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Dingdong Dantes, Piolo Pascual win Best Actor at Manila International Film Festival

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Dingdong Dantes and Piolo Pascual were both hailed as Best Actor at the 2023 <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Manila International Film Festival </span>which was held in Los Angeles, California on Friday, February 2 (US time).</p><p>Dingdong headlined the romance drama film <em>Rewind </em>while Piolo starred in the thriller flick <em>Mallari.</em></p><p>&quot;Sa ating mga jurors maraming salamat sa pagkilala. Maraming, maraming salamat po sa inyo,&quot; Dingdong said in his speech.</p><p>The actor added: &quot;At sa mga kasamahan naming artista dito sa film fest, aming fellow nominees.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C24akjSSsky/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=524&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2666952.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A213230.20000004768%2C%22le%22%3A213571.60000002384%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1021" 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><em>Rewind</em> recently became the highest grossing Filipino film of all time after it earned ₱889 million in gross sales worldwide as of January 26.</p><p>&quot;Lubos-lubos ang pasasalamat namin sa lahat po ng bumubuo ng pelikula, lalong-lalo na po sa lahat ng tumangkilik. Kaya ngayon sobrang excited po ako na pumunta sa LA para personally ay ma-meet ko &#x27;yung mga kababayan natin manonood dun,&quot; Dingdong remarked in an interview with ABS-CBN News prior to flying to the US.</p><p>The actor added: &quot;Looking forward ako na maka-interact ang mga colleagues ko. Siyempre looking forward din ako na ma-present ang pelikula doon sa mga kababayan natin sa LA.&quot;</p><p>Check out the full list of winners of the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival:</p><p>Best Picture: <em>Firefly</em></p><p>Best Screenplay: Angeli Guida-Atienza (<em>Firefly)</em></p><p>Best Cinematography: Carlo Mendoza (<em>GomBurZa)</em></p><p>Best Director: Zig Dulay (<em>Firefly)</em></p><p>Best Actor: Piolo Pascual [<em>Mallar</em><em>i</em>) and Dingdong Dantes (<em>Rewind)</em></p><p>Best Actress: Vilma Santos (<em>When I Met You In Tokyo)</em></p><p>Monty Manibog Lifetime Achievement Award : Hilda Koronel</p><p>Best Supporting Actor: Pepe Herrera (<em>Rewind)</em></p><p>Best Supporting Actress: Alessandra De Rossi (<em>Firefly)</em></p><p>Special Jury Prize: <em>Becky &amp; Badette</em></p><p>Audience Choice Award: <em>GomBurZa</em></p><p>Trailblazer Award: Mark Dacascos</p><p>Meanwhile, the recent Metro Manila Film Festival reached ₱1 billion in gross sales on January 7.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:526px;height:850px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1753663627943719369&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-02-03T10%3A46%3A38.693141%3A038b101f-3fb7-4774-88b8-261baa38857d%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=1d4b5519a1490ba69f11ab434253513bd60f3153&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1753663627943719369"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Following its success, the film festival was then extended until January 14.</p><p>The ten films were then screened in Los Angeles for the Manila International Film Festival from January 29 to February 2.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/1/18/dingdong-dantes-at-marian-rivera-nagpasalamat-sa-box-office-record-ng-pelikulang-rewind-1700"><strong>READ:Dingdong Dantes at Marian Rivera, nagpasalamat sa box office record ng pelikulang ‘Rewind’</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Through the MIFF, we can showcase, promote, and help uplift Filipino films from the Philippines to Hollywood, and hopefully, to other parts of the world,&quot; Atty. Artes stated in a press release by MMDA in October 2023.</p><p>He added: &quot;MIFF also aims to bridge the gap between two worlds and connect the Philippine entertainment sector to Hollywood and the global stage.&quot;</p>

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Dingdong Dantes, Piolo Pascual win Best Actor at Manila International Film Festival

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Published February 03, 2024 11:58 PM PHT

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