Regal Films' entry “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, which stars Maricel Soriano and Gabby Concepcion, has been disqualified from this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) competition's major awards.
In an interview with abs-cbnNEWS.com on Wednesday, MMFF executive committee chairman Francis Tolentino said they disqualified the film after Regal Films changed its pre-approved cast and storyline, which is against the rules of the festival.
"Final na po. Ibig sabihin ay disqualification from major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay at Gatpuno Villegas Cultural awards," said Tolentino, who is also the Metro Manila Development Authority chairman.
"Ang violation po ay they deviated (from the script). Under the rule kung ano ang approved, hindi na po dapat palitan," he added.
In an interview, Regal Films matriarch Lily Monteverde said she is saddened that “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” has been disqualified from competing in the Best Picture category.
She stressed they had advised the MMFF executive committee about the changes made in the film, adding that they had no intention of misleading the committee.
"Hindi po sila nag-advise. Nagsabi lang sila ng change sa casting pero sa script hindi sila nag-advise. Nag-advise sila ng November 23 sa cast. Pero the script po ay nagbago," Tolentino said.
However, the stars and crew of “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” are still allowed to compete in the MMFF’s technical categories.
Regal Films is set to file a motion for reconsideration on the film's disqualification with the MMFF executive committee.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/28/11/maricel-gabby-film-disqualified-mmff
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