious Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival for his short film “ANINO”. Amongst his award-winning feature films are the historical epics “BAYANI” (1992) and “SAKAY” (1993), and the drama films “KAMADA” (1997) and “HIMPAPAWID” (2009). He is now finishing 

his latest feature, “KAMERA OBSKURA” for the Directors’ Showcase of the 2012 Cinemalaya Film Festival.

MAJOR CREDITS:

 Cast: Pen Medina, Joel Torre, Nanding Josef, Abe Pagtama, Irene Gabriel, Ping Medina, Suzette Ranillo, Lou Veloso, Archie Adamos, Mads Nicolas, Sue Prado 

Production: Producers –Raymond Red and Filmex Inc.

Direction –Raymond Red

Associate Producers-Butch Jimenez, Suzette Ranillo, Henry Frejas, Mac Alejandre, Mon Confiado, Paolo Villaluna

Editing and Cinematography-Raymond Red

Art Direction-Mikey Red

Production Design-Daniel Red and Cesar Hernando

Music-Diwa de Leon

Sound Engineering-Ditoy Agila

Visual Effects-Edrie Ocampo and Pablo Biglang-Awa

 Production Managers –Cathy Sanidad, Ado Urbano, Marvin Manalo

Cinemalaya 2012 Entry: KALAYAAN- Directors Showcase Category! (POSTER/TRAILER/STORY)

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Finalist for Directors Showcase Category

2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition

SYNOPSIS: 

Julian, a Filipino soldier stationed in Kota Island, is ready to leave Kalayaan. He already completed his three months of service. News of a pending coup d' etat in Manila orders him to stay in the island until further notice. With nothing much to do, he spends his waiting hours walking by the beachfront, cleaning his rifle, watching porn, listening to songs on his old radio to overcome boredom and loneliness. He also has to contend with ‘someone’ seemingly watching him. Not until his officer from the main island sends the loud mouth Lucio and the newbie Eric to station with him on the island. Their moments together - chatting, drinking, playing basketball and exchanging stories about a ghost soldier opens up things that Julian tries to forget. He is now confronted with a growing loneliness and remembers a traumatic experience in his past, which he doesn’t want to talk about. His only option for survival is to cope with reality or lose his own sanity. 

TRAILER:

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE: 

Born October 1978 in Makati City, Philippines. He graduated magna cum laude at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) with a degree in Mass Communications. He started as a scriptwriter for films and television. His first film, DONSOL was a finalist in the 2006 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and was the Philippines' official submission to the Academy Awards® (OSCARS) Best Foreign Language Film category. Since his debut as a director, he has become one of the promising young Filipino filmmakers with his other films screened at variousinternational film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam, Busan, Mar del Plata among others. Alix has been recently listed by The Hollywood Reporter in its “Next Generation Asia 2010”, which features the top 20 young entertainment personalities in the region deemed “the best and the brightest among their peers” from a vast region considered “the world’s biggest entertainment market.” He is now in pre-production for PORNO which was part of the Hongkong-Asia Film Financing Forum. 

MAJOR CREDITS: 

Cast: Ananda Everingham, Zanjoe Marudo, Luis Alandy, Rocky Salumbides, Kiki Sugino, Angeli Bayani Production: 

Production Company -Phoenix Features/Wa Entertainment Supported by Cinemart/Hubert Bals Fund/Global Film Initiative
Director Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr.

Writer Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr.; Producer Arleen C. Cuevas

Co-Producer Kousuke Ono, Kiki Sugino

Associate Line Producer- Maan Dimla

Associate Director -Benjamin Tolentino

Production Manager-Rolly Palmes

Location Manager- Robin Palmes

Director of Photography- Albert Banzon

Production Designer- Adolfo Alix, Jr.; Editor- Aleks Castañeda

Music- Teresa Barrozo

Sound Design- Ditoy Aguila

Field Sound Recordist- Joseph Santos 

Cinemalaya 2012 Entry: BWAKAW- Directors Showcase Category! (POSTER/TRAILER/STORY)

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Finalist for Directors Showcase Category

2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition

SYNOPSIS: 

Bwakaw is a drama-comedy about growing old, and everyone’s fear of growing old alone. Rene is a gay man who came out of the closet at age 70. Ailing in his twilight years, he thinks it is now too late for love, even companionship, and that all there is to look forward to is Death. He has made a will, bequeathing his few possessions to his even fewer friends. Everything is packed and labeled, ready for distribution. He has even paid for a coffin, taking advantage of a funeral home’s Summer Sale. Nowadays the only companion Rene has is Bwakaw, a stray dog that hangs around his house and follows him wherever he goes. As Rene waits for the day of his death, he gets the surprise of his life when it is Bwakaw who suddenly falls ill and is diagnosed with cancer. Rene is surprisingly affected, and he realizes that he values Bwakaw more than he thinks. In his struggle to get Bwakaw cured, Rene finds comfort in the most unlikely person: Sol, a tricycle driver who helps him bring Bwakaw to the vet and befriends him. Buoyed by Sol’s friendship, Rene starts living. Little by little he discovers simple joys. To the surprise of his friends, he even has his hair dyed to look younger. One day, he finally decides to make a move on Sol. The revelation that Rene is gay and has feelings for him surprises and disgusts Sol. He rejects Rene and leaves in anger. In the meantime, Bwakaw’s condition gets worse. Not even Rene’s ancient Santo Entierro (a supposedly miraculous statue of Jesus Christ) can save Bwakaw. Bwakaw dies, and Rene’s neighbors help him bury the faithful dog. But Bwakaw’s death, even while it was still only imminent, has made a difference. Rene has found a new appreciation for life and what is most important. He decides to unpack the things that he has already willed to other people and make his house more inhabitable. He is, after all, still alive. 

TRAILER:

PROMO PLUG:

LINKS:

https://www.facebook.com/bwakawthemovie

FILMMAKER’S PROFILE: 

Playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker Jun Robles Lana is the youngest Filipino to be inducted in the Palanca Literary Awards Hall of Fame. His debut screenplay “Sa Pusod Ng Dagat” (In the Navel of The Sea) directed by his mentor Marilou Diaz-Abaya premiered at the 1998 Berlin International Film Festival and also won him the Best Screenplay Award from the 1998 Brussels International Film Festival. Since then he has worked on mainstream and independent projects, as screenwriter for landmark films such as Jose Rizal and Muro Ami and as director/creative producer for Regal Films on projects such as Kulam, Tarot and My Neighbor’s Wife. He is presently the creative director of the drama department of GMA Television Network. 

MAJOR CREDITS: 

Cast: Eddie Garcia, Rez Cortez, Soliman Cruz, Bibeth Orteza, Joey Paras, Alan Paule, Beverly Salviejo, Soxie Topacio, Luz Valdez, Gardo Versoza, Ms. Armida Siguion-Reyna, Jonathan Neri, Ronaldo Bertubin, May-I Fabros and introducing Princess as Bwakaw. 

Production: Sound-Albert Michael Idioma

Production Design-Joey Luna

Editing-Lawrence S. Ang

Music-Jema Pamintuan & Jeff Hernandez

Cinematography-Carlo Mendoza

 Story and Screenplay-Jun Robles Lana

 Line Producer-Tonee Acejo

Producer Antonio P. Tuviera

Producer-Ferdinand Lapuz

Executive Producers Ramel David, Joselito Oconer & Michael Tuviera, Executive Producers Perci Intalan & Jun Robles Lana

Director JUN ROBLES LANA, DGPI