JURY of 38th MMFF Awards

The JURY that composed this year's festival were expert in their own filed of specialization chosen from a multi-sector for proper representation in citing the outstanding performances of the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival. Another aspect as a point of interest is the inclusion of ordinary person from household, transport group and the academe. Listed below is the complete list of jurors this 2012;

1.    PROF. ROWENA CAPULONG – REYES, Ph. D. (Chairman) - Dean College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Colegio de San Juan de Letran

2.    MS. CAMILLE GUEVARRA - Mutya ng Pilipinas       

3.    MS. MA. CARMEN SYQUIA MUSNGI - MTRCB Board Member

4.    MS. JOYCE BERNAL - Director

5.    DIR. EMMANUEL BORLAZA - MTRCB

6.    MR. LARRY MANDA - Cinematographer

7.    PROF. FELIPE DE LEON, JR. - Chairman, NCAA & Musical Scorer

8.    FR. JACINTO PADUA - Parish Priest, Sto. Nino de Tondo Church

9.    PROF. ABRAHAM SAKILI - UP Faculty of Art Studies Commissioner, NHCP Muslim Representative

10.                      MS. SARA SOLIVEN – DE GUZMAN - Columnist, The Philippine Star

11.                      MRS. RUTH MIJARES - Representative, Lakas ng Inang Manileño

12.                      MR. REX ADO - Public School Teacher

13.                      MR. ANTONIO TONY ARINGAY - Representative, Public Transport Sector

I am crossing my fingers that next year MMFF Committee shall consider me as one of the jurors to represent the household or the education sector.



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Well, I was one of the jury for Audience Choice Award in Cinema One Originals this year, and I'm telling you, judging for numerous genre of films is a challenging and stressful responsibility, but I enjoyed it a lot.