An honor NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 04/30/2010

An honor

NO HOLDS BARRED Armida Siguion-Reyna 04/30/2010 By the time you read this, I will have been awarded the Natatanging Gawad for Lifetime Achievement, by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, at the 33rd Gawad Urian at the Sine Adarna (UP Film Center), at the University of the Philippines. Soon after I had been informed of the honor, I decided I wasn’t going to come up with a pre-written thank you speech and that I was going to keep it short and simple. I promised not to be emotional, but even as I do this in advance, I know the opposite is going to happen. Iyakin ako. After all, I joined a roster that includes filmmakers Gerry de Leon, Bert Avellana, Manuel Conde, Eddie Romero, Susana de Guzman, Fernando Poe Jr., Peque Gallaga and Kidlat Tahimik; producers Manuel de Leon, Luis Nolasco and Marichu Maceda; cinematographers Mike Accion and Felipe Sacdalan; musicians Levi Celerio and Tito Arevalo; actors Anita Linda, Leopoldo Salcedo, Pancho Magalona, Rosa Rosal, Nida Blanca, Mona Lisa, Dolphy — the list is long and illustrious. Fernando Poe Jr. was recognized as actor, writer, director and producer. Eddie Romero, as writer and producer. Rosa Rosal as actor and also for her work as pillar of the Philippine National Red Cross. According to the Manunuri Web site, I’m cited as an actor for my performances in Tahan na Empoy, Tahan, Inagaw Mo ang Lahat sa Akin, and Sa Pagitan ng Dalawang Langit. As a producer, for “trailblazing productions that sought to break away from the star system so prevalent in the Philippine movie studio system through an approach that is creative, collaborative and professional,” and for producing “quality movies that are innovative and well-made,” seeking “to carve a niche for Filipino cinema world cinema.” Finally, as head of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), for having been “a brave and bold state official who battled censorship and prior restraint in order to advance the constitutional rights to creativity and freedom of artists.”... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100430com4.html

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