Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence

Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence
Awarded for Film excellence
Country Philippines
Presented by MMDA
First awarded 2012
Currently held by Ang Panday (2017)
Website www.mmda.gov.ph/mmff/

Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence is an annual award made by the Metro Manila Film Festival in honor of the late actor Fernando Poe Jr. Star Cinema's One More Try was the first recipient, in 2012.[1]

2016 Controversy

For the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival, Oro, a film directed by Alvin Yapan was awarded as the Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence recipient on December 29, 2016. Due to issues surrounding the "dog slaughter scene", the family of the late Fernando Poe Jr. decided to revoke the award won by the film.[2]

Special Award winners

Year Film Production Company(ies) Ref
2012
(38th) 		One More Try Star Cinema [1]
2013
(39th) 		10,000 Hours Philippine Film Studios, N2 Productions and VIVA Films [3]
2014
(40th) 		Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo Philippians Productions [4]
2015
(41st) 		#WalangForever Quantum Films, MJM Productions, Tuko Film Productions, Buchi Boy Films [5]
2017
(43rd) 		Ang Panday CCM Film Productions, Viva Films, Star Cinema [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "MMFF back-to-back win for Dingdong". Sun Star. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  2. ↑ . Rappler.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  3. ↑ "MMFF 2013 Awarding Ceremony List of Winners". Phil News. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  4. ↑ "FULL LIST: Winners, MMFF 2014 awards night". Rappler. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  5. ↑ Smith, Chuck. "Winners: 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival awards night". Philippine Star. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  6. ↑ Ranoa-Bismark, Maridol. "FULL LIST: MMFF 2017 winners". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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