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MANILA<br />
P.O.<br />
T^Jtn. Armida Siguion-Reyna of Perafilms<br />
is the 1977 president of the Independent<br />
Motion Picture Importers-Distributors<br />
Ass'n of the Philippines. Remy Monteverde,<br />
Regal Films, is board chairman. Other 1977<br />
officers of the organization include Valerio<br />
Chua, Golden Films, first vice-president:<br />
Raul Bagatsing. Associated Films,<br />
second vice-president; Mariano Laurel. Centennial<br />
Films, secretary; Ng Mcng Tarn.<br />
Gotesco Films, treasurer; Ramon Ong. Oriensia<br />
Films, assistant treasurer; Eduardo dc<br />
Castro, Screen Spectaculars, auditor; Dr.<br />
Alejandro Tin. Movierama International,<br />
public relations officer; Sixto Dy, Orbit<br />
Films, and Eduardo Sazon. Cinefilms,<br />
board members.<br />
Hermenigildo Aragon, Prudential Films,<br />
was the first president when 1MPIDAP was<br />
founded in 1969. Later presidents: Miguel<br />
Mateo. Worldwide Films. 1970; Eduardo<br />
de Castro. Maxim Films. 1971 and 1972;<br />
Remy Monteverde, Regal Films, 1973<br />
through 1976. Mrs. Armida Siguion-Reyna.<br />
the fifth president, is the association's first<br />
woman president.<br />
The Philippines' Manunuri Ng Pelikulang<br />
Pilipino. critics of Philippine movies, have<br />
awarded the first Urian trophy for best<br />
director to Eddie Romero, internationally<br />
known Filipino movie director and director<br />
of several American movies. Romero is the<br />
only Filipino director included in America's<br />
Directors of Class B movies for his direction<br />
of "Paano Kayo Noon, Ganito Kami<br />
Ngayon" ("How Were You Yesterday, We<br />
Are Like This Today"). He also was awarded<br />
the Rajah Soliman trophy as best director<br />
during the Metropolitan Manila Film<br />
Festival last December for "Paano Kayo<br />
Noon." which also won the best picture<br />
award at the same Manila festival.<br />
Incidentally, at the December film festival<br />
here, Vic Salayan was adjudged best<br />
actor, and Nora Aunor. the Philippine's<br />
singing superstar, carried off best actress<br />
honors. Salayan has appeared in several<br />
American movies filmed in the Philippines.<br />
Louis George, president of Arista Film<br />
Sales, was a Manila visitor for three days<br />
recently, jetting in from Los Angeles, Calif.,<br />
and staying at the Intercontinental Hotel.<br />
George sold "The Amazing Dobermans"<br />
and "Scorchy" to local film buyers, then<br />
flew on to Tokyo.<br />
Your Boxoffice correspondent for the<br />
Philippines, Miguel Mateo, met and interviewed<br />
George at the hotel. Film exporters-distributors<br />
or film owners and producers<br />
who are planning to visit Manila on<br />
business—to sell pictures or look for Filipino<br />
partners for co-production ventures<br />
may write to Boxoffice Correspondent.<br />
P.O. Box 3575, Manila, Philippines, lotpossible<br />
assistance. Also buyers of Philippine<br />
(Tagalog) pictures.<br />
"King Kong" broke all first-day boxoffice<br />
records in this city and had overshot<br />
the 4,000,000 peso mark after five weeks<br />
and still was drawing big. The big Paramount<br />
adventure drama is distributed locally<br />
by Movierama International, an independent<br />
distributor.<br />
SAN FRANCISCO<br />
JJerb Caen's San Francisco Chronicle column<br />
for Monday (1) related that Stan<br />
Draper, Theatrical Transit, received an advance<br />
of $100 for delivering prints to the<br />
Hookers' Film Festival, which was held at<br />
El Rey Theatre. "Aren't too many guys<br />
around who can brag they took $100 from<br />
a hooker," Stan boasted to Caen.<br />
Joe Peixoto, who was transferred here<br />
from the Los Angeles branch office, is the<br />
new head booker for United Artists . . .<br />
Vivian Tomargo has left Mann Theatres to<br />
work for Paramount Pictures as contract<br />
clerk . . . Ken Newbert, who had been a<br />
salesman here for Columbia Pictures, has<br />
been promoted to manager of Columbia's<br />
Minneapolis branch. Coming to San Francisco<br />
from the company's Philadelphia exchange<br />
to replace Ken is Jerry Tevrow.<br />
David Van ran his annual Oscar contest<br />
out of his UATC cubbyhole; by early Tuesday<br />
morning, March 29, he had checked all<br />
356 entries and announced that he had 1<br />
winners to split the $356 prize money.<br />
Getting seven out of nine categories correct<br />
were Ray Lockerman, UATC (two entries);<br />
David Baughn. Scope III, Los Angeles;<br />
Mark Borde, Seymour Borde & Associates,<br />
Los Angeles; Larry Gleason, Mann Theatres,<br />
Los Angeles; Martin Swearingen,<br />
UATC operations; Gene Walkingshaw, UA<br />
Corp., Seattle; Tom Muller, Universal Pictures,<br />
San Francisco, and, of course, Wayne<br />
Case of Columbia, who won with three out<br />
of his eight ballots. Wayne, the fan's fan,<br />
is a perennial winner.<br />
InterGalactic Audio-Visual Systems, Inc.,<br />
has announced plans to produce "The Fabulous<br />
Furry Freak Brothers in Gone With<br />
the Weed—An American Classic." The<br />
film, to be based on the creations of local,<br />
internationally famed comic artist Gilbert<br />
Shelton. will be a live action feature to be<br />
shot in the Bay Area this summer. Casting<br />
will include a national Freak Brother lookalike<br />
search. Interested parties may contact<br />
Richard Dupell, InterGalactic Productions.<br />
Box<br />
94101.<br />
1012, San Francisco, Calif.<br />
Jack Scanlan, local Columbia publicist,<br />
held an unusual press conference for Geri<br />
Murphy, Underwater Continuity Supervisor<br />
on "The Deep." Murphy was interviewed<br />
while submerged in 25 feet of water in the<br />
Reef Tank at Marine World! Of course,<br />
submarine sandwiches were served . . .<br />
Frank DcFelitta, author of Audrey Rose,<br />
and Susan Swift, who plays the title character<br />
in UA's film, were here for press<br />
interviews in advance of the film's opening.<br />
French director Rene Allio was feted at a<br />
reception given by the Pacific Film Archive<br />
and University Art Museum, in conjunction<br />
with the French Cultural Service, University<br />
of California's Department of French and<br />
the Society of French Historical Studies.<br />
The party was given Friday (1), preceding<br />
the West Coast premiere of Allio's new<br />
film, "I, Pierre Riviere, Having Cut the<br />
Throats of My Mother, Sister and Brother<br />
. .<br />
." Actress Delphine Seyrig was also in<br />
town for the festivities.<br />
The UC Theatre in Berkeley has just<br />
completed a successful Buster Keaton Festival,<br />
which ran during March. The theatre<br />
is running an extensive Science Fiction Festival<br />
this month and next.<br />
An item that recently appeared in this<br />
column was apparently attacked by gremlins<br />
on the way to the printer, so we will<br />
try again: John Tarantino, formerly a manager<br />
trainee at UATC's Coronet Theatre,<br />
has become the new manager at Plitt's St.<br />
Francis Theatre. The new manager at<br />
Plitt's Northpoint Theatre is Keith Hansen,<br />
who was the Cannery Cinema's manager<br />
for many years.<br />
Matt Collins Gets Role<br />
Of Valentino in 'Lover'<br />
HOLLYWOOD—Matt Collins has been<br />
signed for a role in Gene Wilder's "The<br />
World's Greatest Lover," currently filming<br />
for 20th Century-Fox release on the studio's<br />
Century City lot. Collins, a top male mode<br />
for Wilhelmina in New York, is making hi:<br />
motion picture debut in the featured part o<br />
Valentino.<br />
"The World's Greatest Lover," written<br />
directed by and starring Gene Wilder, alsif<br />
stars Carol Kane and Dom DeLuise. Col<br />
producers are Terence Marsh and Chri<br />
Greenbury.<br />
'Mean Dog Blues' Leading<br />
Role Goes to Gregg Henry<br />
LOS ANGELES—Gregg Henry, wh><br />
starred in "Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II<br />
for ABC-TV, has been pacted to play tr<br />
starring role in Bing Crosby Production<br />
"Mean Dog Blues," according to Charll<br />
A. Pratt, BCP president.<br />
This is BCP's second major feature f'<br />
1978 release, "The Great Santini" havii;<br />
been previously announced. The compai'<br />
recently completed "Final Chapter—Waling<br />
Tall" for June 15 release.<br />
W-4 BOXOFFICE ;: April 11 19? '