GMA Pictures’ ‘Green Bones,’ an official entry to the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival, won big during the festival’s awards night.
The movie’s lead stars, Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
Child actress Sienna Stevens who is also part of the film was awarded Best Child Performer.
Meanwhile, Ricky Lee and Angeli Atienza won Best Screenplay while Neil Daza won Best Cinematography.
'Green Bones' was also nominated in five other categories:
- Best Director, Zig Dulay
- Best Musical Score, Len Calvo
- Best Sound Design, Albert Michael Idioma and Nicole Rosacay for Narra by Wildsound
- Best Editing, Benjamin Tolentino
- Fernando Poe. Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence
In his speech during the MMFF ‘Gabi ng Parangal’ on December 27, Trillo thanked those who believed in him and to everyone behind Green Bones.
"Maraming salamat sa MMFF, sa MMDA, sa lahat ng mga nagdesisyon para mabigay ang mga parangal na ito ngayong gabi. Maraming salamat po sa mga taong naniniwala sa akin. Sa GMA Films, Ms. Annette Gozon, Ms. Nessa, Sir Ricky Lee, JC Rubio, Anj Atienza, na nanalong Best Screenplay. Sa aming direktor, Direk Zig Dulay, maraming salamat sa tiwalang binigay niyo sa akin. Sa lahat ng sumusuporta sa ‘kin," he said.
He also thanked his “number one supporter,” his wife and fellow Kapuso Jennylyn Mercado.
"Sa aking number one supporter, nandun po ang aking asawa, si Ms. Jennylyn Mercado. Maraming salamat! Inaalay ko ‘to, ang award na ‘to, sa aking pamilya. Sila po talaga ang nagi-inspire sa ‘kin para pagbutihin ‘tong ginagawa ko na ‘to na i-maximize lahat ng opportunity na binibigay sa ‘kin. Maraming salamat po. Hinding-hindi ko makakalimutan ‘to. Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat. Thank you. Mabuhay ang pelikulang Pilipino," he said.
Madrid, for his part, looked back at his journey to achieving the award.
"Nung una, nasasaktan ako, iniisip ko bakit. But then I realized na kaya pala siya nangyayari sa ‘kin, para ‘pag dumating ‘yung araw na ibibigay na sa ‘kin ‘yung kapalit no’n, katulad po nito, hindi ko po ite-take for granted lahat ng ‘yon kasi alam ko ‘yung hirap na pinagdaanan ko bago ko makuha ‘to at hindi po ‘yon naging madali," he said.
"Kaya siguro gusto ko lang rin pong sabihin ‘to dahil alam ko na marami pong nangangarap na sumusuko nalang dahil nauunahan po sila ng takot, nauunahan sila ng hindi nila kaya, na pakiramdam nila walang naniniwala sa kanila. Pero naniniwala ako na basta ikaw, naniniwala ka sa sarili mo na kaya mo, na mararating mo ‘yung pangarap mo, basta malinis ang intensyon mo, nagpupursige ka at pinipili mong maging mabuting tao sa lahat ng pagkakataon, makakamit mo ito," he added.
