- Solar Pictures celebrates the success of Ang Larawan & Siargao; more award-winning films poised for 2018
- For more updates on films/movies released, distributed, and acquired by Solar Pictures, check out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram via @solarpicturesPH.
SOLAR PICTURES takes pride in being a part of the success of Ang Larawan and Siargao for winning the Best Picture awards in the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival. As the official distributor of both films, Solar Pictures’ motto, “To inspire, inform, and entertain” is also reflected in the screenplays.
“The dynamics of these two movies caters to the target market of Solar Pictures,” says President and CEO Wilson Tieng. Since there is also a niche market that prefer these genres of films, we decided to distribute Ang Larawan and Siargao.”
Awarded Best Picture for MMFF 2017, Ang Larawan also won Best Actress (Joanna Ampil), Best Production Design (Gino Gonzales), Best Musical Score (Mr. Ryan Cayabyab), special award Gat Puno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award, and a Posthumous Special Jury Prize for national artist Nick Joaquin. Siargao, on the other hand, bagged the Second Best Picture and won Best Director (Paul Soriano), Best Supporting Actress (Jasmine Curtis Smith), Best Editing (Mark Victor), Best Cinematography (Odyssey Flores), Best Sound, and Best Original Theme Song (Alon by Hale).
Also on the rank with Ang Larawan and Siargao is the MMFF 2016 Best Film Sunday Beauty Queen, and other multi-awarded MMFF films such as Saving Sally, Oro, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo, and Rosario which were also distributed by Solar Pictures. Foreign films recently distributed by Solar Pictures includes 2016 Oscar Best Picture Spotlight, the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week, Loving Vincent, and another award-winning film is in the pipeline. 2018 Golden Globes awardee and Oscar-nominated film I, Tonya starring Margot Robbie will be distributed by Solar Pictures and will be in cinemas starting February 7.
“Whether it’s a local or Hollywood film, we have a certain “pedigree” in the type of films that we would like to distribute. It doesn’t matter if it’s indie or a major release, but when we select our films we make sure to show quality movies,” says Butch Ibañez, General Manager of Solar Pictures.
For more updates on films/movies released, distributed, and acquired by Solar Pictures, check out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram via @solarpicturesPH.
