Enchong Dee. Picture: Courtesy of Star Magic
Enchong Dee careworn that being current in an awards ceremony, whether or not an actor is poised to win a plum or not, is a manner of supporting the leisure business.
Dee identified that “exhibiting up” issues as these ceremonies “rejoice” the business when requested about actors supposedly “hesitant” to attend awards reveals as a consequence of “uncertainty” of profitable the award.
“We’ve to keep in mind that an awards evening is a celebration of our business. It’s a celebration as a result of final yr, one way or the other, we noticed the sunshine within the Philippine film business after we thought that it was already dying. And hastily, record-breaking movies occur,” he informed reporters at a Star Magic media con.
Relating the subject, Dee recalled a reminder from “GomBurZa” director Pepe Diokno, the place the latter all the time reminded the forged and crew Metro Manila Movie Pageant (MMFF) 2023 entry to “all the time present up.”
“It’s humorous that you simply’re asking this as a result of magkakasama kami ni Direk Pepe, nagkaroon ng awards evening after the MMFF movie,” he mentioned. “And at our desk, Direk Pepe mentioned, ‘We all the time present up. We all the time present up it doesn’t matter what. As a result of we’re not right here to get an award. We’re right here as a result of our group is right here.’”
(It’s humorous that you simply’re asking this as a result of Direk Pepe and I have been along with the forged and crew. There was an awards evening after the MMFF movie. And in our desk, Direk Pepe mentioned, “We all the time present up. We all the time present up it doesn’t matter what. As a result of we’re not right here to get an award. We’re right here as a result of our group is right here.”)
Enchong Dee as Padre Jacinto Zamora in “GomBurZa.” Picture: Courtesy of JesCom Philippines and MediaQuest.
This specific reminder, in keeping with the actor, was “caught” on him. It was recommendation that reiterated that he’s not at an awards present for himself.
“The very last thing I can do is to indicate up and to be right here for my movie… we’re not right here for ourselves. We’re right here for the household that we created. On the similar time, isa siyang reminder na ’di ba, sobrang proud ka sa movie mo? (On the similar time, it’s a reminder that you simply’re happy with your movie, proper?) And if you’re nominated, you’re imagined to be proud to be nominated on your movie,” he mentioned.
Dee additionally reiterated that after an actor will get paid to star in a movie, it’s imagined to be a “whole bundle” from filming, becoming a member of promotional actions and press conferences, to attending awards ceremonies.
“Proud ka sa pelikula mo and the least you are able to do is to be there for it. Ako kasi, lagi ko siyang tinitignan na kapag binayaran ka ng producer sa taking pictures, hindi naman siya natatapos sa taking pictures. It’s a complete bundle,” he mentioned.
(You’re happy with your movie and the least you are able to do is to be there for it. For me, I all the time imagine that when a producer pays you to be a part of a movie, it doesn’t simply contain taking pictures. It doesn’t finish in taking pictures. It’s a complete bundle.)
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Dee not too long ago was named Finest Supporting Actor award on the seventh Leisure Editors’ Alternative (Eddy) Awards for his portrayal of Padre Jacinto Zamora in “GomBurZa.”
