| 1989 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
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| Date | December 25, 1989 to January 3, 1990 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Imortal |
| Most awards | Imortal (11) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | IBC |
The 15th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1989.
Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon received top honors winning the Best Actress and Best Actor trophies in the 1989 Metro Manila Film Festival. Their movie on VIVA Films entitled Imortal wins the Best Picture award and eight more including Best Director for multi-awarded Eddie Garcia among others.
Seiko Films' Ang Bukas ay Akin won three awards while the Best Child Performer award went to Atong Redillas for the movie, Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki. [1] [2]
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre |
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| Ang Bukas ay Akin (Langit ay Uusig) | Gretchen Barretto, Jestoni Alarcon, Cherie Gil, Cesar Montano, Isabel Rivas | Seiko Films | Laurice Guillen | Drama |
| Imortal | Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Cherie Gil, Liza Lorena, Tommy Abuel, Ricky Davao, Jaclyn Jose, Gelli de Belen, Roi Vinzon, Richard Reynoso, Raoul Aragonn | VIVA Films | Eddie Garcia | Drama |
| Irosin: Pagputok ng Araw...Babaha ng Dugo! | Anthony Alonzo, Aga Muhlach, Ricky Davao, Paquito Diaz, Chat Silayan, Monica Herrera, Philip Gamboa, Aurora Sevilla | D'Wonder Films | Augusto Buenaventura | Action, Drama |
| Last Two Minutes | Alvin Patrimonio, Paul Alvarez, Jerry Codinera, Roderick Paulate, Rene Requiestas, Ruffa Gutierrez, Carmina Villaroel, Aiko Melendez, Aljon Jimenez, Jeffrey Santos, Zoren Legaspi, Janice de Belen, Alice Dixson, Maricel Laxa, Benjie Paras | Regal Films | Mike Relon Makiling | Comedy, Fantasy, Sport |
| Ang Mahiwagang Daigdig ni Elias Paniki | Ramon Revilla, Sr., Maria Isabel Lopez, Atong Redillas, Tina Godinez, Brylle Mondejar | Golden Lion Films and Pozon Films | Carlo J. Caparas | Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Horror |
| Tupang Itim | Jess Lapid, Jr., Tetchie Agbayani, Eddie Garcia, Marissa Delgado, Jun Austria, Glaiza Herradura | Patricia Films International | Joe Balagtas | Action, Drama |
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [3]
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Cinematography |
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| Best Sound Direction | Best Music |
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| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
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| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Original Song | |
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| Special Award | D'Wonder Film's Pagputok ng Arawm Babaha ng Dugo sa Irosin |
| Posthumous Award for Film Service and Excellence | Vic Silayan |
| Awards | Film |
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| 11 | Imortal |
| 3 | Ang Bukas ay Akin |
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