1993 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
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Date | December 25, 1993 to January 3, 1994 |
Site | Manila |
Highlights | |
Best Picture | Kung Mawawala Ka Pa |
Most awards | May Minamahal (9) |
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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.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [4]
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 Child Performer | Best Editing |
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Best Story | Best Screenplay |
Best Original Song | Best Music |
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Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up |
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Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
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Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | Short Films |
Anak Maynila - Dir. Nonoy Dadivas |
Awards | Film |
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9 | May Minamahal |
8 | Kung Mawawala Ka Pa |
3 | Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas |
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]
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