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Thy Womb
Theatrical movie poster for the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival
Directed byBrillante Mendoza
Written byHenry Burgos
StarringNora Aunor
Bembol Roco
Lovi Poe
CinematographyOdyssey Flores
Edited byKats Serraon
Production
company
Center Stage Productions
Distributed bySolar Films
Release dates
  • September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06) (Venice Film Festival)
  • December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25) (Philippines)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
Budget₱2 million
Box office₱5.1 million

Thy Womb (Template:Lang-fil) is a 2012 Filipino drama film starring Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Mercedes Cabral, and Lovi Poe.[2] Produced by Center Stage Productions and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Melvin Mangada and Jaime Santiago, the film was written by Henry Burgos and directed by Brillante Mendoza. The film was one of the eight official entries to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival.

The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.[3] Although it did not bag the top honors, Thy Womb was awarded three special prizes by other Italian film groups — La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award, the P. Nazareno Taddei Award - Special Mention, and the Bisato d' Oro Award for Best Actress (for Nora Aunor) given by an independent Italian critics group called Premio Della Critica Indipendiente.[4] The film was also invited to the 37th Toronto International Film Festival and the 17th Busan International Film Festival.[5][6]

The film was referred to as "The Philippines' principal trophy" in Encyclopædia Britannica's section discussing the previous year's films in the Britannica Book of the Year 2013.[7]

Synopsis

Thy Womb is about a Tausug woman who is the midwife of their village. Many childbirths was done by her, ironically, she does not have any children.

Cast

Citations and awards

International awards and recognition

Year Group Category Nominee Result
2013 3rd Sakhalin International Film festival Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Director Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Best Actor Bembol Roco Nominated
Best Cast Nominated
Grand Prix of the audience Nominated
7th Asian Film Awards[8][9] Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
7th Cines del Sur - Festival de Granada - Spain[10] Jury Special Mention Won
10th International Independent Film Festival - Lisbon, Portugal Audience Award - International Competition, Observatory, Emerging Cinema, World Pulse, IndieJunior and Bran New.

Feature Film

2nd Place
11th Asian Film Festival - Reggio Emilia, Italy Premio Del Pubblico 2nd Place
2012 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards [11] Best Performance by an Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Director Brillante Mendoza Won
69th Venice International Film Festival Bisato d'Oro: Premio Della Critica Indipendiente for Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
La Navicella Award for Best Director Brillante Mendoza Won
P. Nazareno Taddei Award Special Mention Brillante Mendoza Won
Golden Lion for Best Film Nominated
Volpi Cup for Best Actress Nora Aunor Nominated
55th Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Actress Nora Aunor Nominated
Best Director Brillante Mendoza Nominated

Philippine awards

Year Group Category Category Result
2012 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Director Brillante Mendoza Won
Best Original Story Henry Burgos Won
Best Cinematography Odyssey Flores Won
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards Won
Most Gender Sensitive Film Won
Female Star of the Night Nora Aunor Won
BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts) Pambansang Dangal ng Sining sa Pagganap Nora Aunor Won
2013 61st FAMAS Awards [12] Presidential Award for Cinematic Excellence Nora Aunor Won
36th Gawad Urian Awards[13][14] Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Production Design Dante Mendoza Won
Best Film Nominated
Director Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Best Actor Bembol Roco Nominated
Best Screenplay Henry Burgos Nominated
Best Editing Kats Seraon Nominated
Best Cinematography Odessey Flores Nominated
Best Music Teresa Barrozo Nominated
15th Gawad Pasado (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) [15] Pinakapasadong Pelikula Won
Pinakapasadong Direktor Brillante Mendoza Won
Pinakapasadong Aktres Nora Aunor Won
Pinakapasadong Aktor Bembol Roco Won
Pinakapasadong Katuwang Aktres Lovi Poe Won
Pinakapasadong Istorya Henry Burgos Won
Pinakapasadong Pelikula sa Paggamit ng Wika Won
Pinakapasadong Sinematograpiya Odessey Flores Nominated
Pinakapasadong Editing Kats Seraon Nominated
Pinakapasadong Dulang Pampelikula Henry Burgos Nominated
Pinakapasadong Disenyong Pamproduksyon Dante Mendoza Nominated
Pinakapasadong Paglalapat ng Tunog Albert Michael Idioma at Addiss Tabong Nominated
Pinakapasadong Musika Teresa Barrazo Nominated
Young Critics Circle [16] Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role Nora Aunor Won
Best Screenplay Henry Burgos Nominated
Best Editing Kats Seraon Nominated
Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design Odyssey Flores (Cinematography)
Dante Mendoza (Production Design)
Nominated
11th Gawad Tanglaw Best Actress Nora Aunor Won
29th Star Awards for Movies[17] Indie Movie Cinematographer of the Year Odyssey Flores Won
Indie Movie Production Designer of the Year Dante Mendoza Won
Indie movie of the Year Nominated
Indie Movie Director of the year Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Movie Actress of the Year Nora Aunor Nominated
New movie Actress of the Year Glenda Kennedy Nominated
Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year Henry Burgos Nominated
Indie Movie Editor of the Year Kats Seraon Nominated
Indie Movie Musical Scorer of the Year Teresa Barrozo Nominated
Indie Movie Sound Engineer of the Year Albert Michael Idioma and Addiss Tabong Nominated
10th Golden Screen Awards [18] Best Motion Picture-Drama Nominated
Best Direction Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role-Drama Nora Aunor Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Henry Burgos Nominated
Best Cinematography Odessey Flores Nominated
Best Production Design Dante Mendoza Nominated
Best Sound Design Nominated
Best Visual/Special Effects Keep Me Posted Production Outfit Nominated
31st Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards) Best Picture Nominated
Best Actress Nora Aunor Nominated
Best Screenplay Henry Burgos Nominated
Best Production Design Dante Mendoza Nominated
Gawad Tangi (Kritiko ng Pelikula, Telebisyon at Musikang Pilipino)[19] Best Lead Actress Nora Aunor Won
Best Art Direction Brillante Mendoza Won
Best Picture Nominated
Best Director Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Best Screenplay Henry Burgos Nominated
Best Cinematography Odessey Flores Nominated
Best Original score Teresa Barrazo Nominated
Best Editing Kats Seraon Nominated
Best Ensemble Nominated
Best Language Nominated
1st Philippine Edition Movie Awards[20] Best Drama Movie Won
Favorite Actress - Drama Nora Aunor Won
Favorite Actor - Drama Bembol Roco Won
Favorite Director Brillante Mendoza Nominated
Favorite Actress - Drama Lovi Poe Nominated
2014 PPA Sisa Media Awards [21] Outstanding Female Character in a Mainstream Filipino Film Nora Aunor Won

References

  1. ^ "The Movie Thy Womb's Languages Experiment". Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Nora gaganap na Badjao midwife sa 'Thy Womb'". Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Venezia 69". labiennale. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://entertainment.inquirer.net/57768/brillante-mendozas-thy-womb-wins-3-awards-in-venice
  5. ^ [1] Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Thy Womb, film info and screening schedules at TIFF.
  6. ^ "8 Filipino films in Busan". Busan. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  7. ^ BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. ^ "China's 'Mystery' honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  9. ^ "China's 'Mystery,' Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia of Philippines honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013. [dead link]
  10. ^ "'Nairobi Haif Life', de David Tosh, se alza con la Alhambra de Oro del Festival Cines del Sur". Retrieved June 15, 2013.
  11. ^ "Winners of the sixth Annual Asia Pacific screen Awards". Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  12. ^ "61st FAMAS Awards". Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  13. ^ "'Nora Aunor wins 7th Urian Best Actress". Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  14. ^ "'Thy Womb' reaps Gawad Urian nominations". Retrieved April 30, 2013.
  15. ^ "Nora Aunor, Gawad Pasado Best Actress; three actors tie for Best Actor plum from academe-based group". Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  16. ^ "Nora Aunor bags fifth performance award". Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  17. ^ "Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos compete for Best Actress in 29th Star Awards for Movies". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  18. ^ "I Do Bidoo Bidoo leads 10th Golden Screen Awards nominations". Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  19. ^ "Gawad Tangi winners". Retrieved June 27, 2013.
  20. ^ "qwinners of 1st Philippine Edition Movie Awards online poll". Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  21. ^ "Medical Observer Wins in 2014 PPA Sisa Awards for Outstanding Magazine". Retrieved November 11, 2014.