Globe Studios and Epicmedia Productions bagged numerous citations from local and international award-giving bodies for their critically-acclaimed futuristic horror film “Midnight in a Perfect World,” proving its worth as both an entertainment masterpiece and an artwork.
The provocative motion picture was nominated for 11 categories in the 44th Gawad Urian and won the Best Sound for Corinne De San Jose. It also brought home 10 top awards from the Filipino Arts & Cinema International (FACINE) 28th Annual Filipino International Cine Festival, including Best Film Gold and Best Direction Gold for Dodo Dayao.
“Despite being one of the favorites of film critics in this country, I believe that Dodo is still criminally underrated. His visions of horror and science fiction are so singular and powerful that he truly ranks among the best in the world,” said Quark Henares, head of Globe Studios.
TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival, gave “Midnight in a Perfect World” the prestigious title of “Best Film” in the “Feature Films Competition” category, while the Canada-based Fantasia International Film Festival gave it the AQCC Prize- Camera Lucida 2021 Special Mention of the Jury.
Film director Dodo Dayao said: “They’re not the reason you make things, of course, awards, nominations, all that, but I’d be lying if I said they weren’t flattering. And because we were deprived by the pandemic of a gala, of an after-party, this sort of makes up for it in a way, like a group hug between the team, the cast, the staff, everyone, at the end of the screening. Makes me want to make the next one even more.”
