Brun Film Awards Readers Choice Section: Results (The Best Films and Performances of 2013)



After almost two months of voting, our readers have made their choices. Here are the results of Brun Philippines First Readers’ Choice Awards. The Readers’ Choice section is a companion to our Critics’ Choice Section. We value our readers’ opinions and we learn so much from them. The number of people who voted is not substantial; after all, Brun Philippines is not popular but we value every single vote. Perhaps next year, we will have a wider readership. Thank you again for supporting us during our infancy.  Thank you as well to Micropoll for providing us with a more secure survey service, guaranteeing the authenticity of each vote.

The First Annual Brun Film Awards 2013: Nominees and Recipients (Critics' Section)

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Updated: March 28, 2014 (6:00 P.M.) Recipients announced

Early January 2014, Brun Philippines was invited to participate for the first time in Pinoy Rebyu’s 2013 Movie Poll.  Our official selections were voted by our resident and guest critics as well as selected readers.  Since many critics consider 2013 as a resurgent year in Philippine cinema, we have decided to give our very own awards. Yes, another award-giving body! God help us. Insert sardonic grin here. Don fret, we aim to be the most “ironic self-aware” award-giving body in the country.

The Ten Best Filipino Films of 2013 (Put Down Your Guns, Our Humble Opinions Only)

Facilitated by Rob San Miguel

Updated: January 17, 2013. Closing date for voting from our resident and guest critics, and selected readers.

Many critics have declared 2013 as a very productive year for Philippine cinema and so choosing the top ten best films of the year proved to be difficult even to jaded film critics.  As always, the bulk of quality films were independently produced but, sadly, majority of them were not widely seen and some films were even strictly confined in film festivals. Thus, while many critics and film aficionados relish this “golden year” in Philippine cinema, the rest of the movie-going public may still consider “My Little Bossing,” “Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy,” “Pagpag,” and “10,000 Hours” as the benchmark for quality Filipino films.  Judging from the record-breaking earnings of the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival, things are not about to change drastically this year. Money still rules the industry and majority of Filipino moviegoers still encourage commercialism as opposed to film as an art form. Period.