Dance of the steel Bars nabs 9 nominations at the 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies

March 06 2014

GMA Network lauds Kapuso Primetime King Dingdong Dantes and Dance of the Steel Bars for scoring several nominations at the 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Dance of the Steel Bars shows the world the resilient Filipino culture, the remarkable talent of local filmmakers and their vision towards globalization of the film industry.

Dingdong Dantes is extremely happy to be included in the list of nominees for the Movie Actor of the Year category for his effective portrayal as Mando, a convicted murderer who denies his passion for dancing just to prove his masculinity.

“I am certainly blessed to be nominated in the Movie Actor of the Year category. Bonus na lang yun. What is important is that our movie Dance of the Steel Bars made our audiences realize that our talents were given to be explored, whether behind bars or in an open field. What matters is how we improve ourselves and others by this gift” Dantes shares.

With a star-studded cast, enthralling storyline and a soundtrack that combines contemporary street dance with the sound of a big Hollywood film score, Dance of the Steel Bars bags numerous nominations: Dingdong Dantes for Movie Actor of the Year; Dance of the Steel Bars for Movie of the Year; Cesar Apolinario and Marnie Manicad for Movie Director of the Year.

Also nominated are Cris Lim for Movie Screenwriter of the Year; Emman Pascual and Rain Yamson for Movie Cinematographer of the Year; Arthur Maningas for Movie Production Designer of the Year; Charliebebs Gohetia for Movie Editor of the Year; Albert Michael Idioma for Movie Sound Engineer of the Year; and ‘Rehas na Bakal’ (Composed, Arranged and Interpreted by Romano Baesa and Angelo Bitoy of EHP) for Movie Original Theme Song of the Year.