Baler is a 2008 drama film and the official entry of VIVA Films in the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales. Its first screening was on December 25, 2008, simultaneously with the rest of the 2008 Metro Manila Film Festival film entries.
Plot
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler (which was not yet the capital municipality of Aurora until 1951) against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier (Jericho Rosales) and a Filipina lass (Anne Curtis) who lived at the end of the 19th century.
Release
Baler has been available on original CD and DVD since March 17, 2009.
Baler had a special screening at the 2nd San Joaquin International Film Festival, on May 19, 2009 in Stockton, California.
Cast
Anne Curtis - Feliza Reyes
Jericho Rosales - Celso Resurreccion
Phillip Salvador - Daniel Reyes
Andrew Schimmer - Lt. Jose Mota
Baron Geisler - Capt. Enrique Fossi de las Morenas
Ryan Eigenmann - 2nd Lt. Saturnino Martin Cerezo
Carlo Aquino - Gabriel Reyes
Nikki Bacolod - Luming
Mark Bautista- Lope
Joe Goodall - American Soldier
Jeremiah Rosales- Jaime Caldenay
Lindley Lumantas - Ilong
Joel Torre-Commandante Teodorico Luna Novicio
Alvin Anson- Catalan
Mark Lagang - Alom
Michael de Mesa - Fr. Candido Gomez Carreno
Rio Locsin - Azon Reyes
John Richards - American Captain
Johnny Solomon- Emilio Aguinaldo
DJ Durano - Pablo/Ambo
Leo Martinez - Col. Calixto Villacorte
Bernard Palanca - Lt. Juan Alonzo Zayas
Miguel Gonzales - Celso Reyes Resurrecion Jr.
Jao Mapa - Mauro
Mikel Campos - Flag Bearer
Spyke Perez
Vince Edwards
Billy Ray Afable
Alan Perez
Allen Dizon - Lt. Col. Simon Tecson (uncredited)
| Category | Awarded to: |
| Best Picture | Baler |
| Best Festival Actress | Anne Curtis |
| Best Supporting Actor | Phillip Salvador |
| Best Festival Director | Mark Meily |
| Best Festival Screenplay | Roy Iglesias |
| Best Festival Cinematography | |
| Best Festival Production Design | |
| Best Festival Editor | Danny Anonuevo |
| Gender Sensitive Award | |
| Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award |
2009 Gawad Genio Awards
Originally, The 3rd edition of Gawad Genio Awards is expected to wrap up on December 10, 2009. Due to a tight fight among the nominees of the different awards given and the introduction of two additional awards (Best Film Debut Performance and Best Film Visual Designer), The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City made it sure that this will mark off an unforgettable history for the institution and decided to move the awards night to February 4, 2010. Baler and Ploning are the two movies that garnered the highest votes for Best Film Awards. These two movies also grabbed majority of the nominations. The Genio Award then went to Baler, which makes VIVA Films the Outstanding Genio Awardee. Baler Also Bagged majority of the awards which makes it the most awarded film of 2009.
| Category | Awarded to: |
| Best Film | VIVA Films |
| Best Film Director | Mark Meily |
| Best Film Cinematograper | Lee Meily |
| Best Film Editor | Danny Annonuevo |
| Best Film Production Designer | Aped Santos |
| Best Film Screenwriter | Roy Iglesias |
| Best Film Sound Engineer | Ditoy Aguila |
| Best Film Soundtrack | Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman |
| Best Film Story | Roy Iglesias |
| Outstanding Genio Awardee | VIVA Films |
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