MANILA, Philippines—Technical and creative awards were first announced at the 2007 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night Saturday at the SMX exhibition center of the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

“Resiklo” led all in technical plums, with Best Visual Effects (Ignite Media), Best Cinematography (Jay Linao), Best Editing (Jay Halili), and Best Sound (Ditoy Aguila).

Meanwhile, the creative awards were spread almost evenly among entries. Mae Cruz and Cesar Apolinario won Best Story for “Banal,” while Nash Aguas won Best Child Performer for “Shake, Rattle and Roll 9.”

Von de Guzman won Best Musical Score for “Bahay Kubo” and Rusty Fernandez composed the Best Original Theme Song, “Wala Na Bang Pag-asa?” for “Anak ng Kumander.”

Rodel Cruz won Best Production Design for “Resiklo” and Rosalinda Lopez took home Best Make-Up for “Desperadas.”

“Desperadas” was also named the festival’s Most Gender Sensitive Film.

Bayani San Diego, Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer