RoadRunner (division)

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RoadRunner
division
Industry Visual effects, special effects, commercial advertisement
Founded 1989
Headquarters ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
Key people
Manet A. Dayrit
Abelle V. Serraon
Owner ABS-CBN Corporation
Number of employees
200+
Parent Star Cinema

RoadRunner is a post-production firm based in Quezon City, Philippines. It is a division of Star Cinema.[1][2] In addition to films, Roadrunner is also heavily engaged in the production of commercial advertisement for television, print and internet.[3]

Notable projects

Some of the most notable projects undertaken by the firm are Puso ng Pasko (1998), Hiling (1998), Spirit Warriors (2000), Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure (2001) (which earned Roadrunner a FAMAS Awards for best visual effects and best special effects), Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut (2003), Manoro (2006), Pisay (2007), Concerto (2008), Independencia (2009) the first Filipino film to be screened in the Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival, and RPG Metanoia (2010) the first feature length Filipino film to be presented in 3D.[4]

In 2013, RoadRunner was merged to Star Cinema.

Awards

Year Award-Giving Body Category Work Result
1997 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Visual Effects Magic Kingdom[5] Won
2000 Spirit Warriors[6] Won
2001 Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure[7] Won
2002 Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut[8] Won
2003 Malikmata[9] Won

References

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  5. "Metro Manila Film Festival:1997". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  6. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2000". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  7. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2001". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  8. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2002". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  9. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2003". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

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