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Thy Womb
Thy Womb
	Theatrical movie poster for the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival
Directed by	Brillante Ma. Mendoza
Screenplay by	Henry Burgos
Produced by	Melvin Mangada; Brillante Ma. Mendoza; Jaime Santiago;
Starring	Nora Aunor; Bembol Roco; Lovi Poe;
Cinematography	Odyssey Flores
Edited by	Kats Serraon
Music by	Teresa Barrozo
Production; companies	Center Stage Productions; Film Development Council of the Philippines;
Distributed by	Solar Films
Release dates	September 6, 2012 (Venice Film Festival); December 25, 2012 (Philippines);
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino; Tagalog; Sinama; Tausug; Arabic;
Budget	₱2 million
Box office	₱5.1 million

Thy Womb (Filipino: Sinapupunan) is a 2012 Filipino drama film starring Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Mercedes Cabral, and Lovi Poe.^[1] Produced by Center Stage Productions and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), Melvin Mangada and Jaime Santiago, the film was written by Henry Burgos and directed by Brillante Mendoza. The film was one of the eight official entries to the 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival.

The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.^[2] Although it did not bag the top honors, Thy Womb was awarded three special prizes by other Italian film groups — La Navicella Venezia Cinema Award, the P. Nazareno Taddei Award - Special Mention, and the Bisato d' Oro Award for Best Actress (for Nora Aunor) given by an independent Italian critics group called Premio Della Critica Indipendiente.^[3] The film was also invited to the 37th Toronto International Film Festival and the 17th Busan International Film Festival.^[4]^[5] Aunor's performance was universally acclaimed by local and foreign film critics.^[6]^[7]

The film was referred to as "The Philippines' principal trophy" in Encyclopædia Britannica's section discussing the previous year's films in the Britannica Book of the Year 2013.^[8]

Synopsis

Thy Womb is about a Tausug woman who is the midwife of their village. Many childbirths were done by her, ironically, she does not have any children.

Cast

Nora Aunor as Shaleha
Bembol Roco as Bangas-An
Lovi Poe as Mersila
Mercedes Cabral as Aisha

Citations and awards

International awards and recognition

Year	Group	Category	Nominee	Result
2013	3rd Sakhalin International Film festival	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Film		Nominated
		Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
		Best Actor	Bembol Roco	Nominated
		Best Cast		Nominated
		Grand Prix of the audience		Nominated
	7th Asian Film Awards^[9]^[10]	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
	7th Cines del Sur - Festival de Granada - Spain^[11]	Jury Special Mention		Won
	10th International Independent Film Festival - Lisbon, Portugal	Audience Award - International Competition, Observatory, Emerging Cinema, World Pulse, IndieJunior and Bran New. Feature Film		2nd Place
	11th Asian Film Festival - Reggio Emilia, Italy	Premio Del Pubblico		2nd Place
2012	6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards ^[12]	Best Performance by an Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
	6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards ^[12]	Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Won
	69th Venice International Film Festival	Bisato d'Oro: Premio Della Critica Indipendiente for Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		La Navicella Award for Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Won
		P. Nazareno Taddei Award Special Mention	Brillante Mendoza	Won
		Golden Lion for Best Film		Nominated
		Volpi Cup for Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Nominated
	55th Asia Pacific Film Festival	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Nominated
	55th Asia Pacific Film Festival	Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated

Philippine awards

Year	Group	Category	Category	Result
2012	2012 Metro Manila Film Festival	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Won
		Best Original Story	Henry Burgos	Won
		Best Cinematography	Odyssey Flores	Won
		Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards		Won
		Most Gender Sensitive Film		Won
		Female Star of the Night	Nora Aunor	Won
	BALATCA (Batangas Laguna Teachers Association for Culture and the Arts)	Pambansang Dangal ng Sining sa Pagganap	Nora Aunor	Won
2013	61st FAMAS Awards^[13]	Presidential Award for Cinematic Excellence	Nora Aunor	Won
	36th Gawad Urian Awards^[14]^[15]	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Production Design	Dante Mendoza	Won
		Best Film		Nominated
		Director	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
		Best Actor	Bembol Roco	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kats Seraon	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Odessey Flores	Nominated
		Best Music	Teresa Barrozo	Nominated
	15th Gawad Pasado (Pampelikulang Samahan ng mga Dalubguro) ^[16]	Pinakapasadong Pelikula		Won
		Pinakapasadong Direktor	Brillante Mendoza	Won
		Pinakapasadong Aktres	Nora Aunor	Won
		Pinakapasadong Aktor	Bembol Roco	Won
		Pinakapasadong Katuwang Aktres	Lovi Poe	Won
		Pinakapasadong Istorya	Henry Burgos	Won
		Pinakapasadong Pelikula sa Paggamit ng Wika		Won
		Pinakapasadong Sinematograpiya	Odessey Flores	Nominated
		Pinakapasadong Editing	Kats Seraon	Nominated
		Pinakapasadong Dulang Pampelikula	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Pinakapasadong Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Dante Mendoza	Nominated
		Pinakapasadong Paglalapat ng Tunog	Albert Michael Idioma at Addiss Tabong	Nominated
		Pinakapasadong Musika	Teresa Barrazo	Nominated
	Young Critics Circle^[17]	Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Screenplay	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kats Seraon	Nominated
		Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design	Odyssey Flores (Cinematography) Dante Mendoza (Production Design)	Nominated
	11th Gawad Tanglaw	Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
	29th Star Awards for Movies^[18]	Indie Movie Cinematographer of the Year	Odyssey Flores	Won
		Indie Movie Production Designer of the Year	Dante Mendoza	Won
		Indie movie of the Year		Nominated
		Indie Movie Director of the year	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
		Movie Actress of the Year	Nora Aunor	Nominated
		New movie Actress of the Year	Glenda Kennedy	Nominated
		Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Indie Movie Editor of the Year	Kats Seraon	Nominated
		Indie Movie Musical Scorer of the Year	Teresa Barrozo	Nominated
		Indie Movie Sound Engineer of the Year	Albert Michael Idioma and Addiss Tabong	Nominated
	10th Golden Screen Awards ^[19]	Best Motion Picture-Drama		Nominated
		Best Direction	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
		Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role-Drama	Nora Aunor	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Odessey Flores	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Dante Mendoza	Nominated
		Best Sound Design		Nominated
		Best Visual/Special Effects	Keep Me Posted Production Outfit	Nominated
	31st Film Academy of the Philippines (Luna Awards)	Best Picture		Nominated
		Best Actress	Nora Aunor	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Dante Mendoza	Nominated
	Gawad Tangi (Kritiko ng Pelikula, Telebisyon at Musikang Pilipino)^[20]	Best Lead Actress	Nora Aunor	Won
		Best Art Direction	Brillante Mendoza	Won
		Best Picture		Nominated
		Best Director	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Henry Burgos	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Odessey Flores	Nominated
		Best Original score	Teresa Barrazo	Nominated
		Best Editing	Kats Seraon	Nominated
		Best Ensemble		Nominated
		Best Language		Nominated
	1st Philippine Edition Movie Awards^[21]	Best Drama Movie		Won
		Favorite Actress - Drama	Nora Aunor	Won
		Favorite Actor - Drama	Bembol Roco	Won
		Favorite Director	Brillante Mendoza	Nominated
Favorite Actress - Drama		Lovi Poe	Nominated
2014	PPA Sisa Media Awards ^[22]	Outstanding Female Character in a Mainstream Filipino Film	Nora Aunor	Won

References

^ "Nora gaganap na Badjao midwife sa 'Thy Womb'". May 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
^ "Venezia 69". labiennale. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
^ "3 awards for 'Thy Womb' in Venice Film Fest". September 10, 2012.
^ [1] Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Thy Womb, film info and screening schedules at TIFF.
^ "8 Filipino films in Busan". Busan. August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
^ "Thy Womb (Sinapupunan): Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. September 6, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ Lodge, Guy (September 7, 2012). "Thy Womb". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
^ BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013. March 2013. ISBN 9781625131034. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "China's 'Mystery' honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "China's 'Mystery,' Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia of Philippines honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "'Nairobi Haif Life', de David Tosh, se alza con la Alhambra de Oro del Festival Cines del Sur". June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
^ "Winners of the sixth Annual Asia Pacific screen Awards". Retrieved November 29, 2012.
^ "61st FAMAS Awards". Retrieved April 23, 2013.
^ "'Nora Aunor wins 7th Urian Best Actress". Retrieved June 18, 2013.
^ "'Thy Womb' reaps Gawad Urian nominations". April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
^ "Nora Aunor, Gawad Pasado Best Actress; three actors tie for Best Actor plum from academe-based group". Retrieved March 20, 2013.
^ "Nora Aunor bags fifth performance award". May 31, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
^ "Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos compete for Best Actress in 29th Star Awards for Movies". Retrieved February 21, 2013.
^ "I Do Bidoo Bidoo leads 10th Golden Screen Awards nominations". Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ "Gawad Tangi winners". June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.
^ "qwinners of 1st Philippine Edition Movie Awards online poll". Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^ "Medical Observer Wins in 2014 PPA Sisa Awards for Outstanding Magazine". Retrieved November 11, 2014.

External links

Thy Womb at IMDb

[1] "Nora gaganap na Badjao midwife sa 'Thy Womb'". May 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.

[labiennale-2] "Venezia 69". labiennale. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.

[3] "3 awards for 'Thy Womb' in Venice Film Fest". September 10, 2012.

[Toronto-4] [1] Archived August 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Thy Womb, film info and screening schedules at TIFF.

[Busan-5] "8 Filipino films in Busan". Busan. August 8, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2012.

[6] "Thy Womb (Sinapupunan): Venice Review". Hollywood Reporter. September 6, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[7] Lodge, Guy (September 7, 2012). "Thy Womb". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

[8] BRITANNICA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013. March 2013. ISBN 9781625131034. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[9] "China's 'Mystery' honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013.

[10] "China's 'Mystery,' Nora Aunor and Eddie Garcia of Philippines honored at Asian Film Awards". Retrieved March 18, 2013.^{[dead link‍]}

[11] "'Nairobi Haif Life', de David Tosh, se alza con la Alhambra de Oro del Festival Cines del Sur". June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.

[12] "Winners of the sixth Annual Asia Pacific screen Awards". Retrieved November 29, 2012.

[13] "61st FAMAS Awards". Retrieved April 23, 2013.

[14] "'Nora Aunor wins 7th Urian Best Actress". Retrieved June 18, 2013.

[15] "'Thy Womb' reaps Gawad Urian nominations". April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013.

[16] "Nora Aunor, Gawad Pasado Best Actress; three actors tie for Best Actor plum from academe-based group". Retrieved March 20, 2013.

[17] "Nora Aunor bags fifth performance award". May 31, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.

[18] "Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos compete for Best Actress in 29th Star Awards for Movies". Retrieved February 21, 2013.

[19] "I Do Bidoo Bidoo leads 10th Golden Screen Awards nominations". Retrieved April 18, 2013.

[20] "Gawad Tangi winners". June 27, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2013.

[21] "qwinners of 1st Philippine Edition Movie Awards online poll". Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[22] "Medical Observer Wins in 2014 PPA Sisa Awards for Outstanding Magazine". Retrieved November 11, 2014.

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