2. Touted as the second golden age of
Philippine cinema, this was the period of
the avant-garde filmmakers. At the turn of
the 70s, local producers and filmmakers
ceased to produce pictures in black and
white.
3. The 1970s era proved to be a difficult
time for Philippine movies. President
Marcos discouraged idol worship
usually accorded to movie stars, and
instead encouraged his countrymen
to support the programs of The New
Society.
4. Although freedom of expression was
limited, many beautiful and highly-
acclaimed movies came out during this
decade--a proof that the regime still
encouraged and supported the movie
industry.
19. Nora Aunor was the only Filipino
actress to bag seven Metro Manila
Film Festival’s Best Actress Awards.
She was the first Filipino actress to
be crowned as "Box Office Queen of
Philippine Cinema" in 1971.
20. In 1977, an unknown Filipino
filmmaker going by his pseudonym
Kidlat Tahimik, made a film
entitled Mababangong
Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare),
which won the International Critic’s
Prize in the Berlin Film Festival that
same year.
21. Maynila: Sa Mga Kuko Ng Liwanag is one
of the few Filipino films that has been
consistently placed among the world's top
100 films of all time. It is the only film from
the Philippines that entered in the list of
the book, 1001 Movies You Must See
Before You Die.
