Piolo scores best actor win anew for ‘Mallari’
Piolo Pascual bagged yet another best actor win as he was named Film Actor of the Year for his performance in Mallari at the recently concluded Box Office Entertainment Awards by the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation (GMMSF), Inc.
An official entry to the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival, Mallari is a chilling cinematic journey into the depths of Fr. Juan Severino Mallari’s psyche, the Philippines’ sole documented serial killer from the 19th century.
The meticulously-crafted movie is the first Filipino film to be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
The new recognition marks Piolo’s second best actor triumph following his victory at the inaugural Manila International Film Festival in January 2024 held Hollywood, USA.
Accompanied by Mentorque producer John Bryan Diamante, a.k.a. Bryan Dy, executive producer Rona Banaag, Clever Minds co-owner and supervising producer Omar Sortijas, Direk Derick Cabrido and Mallari co-stars Janella Salvador and Ron Angeles, the actor personally accepted the prestigious award.
Its overwhelming success and positive reception have opened doors for numerous collaborations. Mentorque Productions, in partnership with Project 8 Projects, owned by directors Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone, is set to make waves at the 2024 Cinemalaya Film Festival in August.
The recently completed shooting of Kono Basho in Japan was proudly announced by the Mentorque chief on Facebook, featuring an image of two women adorned in black kimonos.
Recent sightings of Bryan with Angkas President George Royeca and directors Dolly Dulu and Ivan Andrew Payawal also suggest potential collaboration for an upcoming project.
Additionally, a post showing Bryan with Ten17P producer director Paul Soriano, his wife Toni Gonzaga-Soriano and Mikee Morada and Alex Gonzaga-Morada, owners of TinCan Productions, hints at other exciting partnerships.
Apart from these, Bryan has his eyes set on an entry to the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival, the fantasy-drama Biringan.
Meanwhile, the Mallari feat continues as it garnered 14 nominations from the upcoming FAMAS Awards slated May 26 at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion.
These nominations include: Best Actor (Piolo Pascual), Best Picture (Mentorque Productions/Clever Minds), Best Director (Derick Cabrido), Best Screenplay (Enrico C. Santos), Best Cinematography (Pao Orendain), Best Child Actor (Kian Co), Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Diaz), Best Supporting Actor (JC Santos), Best Editing (Noah Tonga), Best Sound (Immanuel Verona and Nerikka Salim), Best Production Design (Marielle Hizon), Best Visual Effects (Gaspar Mangarin), Best Theme Song (Pag-ibig na Sumpa by JK Labajo), and Best Musical Score (Von de Guzman).
Mallari also makes its highly anticipated debut on Netflix on June 21.
