1993 Metro Manila Film Festival Explained

1993 Metro Manila Film Festival
Number:19
Award:Metro Manila Film Festival
Site:Manila
Date: to
Best Picture:Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
Most Wins:May Minamahal (9)
Last:18th
Next:20th

The 19th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1993.

Reyna Films' Kung Mawawala Ka Pa and Star Cinema's May Minamahal shared top honors in the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival. Kung Mawawala Ka Pa was awarded Best Picture and received seven other awards including the Best Actress for Dawn Zulueta among others. On the other hand, May Minamahal won nine awards including the Best Actor for the second consecutive time winner Aga Muhlach, Best Director for Jose Javier Reyes, Second Best Picture, and the coveted Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards among others.[1] [2]

This year's festival was also the first to feature short films as part of their Short Film Endowment Program, which was organized in collaboration with Mowelfund Film Institute.

Entries

Title Starring Studio Director Genre
Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng BatasEddie Garcia, Eddie Gutierrez, Boots Anson-Roa, Sharmaine Arnaiz, Paquito Diaz, Rey 'PJ' Abellana, Ali Sotto, Dick Israel, & Vivian FozLEA ProductionsAugusto Salvador Action
Gaano Kita KamahalChristopher de Leon, Lorna Tolentino, Tirso Cruz III, Daniel Fernando, Juan Rodrigo, Marita Zobel, Sylvia Sanchez, & Ali SottoPioneer FilmsButch Perez Drama
InayNora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Chanda Romero, Tommy Abuel, Tita Munoz, Orestes Ojeda, Caridad Sanchez, Louella de Cordova, Carol Dauden, Jaclyn Jose, & Melanie MarquezOWNI FilmsArtemio Marquez Drama
Kung Mawawala Ka PaChristopher de Leon, Dawn Zulueta, Sarah Jane Abad, Amy Austria, Pilar PilapilReyna FilmsDrama, Romance
May MinamahalAga Muhlach, Aiko Melendez, Boots Anson-Roa, Ronaldo Valdez, Aljon Jimenez, John Estrada, Agot Isidro, Liza Lorena, Marita Zobel, Nikka Valencia, Claudine BarrettoStar Cinema and Regal FilmsRomance, Comedy
Pusoy DosJanno Gibbs, Dennis Padilla, Gelli de Belen, Leo Martinez, Mat Ranillo III, Jackie AquinoVIVA FilmsAction, Comedy

Short Film Endowment Program

[3]

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[4]

Best FilmBest Director
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best Art DirectionBest Cinematography
  • Romy Vitug - Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • Sarah Jane Abad – Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
  • Augusto Salvador - Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas
Best StoryBest Screenplay
Best Original SongBest Music
  • Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up
  • Bobby Pineda – Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas
  • Teresita Dominguez – Gaano Kita Kamahal
Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Ramon Reyes - Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural AwardsShort Films
Anak Maynila - Dir. Nonoy Dadivas

Multiple awards

AwardsFilm
9May Minamahal
8Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
3Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas

Controversies

Winners' list leakage

During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in the PICC Plenary Hall, December 27 of Monday night, a supposed leakage of the list of winners marred that year's awards presentation.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://video48.blogspot.ca/2010/09/1993-metro-manila-film-festival-aga.html "THE 1993 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: AGA MUHLACH WINS ANEW; "KUNG MAWAWALA KA PA" BEST PICTURE"
  2. The Philippine Star. "1993 Metrofest Awards: The moment of truth". December 29, 1993. Newspaper Print.
  3. "Short Film entries for '93 MM Film Festival bared." Manila Bulletin 10 December 1993: 1.
  4. Web site: Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1993 . .
  5. http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/637798/scandal-free-metro-manila-filmfest "A scandal-free Metro Manila Filmfest"