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Mikhail Red on winning MMFF Best Director for ‘Deleter’: ‘Still processing, surprised and shocked!’

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>When Mikhail Red was announced as the winner of the Best Director award during the Metro Manila Film Festival awards night, the <em>Deleter </em>director dedicated the award to all the internet frontliners, cleaners, otherwise known as “deleters.”</p><p>“Siyempre grabe yung admiration and respect namin doon sa mga totoong cleaners, deleters, or content moderators kasi nga yung ginagawa nila day in and day out sila yung mga nag-fi-filter ng mga bagay. So very happy kami na yung film namin naka-bring up ng awareness and discussion about it for a wide audeince, na-appreciate yung ganun na work.</p><p>“So parang siguro kailangan lang natin i-keep in mind yun, kung paano ka-taxing at mentally draining. I hope they give the respect and admiration and sana yung support rin kung meron parang medal of support or benefits for these workers kasi very novel yung ganitong situation.”</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmq6VndPcx3/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A866873.5999999999%2C%22ls%22%3A560983.6000000001%2C%22le%22%3A561008.8999999999%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="745" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>After the event, the talented director explained why he chose to highlight this lesser known occupation in his latest film.</p><p>“Nakikita ko sa articles, na-fa-fascinate ako. It intrigued me the fact na nag-explode yung social media and who censors everything. Who filters everything? Someone has to do it nga. And through research and through watching documentaries, parang dun namin na-stumble upon itong very secretive, shadowy occupation which is cleaners and bihira sila mabigyan ng spotlight except sa documentaries na siyempre very niche yung audience.</p><p>“So I feel like with the fiction film na genre of horror na wide audience yung range, ang saya namin na naka-spark siya ng debate, ng interest di ba? And people are now discussing this subject and at the same time na-e-explore natin. So I’m very happy na pinapanuod ng mga tao and we get to smuggle this type of sub-text to a wider audience,” he explained.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"></span></p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/19/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-casting-nadine-deleter-top-of-mind-siy-204450"></a><span class="s1"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/19/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-casting-nadine-deleter-top-of-mind-siy-204450"><strong><u>READ: Director Mikhail Red on casting Nadine Lustre in ‘Deleter’: ‘Top of mind siya talaga’</u></strong></a></span></div><p>The award-winning director revealed he also has plans to enter the film in festivals internationally if given the chance.</p><p>“We’re still processing, surprised. and shocked. Kasi nga when we made this film, we didn’t even know na mag-e-MMFF. Parang tinry lang i-submit ng Viva and then nakapasok so very shocking. Right now kasi we’re also looking at other avenues or platforms, maybe eventually streaming. Pero as long as may window before that, I will definitely try to submit to festivals,” he said.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"></span></p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/28/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-on-working-with-nadine-lustre-in-delet-204644"></a><span class="s1"><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2022/12/28/fresh-scoops/mikhail-red-on-working-with-nadine-lustre-in-delet-204644"><strong><u>READ: Mikhail Red on working with Nadine Lustre in ‘Deleter’: She knew exactly what needed to be done</u></strong></a></span></div><p>After garnering an R-rating from the MTRCB, direk Mikhail said he never expected their film to make it to the<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>top of the MMFF box office.</p><p>“Honestly, unexpected kasi R-rated horror. The fact that we got the slot pa lang suprirsed na ako. Tapos nung tumataas pa ng tumataas pa ng word of mouth. Sobrang hindi pa namin maintindihan, na-sha-shock kami. Pino-process pa rin. At very happy kami na yung genre cinema nga ay nabuhay suddenly. I think after the pandemic nag-change yung viewing habits ng mga tao dahil sa Netflix. So sobrang unexpected and at the same time sobra kaming proud,” he shared.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p>With positive feedback from those who have watched the film growing by the day, direk Mikhail credited the younger generation of viewers for helping spread the news about his film.</p><p>“In fact everyday umaangat yung box office and number of cinemas. We’re happy na may certain cinemas na na-o-sold out kami and minsan nag-nu-number one. So I think good word of mouth and parang ang lakas ngayon ng presence ng Gen Z, Gen Y na yung mga bata sa internat, yung mga TikTok generation, I think sila yun eh. Barkada movie siya kasi para siyang rollercoaster ride minsan. So ang interesting na nag-che-change yung viewing habits ng mga Filipino viewers,” he added.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

<p>'Deleter' director Mikhail Red talks about his film winning the most awards during the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal.</p>

'Deleter' director Mikhail Red talks about his film winning the most awards during the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal.