The 29th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay, Philippines, from December 25, 2003 to January 8, 2004.
| 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2003 to January 8, 2004 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Crying Ladies |
| Most awards | Crying Ladies Mano Po 2: My Home Filipinas (5) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | RPN |
Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon were chosen the Best Actress and Best Actor respectively in the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival for playing the eldest child roles in two different films. Soriano plays the oldest of six children in Viva Films' Filipinas, while Quizon plays the eldest son who, in keeping with Chinese tradition, hires professional mourners to weep at his father's funeral, in Unitel Pictures' Crying Ladies. Hilda Koronel, cast as a 1970s bit player whose career is on the wane in Crying Ladies, was named the Best Supporting Actress, while Victor Neri won as the Best Supporting Actor for playing the activist-middle son in Filipinas.[1]
Entries
editThere are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2004.
Winners and nominees
editAwards
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Production Design |
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| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
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| Best Original Story | Best Screenplay |
| Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score |
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| Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist |
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| Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
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| Most Gender-Sensitive Film | |
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| Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | |
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People's Choice awards
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
| People's Choice for Best Picture | People's Choice for Best Actor |
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| People's Choice for Best Actress | |
Multiple awards
edit| Awards | Film |
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| 5 | Crying Ladies |
| Filipinas | |
| Mano Po II: My Home | |
| 4 | Malikmata |
| 2 | Homecoming |
Box Office gross
editOnly final rankings as of January 8, 2004 were released.[3][4]
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Captain Barbell | ₱ 62,064,626[5] |
| Fantastic Man | ₱ 55,000,000 |
| Crying Ladies | ₱ 49,000,000 |
| Mano Po II: My Home | ₱ 47,000,000 |
| Malikmata | ₱ 39,000,000 |
| Filipinas | ₱ 36,000,000 |
| Bridal Shower | ₱ 18,000,000 |
| Gagamboy | ₱ 15,000,000 |
| Homecoming | ₱ 8,000,000 |
TOTAL
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₱ 328,812,507.77 |
References
edit- ^ Santos, Simon (5 November 2010). "THE 2003 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "CRYING LADIES" BEST PICTURE; MARCEL SORIANO AND ERIC QUIZON TOP AWARDEES". Video 48. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 2003". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Aster Amoyo (January 19, 2004). "RATED A". Pilipino Star Ngayon & PinoyExchange. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "MMFF 2003 Box Office". Inquirer Libre & PinoyExchange. January 12, 2004. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ Velasco, Johven (2009). Huwaran/hulmahan Atbp: The Film Writings of Johven Velasco. University of the Philippines Press. p. 161. ISBN 978-971-542-609-1. Retrieved January 9, 2023.