After 21 years in showbiz, which was catapulted by her stint in the first season of GMA’s reality-based artista search StarStruck, Kapuso actress and ‘Black Rider’ star Katrina Halili has won her first-ever acting award. She recently received the Best Supporting Actress at the 10th Emirates Film Festival for playing the dual role in the psycho-thriller movie ‘AbeNida,’ directed by Louie Ignacio under BG Productions International.
It was also her first time to work with internationally acclaimed actor and ‘Abot na Kamay na Pangarap’ star Allen Dizon, who also bagged the Best Actor from the same award-giving body. This is his 13th international acting award. Prior to that, Dizon had already won yet another Best Actor trophy at the 2nd International Imago Film Festival di Civitella del Tronto in Teramo, Italy.
During a pocket press conference held on March 21, Halili said she didn’t expect to win an award. She expressed, “Happy ako pero never ko in-expect na magkakaroon ako ng award. Bast nagtatrabaho lang ako. Ginagawa ko lang kung ano yung sinasabi [ng direktor].”
Also present at the press conference were Baby F. Go, and her daughter, Jean Go, from BG Films. Line producer Dennis Evangelista moderated the event.
Direk Louie on bashing
Meanwhile, award-winning filmmaker Louie Ignacio, who has long proven his merits in the field and television and film direction and production, has something striking to say about bashers.
Feisty but full of honesty during the event, he called out his bashers.
“Yung mga nagmamahal ng pelikula ko ay ‘yun ang natutuwa ako, at least, hindi n’yo sinisira yung… pagkakataon namin na makapagpakita ng mga pelikula namin sa tao. At sana yung mga bashers na ‘yan, kumbaga sa kaibigan, magkaroon kayo ng pakikisama. Hintayin n’yo munang maipalabas. ‘Wag n’yo husgahan habang pinanonood ng mga tao at wag kayong pakialamero at unahan ang mga taong siraan sila [at] baka hindi kami panoorin.
“Tulad ng huling pelikula na ginawa ko, sobrang nasa Top 10 Worst Films daw niya. Tapos, isa lang siyang kritiko daw, na nag-iisa lang sa mundo, so Jury din siya. Pero asan yung pelikula ko sa abroad, puro kritiko rin ang nanood pero siya ang nanalo [ng] Critics’ Prize. ‘Di ba?
“So, kung ano yung trip mo, angkinin mo na lang ‘yan, dahil baka magka-level kayo ng utak mo.”
Allen Dizon on criticism
In-demand actor Allen Dizon was also asked about being criticized for his works, having won dozen of awards and worked for a wide array of projects both on the small screen and on the silver screen.
“Hindi ako mahilig magbasa ng comments. Basta ako, ang sa akin lang, ako artista lang, ginawa ko yung trabaho ko, ginawa ko yung best ko. Ngayong kung hindi nila nagustuhan, hindi mo pwedeng i-please yung mga nagko-comment o nanood.
“Siyempre mayroon tayong kanya-kanyang interpretasyon, gusto, choices kung saan ka mas nagagalingan o mas nagagandahan. Siyempre hindi ko pwede i-please [yung tao]. Kumbaga ang sa akin ginawa ko lang yung best ko. Kung may kulang ako, sorry na lang po kasi hindi po ako perpekto,” he added.
‘AbeNida’ is expected to be released in local theaters this year. Stay tune for updates. Check out these snaps from the intimate press conference here:
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