Philippine actress Nora Aunor receives her Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to Philippine and World Cinema at the 2011 Cinemanila Opening Night last 11.11.11.

Aunor is popularly regarded as the Superstar for her stellar achievements and enormous contribution — as actor, singer, TV host, and producer — to the entertainment industry.

As part of the homage to the multi-awarded Aunor, a short video tribute was shown during the presentation of the award. Throughout the festival, Cinemanila will screen (with English subtitles) classic films showcasing Aunor’s legendary acting talent, including Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos (1976), and Himala (1982), winner in 2008 of the CNN APSA (Asia Pacific Screen Awards) Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time.

Nora Aunor is a world-class artist as shown by the list of international organizations which gave her a Best Actress award, including the Cairo Film Festival (The Flor Contemplacion Story, 1995), East Asia Film and Television Festival (Bakit May Kahapon Pa?, 1997), Brussels Festival of Independent Films (Naglalayag, 2004). She was also nominated in the Berlin Film Festival for Himala and awarded the Certificate of Honor in the Cannes Film Festival for Bona.

With the Cinemanila Lifetime Achievement Award, Aunor will join an exceptional group of individuals who received the same award, such as US filmmakers Quentin Tarantino (2007) and Paul Schrader (2009), Indonesian actress and filmmaker Christine Hakim (2003), film programmers Aruna Vasudev and Philip Cheah (2006), Pusan International Film Festival founding director Kim Dong Ho (2005), and fellow Filipino artists Vilma Santos (2003), Eddie Romero (2004) & Dolphy (2010). Aside from these personalities, other special guests who graced Cinemanila in the past include Jafar Panahi (The Circle, 2000) and Fernando Meirelles (City of God, 2002).

Film Screenings:

Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos / Mario O’ Hara / Philippines, 1976 – November 16, 4:30 pm, Cinema 5
Bona / Lino Brocka / Philippines, 1980 – November 16, 9:00 pm, Cinema 5
Himala / Ishmael Bernal / Philippines, 1982 – November 17, 1:45 pm, Cinema 5