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‘Magikland’ wins 7 FAMAS awards, Alessandra de Rossi is best actress

“Magikland” was the biggest winner in the just concluded Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, sweeping seven awards, including best picture.

The fi lm also bagged Best Director (Christian Acuña), Best Visual Eff ects (Richard Francia and Ryan Grimarez), Best Sound (Mike Idioma and Alex Tomboc), Best Editing (Manet A. Dayrit and She Lopez-Francia), Best Production Design (Ericson Navarro), and Best Cinematography (Rody Lacap). Allen Dizon bagged the Best Actor award for his role in the fi lm “Latay”, while Alessandra de Rossi was named Best Actress for her role in the fi lm “Watch List”. “Maraming-maraming salamat, FAMAS, I’m very, very touched na ikinunsider ninyo akong Best Actress,” Alessandra said in receiving her award.

“Gusto ko lang sabihin na napakaespesyal ng FAMAS para sa akin dahil sila ang nagbigay ng kauna-unahang award ko when I was 17, Best Supporting Actress for Azucena,” she added.

“And twenty years later, my second FAMAS. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Best Actress naman! So, parang… whooahh!!!” said Alessandra. “Sobrang agang pamasko ito para sa akin. How I wish may awards night… may stage para may whoooahh!!!”

“But wala, e, pandemic. So, mabuhay po tayong lahat at mabuhay ang pelikulang Pilipino!” Alessandra said.

It is the fi fth Best Actor award from FAMAS for Allen Dizon, making him eligible for the FAMAS Hall of Fame.

Allen fi rst won the award in the fi lm Paupahan, Dukot, Magkakabaung, at Bomba.

“Noong bata pa po ako, noong hindi pa ako nag-aartista, kapag yung artista po, magaling umarte, sinasabi nila, ‘Uy! PamFAMAS ‘yan, ah?!’ said in receiving the award.

“Kaya maraming-maraming salamat po dahil isa sa pinakamatagal na award-giving body ng Pilipinas… taos-pusong pasasalamat, FAMAS, sa panibagong Best Actor na ibinigay ninyo sa akin,” Allen added.

“Sobra po akong natutuwa. Panlimang Best Actor na po ito na ibinigay ninyo sa akin kaya maraming-maraming salamat po. Hindi ko po makakalimutan ang FAMAS,” he said.

Allen thanked Baby Go, the producer of Latay under BG Films, writer-director Ralston Jover and his leading lady Lovi Poe. Allen said he dedicated the award to his family – wife, four children and his mother and siblings.

Enzo Pineda won the Best Supporting Actor trophy for his role in He Who Is Without Sin.

“Thank you so much, FAMAS, for this prestigious award!” he said at the awards rites. And it’s truly an honor to be receiving this tonight. And fi nally po, masasabi ko na sa magulang ko na, ‘Ma, Pa, fi nally… after 12 years sa showbiz, may acting award na ako! And this is for you, guys!’ “Thank you so much sa lahat ng judges ng FAMAS, at sa lahat po ng bumubuo ng FAMAS, thank you so much in believing in my talent,” Enzo said.

The winners were announced In a pre-recorded ceremony streamed on the group’s YouTube channel. The leading fi lms each had 11 nominations—”Magikland,” crime thriller “Watch List,” and romantic drama “”On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets.”

They were followed by “Fan Girl” which had nine nominations, drama-thriller “Untrue” with eight, and zombie thriller “Block Z” with seven.

Singer-songwriter Nicole Laurel Asensio opened the show.

In her opening remarks, Famas President Francia Camacho Conrado noted that the Filipino fi lm industry faced various uncertainties due to the pandemic. “Ikinalungkot ng industriya ng pelikulang Pilipino ang pagpanaw ng marami nating kasamahan ng dahil sa pandemya. Malungkot man, ngunit kailangan nating magpatuloy lumaban. The Filipino fi lm industry responded to the extraordinary challenges posed by the pandemic,” she said.

“Film productions stalled by the pandemic engaged in virtual production techniques coupled with the required quarantine lockdowns. Nagbago man ang ating pamaraan ng ating paggawa ng pelikula ng dahil sa pandemya kasabay ng bagong panlasa ng mga manonood sa uri ng pelikula na kanilang nais matunghayan,” Conrado added.

“I am very much confi dent that the Filipino fi lm industry will bounce back. That despite the eff ects of the coronavirus pandemic, the fi re and passion of the Philippine fi lmmakers will remain. Laban lamang tayo sa galaw ng panahon,” she said. “It has been almost two years since the coronavirus spread across the world. Film productions have stopped. Shootings and cinemas have closed all at once,” she said. Ms. Francia added: “The fi re and passion of the Philippine fi lmmakers remain. Laban lamang tayo sa galaw ng panahon. Pasasaan ba, maaaring bukas, makalawa, sa tulong at awa ng ating mahal na Panginoon, ay tuluyan nang magwakas itong pandemya.”

The full list of Famas winners is as follows: BEST PICTURE Magikland

BEST DIRECTOR Christian Acuña (Magikland)

BEST ACTRESS Alessandra de Rossi (Watch List)

BEST ACTOR Allen Dizon (Latay)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Dexter Doria (Memories of Forgetting)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Enzo Pineda (He Who Is Without Sin)

BEST CHILD PERFORMER Miel Espinosa (Block Z)

BEST SCREENPLAY Manny Angeles and Paulle Olivenze (Hayop Ka!)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Rody Lacap (Magikland)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Ericson Navarro (Magikland)

BEST EDITING Manet A. Dayrit and She Lopez-Francia (Magikland)

BEST MUSICAL SCORE Kean Cipriano and Brain Coat (On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG ‘Maibalik’ by Joshua Bulot and JBK (Us Again)

BEST SOUND Gerald James D’Lonsod, Albert Michael Idioma, and Vanya Fantonial (Magikland)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Richard Francia and Ryan Grimarez (Central Digital Lab) for Magikland

BEST SHORT FILM Solo by Kevin Piamonte

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