Deadma walking is a 2017 philippine comedy drama musical film, directed by julius alfonso. Joross gamboa, edgar allan guzman, gerald anderson a palancawinning comedy about gay best friends for life john joross gamboa and mark edgar allan guzman whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death. With its fast paced and cleverly written hilarious screenplay, deadma walking will surely make you laugh at the edge of your seat. The next four entries haunted forest, deadma walking, siargao, and ang larawan were selected based on the finished films. The recently announced entries namely deadma walking, siargao, haunted forest and ang larawan were selected from finished film submissions. Deadma walking is a 2017 philippine comedy drama musical film, directed by julius alfonso the film is about a terminally ill gay man who fakes his own death to attend his own wake to hear his friends views on him. Deadma walking 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Their friendship is put to the test when one of them got a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake and funeral as his dying wish. On friday, the metro manila film festival mmff announced the last four movies that complete the 2017 lineup. Metro manila film festival is a festival meant to celebrate the pinoy movies annually at metro manila starting off from christmas day down to the new years day until the very first week of january in the. This years magic eight entries for the fullfeature and short film categories of the mmff are vying for the top acting awards and best. Deadma walking 2017 full movie streaming anbefalte. Now, the producers of the critically acclaimed film are back with deadma walking, whose screenplay won a palanca in the same year.
Siargao, ang larawan complete mmff 2017 lineup abscbn news. Dec 17, 2017 with all that said, heres the full list of mmff 2017 entries, as part of our festival guidecomplete with trailers, synopses, and film info. Deadma walking is a comedydramamusical about two gay best friends, john joross and mark edgar, who staged a fake funeral after finding out that one of them only has a year left to live. The metro manila film festival mmff announced the eight official and complete list of movies for this years competition. Dec 01, 2017 2017 metro manila film festival mmff official entries. Here are the complete official entries of 2017 metro manila film festival mmff. Joross gamboa, edgar allan guzman, gerald anderson a palancawinning comedy about gay best friends for life john joross gamboa and mark edgar allan guzman whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake.
The films trailer, posted on facebook by cinema bravo, has generated 2. Based on the 2016 don carlos palanca memorial awards for literature winning screenplay, and hemmed by the directorial debut of julius alfonso, deadma walking follows the story of john joross gamboa who, upon learning his stage 4 diagnosis of cancer and with only 12 years to live, decides to fake his own death to bear witness to what his. Mmff 2017 the metro manila film festival mmff announced the official and complete list of movies for this years competition. The metro manila film festival mmff 2017 announces the eight 8 official entries. Final four entries of metro manila film festival 2017. The film, based on a palanca awardwinning screenplay, was commercially released in the philippines on december 25, 2017 as part of the 43rd metro manila film festival. Metro manila film festival is an annual film festival held in metro. These movies are ang larawan, deadma walking, haunted forest, and siargao. I totally enjoyed the whole film and got affected with its heartwarming ending. With joross gamboa, edgar allan guzman, gerald anderson, vin abrenica. Mmff announces complete lineup for 2017 cnn philippines. The film is about a terminally ill gay man who fakes his own death to attend his own wake to hear his friends views on him. The screenplay of this second film deadma walking julius antonio, 2017 won second prize of the carlos palanca memorial awards for literature in 2016 for writer eric cabahug.
Nov 17, 2017 manila updated the metro manila film festival mmff executive committee has officially released the last four films to complete its socalled magic 8. Deadma walking official trailer metro manila film festival 2017. Mmff 2017 unveils complete magic 8 entries manila bulletin. Among the movies named were haunted forest, deadma walking, siargao, and ang larawan. Based on eric cabahugs awardwinning screenplay second place, carlos palanca memorial awards for literature 2016, this outofthisworld musical dramedy is sure. Ang larawan deadma walking haunted forest siargao the first four movies announced in the lineup were coco martins ang panday, vice. Mmff 2017 magic 8 now complete haunted forest, siargao make.
Dec 21, 2017 the next four entries haunted forest, deadma walking, siargao, and ang larawan were selected based on the finished films. Deadma walking is a film that doesnt exactly require a lot of cinematic sophistication. Deadma walking is a bighearted, crowdpleaser laugh out loud film that just happens to be so competently made. As revealed during a press conference hosted by the mmff 2017 executive committee members. Siargao and ang larawan win big at the 2017 mmff awards. Panday it is under the direction of rodel nacianceno aka coco martin himself by ccm creative productions. The film, based on a palanca award winning screenplay, was commercially released in the philippines on december 25, 2017 as part.
I havent seen a film this year thats as star studded as this one. Winners, mmff 2017 awards night the summit express. This is an incomplete list of filipino fulllength films, both mainstream and independently produced, released in theaters and cinemas in 2017. I have been a big fan of mmff since i started blogging back in 2009 and have seen so much successes and controversies revolved around this annual tradition of celebrating filipino movies. The films that made the cut are ang panday, deadma walking, ganddarrapiddo. Deadma walking is directed by julius alfonso under octoarts film and trex entertainment. In fact, the film works best when it imbibes camp, when it embraces its garish sensibilities, when it.
All of you the film follows gab and gabby, two individuals who have strong opposing views on love and marriage, fall in love and agree to be in a committed relationship, notwithstanding their. Here is the official list of winners as per the metro manila film festival. Siargao, ang larawan complete mmff 2017 lineup abscbn. It nails the right amount of everything to keep the film stand out on its own. John samson is a welltodo ceo of a public relations firm and other businesses. It will get a complete run for the entirety of the film festival. Producers can submit their finished films, a duly accomplished application form and complete requirements to the mmff secretariat until october 2 for early birds with a p30,000 application fee. Deadma walking a film based on the palancawinning comedy of the same name, deadma walking is about a terminally ill gay who asks his best friend to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish to see what the other people will say about him. A palancawinning comedy about gay best friends for life john joross gamboa and mark edgar allan guzman whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. It has a clever script and incredible actors who can go all out to make everything fun and enjoyable. The lineup of the 31st edition of the metro manila film festival scheduled for this year is complete. Deadma walking promises to make you laugh your guts. Dec 18, 2017 the films that made the cut are ang panday, deadma walking, ganddarrapiddo.
Mmff the complete 2017 metro manila film festival entries. Mmff 2017 the list of winners and official results for the metro manila film festival 2017 have finally been released and announced. Metro manila cnn philippines, november 17 the metro manila film festival mmff on friday announced the complete list of entries for its. What to expect from metro manila film festival 2017. The genre of the entries are drama, horror, comedy, romance, fantasy and a superhero flick.
Metro manila film festival mmff 2017 official eight 8. The last four movies to complete the magic 8 of the 2017 metro manila film festival mmff were announced on friday during a press conference held by the festivals executive committee. Coco martin, daniel padilla, dawn zulueta, deadma walking, derek ramsay, edgar allan guzman, gabi ng parangal, jasmine curtissmith, jericho rosales, larawan, manila bulletin, manila bulletin entertainment. The second entry was deadma walking which stars joross. The film is all about gay best friends for life john and mark whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish.
Overall, deadma walking is a solid addition to this years film festival. Dec 23, 2017 deadma walking is a bighearted, crowdpleaser laugh out loud film that just happens to be so competently made. Metro manilas biggest film festival is back and heres. Julius alfonsos deadma walking its tricky and unconventional story makes this mmff dramedy a standout against the rest of this years film fest entries. Metro manila film festival completes lineup of films cebu. Deadma walking this is a palanca awardwinning comedy about gay best friends, john and mark. The metro manila film festival is officially underway, as they have finally announced the remaining four entries to complete in its magic 8 roster. Dec 06, 2017 deadma walking official trailer metro manila film festival 2017 a palancawinning comedy about gay best friends for life john joross gamboa and mark edgar allan guzman whose friendship is put to the test when one of them has a terminal illness and asks the other to help him stage his fake death, wake, and funeral as his dying wish. With all that said, heres the full list of mmff 2017 entries, as part of our festival guidecomplete with trailers, synopses, and film info. Deadma walking by trex entertainment, directed by julius alfonso and starring joross gamboa. Mmff 2017 magic 8 now complete haunted forest, siargao. The awards night was held wednesday evening, december 27, at the kia theater, araneta center in cubao, quezon city. Metro manila film festival 2017 list of winners, official results. In spite of its predictable ending, the film has enough surprises to keep audiences glued to their seats, laughing, and looking forward to how things will unfold for mark and john.
The revenger squad, siargao, all of you, haunted forest, meant to beh, and ang larawan. Manila, philippines the 43rd metro manila film festival mmff executive committee announced the full list of winners at the 2017 awards night gabi ng parangal held on wednesday, december 27 at the kia theatre, araneta center in cubao, quezon city. Stars of the 8 film entries, riding on their respective floats, waved to the fans amidst sprinkles of rain showers. Among those who attended the parade were beauty queens. Loy arcenas interpretation of a nick joaquin classic, ang larawan garnered the. The 2017 metro manila film festival mmff entry deadma walking is graded a by the cinema evaluation board ceb, the. Nov 17, 2017 metro manila cnn philippines, november 17 the metro manila film festival mmff on friday announced the complete list of entries for its 2017 competition. We cant wait for the metro manila film festival 2017 to open so we can watch joross gamboa and edgar allan guzman play beshies for life in the black comedy deadma walking. Manila updated the metro manila film festival mmff executive committee has officially released the last four films to complete its socalled magic 8. With independent films staging their debut at the 43rd metro manila film festival, new faces were also named awardees at the gabi ng parangal.
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