Manila’s Finest bags most awards at MMFF; I’mPerfect wins Best Picture

RAYMOND RED’S crime drama Manila’s Finest was the big winner at this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), garnering a total of eight prizes.

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It took home Third Best Picture (which it shared with Call Me Mother), Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Musical Score, Best Sound Design, Best Original Song for “Sandalan,” Best Float, and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award.

Meanwhile, the Best Picture award went to I’mPerfect, a romance starring actors with Down Syndrome. It also received the Best Actress award for Krystel Go, who played the female lead, Jessica.

In her speech, she thanked the film’s director, Sigrid Bernardo, for giving her the chance to represent persons with disabilities in a love story.