GMA Pictures repeated history in the Metro Manila Film Festival anew after it bagged a back-to-back win for Best Picture: “Green Bones” in 2024 and “Firefly” in 2023.

Then GMA Films, it made history more than 25 years ago when it bagged the Best Picture award for Muro-Ami in 1999 and Jose Rizal in 1998.

GMA Pictures Executive Vice President Nessa Valdellon said these feats are important milestones for GMA Network’s film arm.

“This is a very big thing for GMA Pictures. It was really our aim to bring back the glory of the film studio. Twenty-five years ago, we won for Muro Ami, 26 years ago, we won for Jose Rizal. That was back to back, and this is back to back, Firefly and Green Bones,” she said.

GMA Pictures President, Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdez, herself, is grateful for the recognition and shared the victory with the other films in the MMFF.

"We'd like to thank the MMFF, the 50th year MMFF, Chairman [Romando] Artes, the MMFF Execom, all the jurors, for this Best Picture award.”

"I also want to share this award to the other nine films in this Metro Manila Film [Festival] because to make a film, it takes blood, sweat, and tears, and resources. And talagang we really risked it all because we want to tell a story.

"And, I hope that people listen to all these wonderful, outstanding stories of these movies in this year's Metro Manila Film Festival... We won this award because of the grace of God. And, to God be the glory,” she said.