RoadRunner (division)

RoadRunner

Company type	division
Industry	Visual effects Post-production
Founded	1989
Defunct	2013
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
Divisions	Video Post Audio Post Pre Post Starlab

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

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.[1]

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[2]	Won
2000			Spirit Warriors[3]	Won
2001			Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure[4]	Won
2002			Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut[5]	Won
2003			Malikmata[6]	Won

References

1. Luis C. Suarez(director) (2010). RPG Metanoia official full trailer (film trailer). Philippines: Ambient Media and Thaumatrope Animation.
2. "Metro Manila Film Festival:1997". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
3. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2000". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
4. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2001". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
5. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2002". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
6. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2003". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

• Official website