Hi Winston! ok i guess. thank you so much for commenting. Balik ka.

Hi Ollie! It is great to hear from you. The awards in 2010 definitely (as a whole) is not as bad as that debacle from that “take it take it” controversy. This time it’s only a matter of a judging process that can definitely be improved. The MMDA didn’t really explain what the criteria was this year. Previously we knew that it was based on ticket sales / box office success, so it was a numbers game. However wrong or misguided that process was it was CLEAR how the Best Picture award was determined.

This year they stated that a housewife, bus driver and student were added to the jurors, as to WHY they did that was NOT explained. I think the method of Cinemalaya is a good example of a system that works. Both Foreign and local jurors who have judged in Cannes, Asia and Middle Eastern Film fests etc are invited to judge the competition. It’s not INFALLIBLE but jurors are able to explain their choices in a reasonable and informative manner . Cinemalaya juror Lito Zulueta, PDI Editor and Manunuri Ng Pilipinas member ALWAYS enlightens whenever i interview him about the awards they give out. He is one name that’s more than qualified to be one of their jurors.

Thank you so much for commenting. Please come back here soon.