Winners of Vivo's VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020

Looks like there's a throng of really good entries in the Vivo VISION+ Mobile Photography Awards 2020. This proves a lot that it doesn't really matter if you're using a DSLR or those old boxes they had centuries ago. This year, they partnered with National Geographic to find the photo or video that would be able to capture and personify individual emotions and humanistic culture. They did this for 2 months and over 135,000 entries from around the world were submitted, and the winner for photo of the year evidently won because of the story. Check out the winners below!

This shot called "Balinese Woman" won Arief Satria the Portrait category. He is a photographer who hails from Indonesia.

This is called "Camping Night with Beloved Friends" shot by Rifqi Moch Lutpi who is from Indonesia. He won honorable mention.

This video is called Opera Watch made by Chen Lei of China. This won the mobile video category.

For the Night category, this one is called "Steelwool with Bridge" shot by Pyae Phyo Aung who hails from Myanmar.

This one is called "Replicate" which is shot by Lin Haibo of China. He won the Memories category.

This photo called "Daily Life of Four Big Mouth Monsters" wins photo of the year for 2020. This was shot by photographer Zhang Yu from China.

Now how I wish I could watch the next one this year, perhaps I could join the portrait category and win it for the country. It pays owning a Vivo no? They're really making photography a real priority and I can't wait for more things from Vivo, they probably are making mean machines somewhere there. I wanna see, I wanna see!

Complete List of Winners from MMFF 2020

Today is the day! 

Globe Blue Carpet for MMFF 2020 

This evening's MMFF Gabi ng Parangal was a whole lotta fun as we saw celebrities come one by one. We saw at the Globe Blue Carpet Ritz Azul, Gerald Napoles, Maui Taylor, Michael De Mesa, EA Guzman, Zanjoe Marudo, Alfred Vargas, Harlene Bautista and John Arcilla.

Paulo Avelino was so dapper, he had silver hair, wore a tux, shared his music, told us about his fans and the hosts Giselle Sanchez and Bekz Battalions Chad Kinis just got so crazy wild because he looked so good. They also warned people about piracy which probably is a problem this year in MMFF.

They also announced the Best Float (virtual) this year which went to Magikland, while Isa Pang Bahaghari came second, while third went to Fan Girl.

Marco Gumabao and Kylie Verzosa hosted the formal awards show, MMDA chair reiterated these are done online for the safety of the general public. He also said awardees this evening well deserved the recognition as it was doubly harder to put together good movies while the country is on lockdown period. 

 
They also gave kudos to students who participated in shorts which were presented before actual participating movies

Best Student Short Film Paano Maging Babae from DLS St Benilde

Best Child Performer went to Seiyo Masunaga of The Missing

Best Editing Fan Girl's Benjamin Tolentino

Best Cinematography went to Fan Girl's Neil Daza

Special Citation for Direk Peque Gallaga+

MMFF Gender Sensitivity Award went to The Boy Foretold by the Stars  

Best Sound went to FanGirl's Vincent Villa

Best Musical Score goes to Magikland's Emerson Texon

Best Original Theme Song went to The Boy Foretold by the Stars Jhay Cura and Pao Protacio

Best Visual Effects goes to Magikland's Richard Francia and Ryan Grimarez of Central Lab

Best Production Design was won by Magikland Ericson Navarro

Best Editing Fan Girl's Benjamin Tolentino

Best Cinematography went to Fan Girl's Neil Daza

Manay Ichu Vera Perez Lifetime Achievement Award went to Ms. Gloria Romero

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award went to the film Suarez the Healing Priest

Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award went to Magikland

Best Screenplay went to Fan Girl's Antoinette Jadaone for Fan Girl

Best Supporting Actor was won by Michael De Mesa for Isa Pang Bahaghari

Best Supporting Actress was won by Shaina Magdayao for Tagpuan

Best Director was won by Antoinette Jadaone for Fan Girl

MMFF 3rd Best Picture went to Tagpuan

MMFF 2nd Best Picture went to The Boy Foretold by The Stars

MMFF Best Picture Award went to Fan Girl by Epic Media Corporation

Best Actor is Paulo Avelino of Fan Girl

Best Actress is Charlie Dizon for Fan Girl

Congratulations to all the winners! This is brought to you by Globe, Upstream, MMDA and MMFF.

 

Live Blog: TOFARM Film Festival 2018 Awards Night

We're doing updates as we go cover the TOFARM Film Festival Awards Night so refresh this post every hour. 

They just started giving away the awards this evening.

Best Supporting Actress was a tie and went to Bayang Barrios and Gileth Sandico.

Richard Quan won Best Supporting Actor for the film 1957. He sends his thanks to his director, Ms How, for bringing the plight of farmers to the forefront. He was happy to have finally won a major acting award this year. 

For Best Production Design, they gave the award to Martin Masadao for the film Tanabata's Wife.

Best Sound went to Manuel Verona for Mga Anak ng Kamote.

Best Musical Score went to Kurt Alalag, May Padilla, Marc Tan for Tanabata's Wife.

Best Editing went to May Padilla for again, Tanabata's Wife.

Best Cinematography went to Napjamir of Tanabata's Wife.

Best Story goes Hubert Pibi for 1957.

Best Screenplay was between 4 films, it was given to Tanabata's Wife.

Special Awards for Short Film : The category is called The Direk Maryo J Memorial Awardees

Aning Ginto Award for the film SIKAP. This was a team of teens from Tugegarao.

3rd Best Short Film Tahanan ng Isang Magsasaka.

2nd Best Short Film Kaluguran Da Ka, Ma! which was made by a team from Pampanga.

Best Short Film was declared to the film Panginoong May Lupa. 

Major Awards:

Best Actress was won by first timer Mail Fanglayan for Tanabata's Wife. She gave a heartfelt speech about the plight of farmers in Cordillera.

Best Actor was won by Miyuki Kimimura for Tanabata's Wife. He's a Japanese guy, and asked us to pray for Baguio.

Best Director went to Charlson Ong, Lito Casaje, Choy Pangilinan for Tanabata's Wife. They thanked Ms. Milagros How for the patience in making their entry, they said the accolades and inspiration was a bonus.

Then TOFARM Film Festival gave a special award to veteran actor Robert Arevalo for his work in the film industry. He dedicated the award to his father. He was given a tribute by Bibeth Orteza, Dr. How and a song number by DULCE.

They also gave Joey Romero and Bibeth Orteza special awards, a way of appreciating their work for this festival.

And finally, the People's Choice Award went to the film SOL SEARCHING.

3rd Best Picture is Alimuom. The director dedicated the win to the farmers and the scientists who work hard to make the agriculture sector better. 2nd Best Picture is 1957. They dedicated the win to the farmers of Bicol, Iriga  City. Best picture of TOFARM Film Festival is Tanabata's Wife. 

Congrats to all the winners and I hope more people would get to see your films, please make this available commercially and have it distributed by major outfits, it just needs to be seen!

KUMAGCOW

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