Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 3) — Filipino horror film “Deleter” bagged the Best Scare Award at the Grimmfest 2023 in the United Kingdom.
“Always a hotly contested category as jurors debate what precisely constitutes a “scare” and whether to select a traditional “jump scare” or something more… intangible,” the film festival said. “In the case of DELETER, what impressed and stayed with the jury, rather than any one moment, was the eerie, unsettling mood and atmosphere of the film as a whole.”
The movie’s director Mikhail Red and lead star Nadine Lustre both posted on X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate the recognition.
DELETER wins Best Scare award at @grimmfest 2023 https://t.co/FqheswMXGB
— Mikhail Red (@MikhailRed) October 31, 2023
— Nadine Lustre (@hello_nadine) November 2, 2023
Prior to this, “Deleter” dominated the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal. It took home eight awards, including the coveted Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress.
Grimmfest is an “independent genre film festival, dedicated and committed to showcasing great movies by both new and established filmmakers from the world of genre cinema.” It focuses on horror, cult, extreme fantasy, and sci-fi movies.
