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1983 Metro Manila Film Festival

Film festival edition

Film festival edition

FieldValue
name1983 Metro Manila Film Festival
number9
awardMetro Manila Film Festival
siteManila
dateto
best_pictureKarnal
most_winsBago Kumalat ang Kamandag (6)
networkMBS
last8th
next10th

The 9th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1983, with only eight films presented.

Cine Suerte's Karnal won the Best Picture and four other awards. The major individual awards, however, was garnered by Lea Productions' Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag including Best Actor and Best Actress for Anthony Alonzo and Coney Reyes respectively, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Willie Milan among others. Other awardees include the films Hot Property and Tengteng de Sarapen.

RVQ Productions' Tengteng de Sarapen was the top grosser of the festival.

Entries

TitleStarringStudioDirectorGenre
*Bad Bananas sa Puting Tabing*
*Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag*
*D'Godson*
*Gunfighter*
*Hot Property*
*Karnal*
*Over My Dead Body*
*Tengteng De Sarapen*

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Best FilmBest DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Sound EngineeringBest CinematographyBest EditingBest MusicBest Art DirectionBest ScreenplayBest Child Performer

Multiple awards

AwardsFilm
6Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag
4Karnal
2Hot Property

Controversies

In August 1983, American political advisor Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), requested that the festival be moved from December to November, lest the MPAA refrain from attending the 1984 edition of the Manila International Film Festival. His request was criticized by members of the Philippine film industry, with one producer arguing that November is often a time when film attendance is at its lowest in the country.

During the awards night, many were surprised after Coney Reyes won the Best Actress award for the film Bago Kumalat ang Dugo and Anthony Alonzo is given the Best Actor award for the same film, besting acting greats Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, and Vic Silayan, who were all in the film Karnal. In addition, juror's standards of giving Willie Milan the Best Director award against Lino Brocka is questioned.

References

References

  1. [http://video48.blogspot.ca/2010/07/1983-metro-manila-film-festival.html "THE 1983 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "KARNAL" BEST PICTURE"]. ''Video 48''. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
  2. The Times Journal. "Karnal Metro Manila Filmfest top awardee". December 28, 1983. Newspaper Print.
  3. "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1983". [[Internet Movie Database]].
  4. Fernandez, Manny B.. (August 23, 1983). "November playdate for MIFF [sic] opposed!". Liwayway Publishing, Inc..
  5. Cabling, Mario S.. (August 23, 1983). "Mariing sampal sa mga Pilipino". Liwayway Publishing, Inc..
  6. [http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Weekender&title=Through-the-years:-Controversies-in-the-MMFF&id=64060 "Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF"]. ''Business World Online''. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  7. [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/entertainment/12/28/10/2010-mmff-no-different-past-mmffs "A look at the past MMFF controversies"]. ''ABS-CBN''. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
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