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1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Film festival edition
Film festival edition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival |
| number | 25 |
| award | Metro Manila Film Festival |
| site | Manila |
| date | to |
| best_picture | Muro-Ami |
| most_wins | Muro-Ami (13) |
| last | 24th |
| next | 26th |
The 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.
Once again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others. Meanwhile, Viva Films' Bulaklak ng Maynila received five awards including the Best Actor for fifth-time winner Christopher de Leon, Best Actress for Elizabeth Oropesa and the Second Best Picture Award. The Third Best Picture Award goes to Regal Films' Sa Piling ng mga Aswang while the Best Float during the festival's parade goes to Millennium Films' Pepeng Agimat.
Entries
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo* | ||||||||
| *Bulaklak ng Maynila* | ||||||||
| *Esperanza: The Movie* | ||||||||
| *Muro-Ami* | ||||||||
| *Pepeng Agimat* | ||||||||
| *Sa Piling ng Aswang* |
Winners and nominees
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Cinematography | Best Production Design | Best Child Performer | Best Editing | Best Original Story | Best Screenplay | Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score | Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist | Best Sound Recording | Best Float | Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards |
|---|
Multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 13 | Muro-Ami |
| 5 | Bulaklak ng Maynila |
| 2 | Sa Piling ng mga Aswang |
Box Office gross
Final figures as of January 3, 2000.
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Muro-Ami | ₱ 66,987,181* |
| Pepeng Agimat | ₱ 32,334,365 |
| Sa Piling ng Aswang | ₱ 24,567,732 |
| Bulaklak ng Maynila | ₱ 17,922,964 |
| Esperanza: The Movie | ₱ 16,735,635 |
| Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo | ₱ 2,120,501 |
| **** | ₱ 160,668,378 |
References
References
- [http://video48.blogspot.ca/2010/10/1999-metro-manila-film-festival-muro.html "THE 1999 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: CHRISTOPHER DE LEON & ELIZABETH OROPESA, TOP AWARDEES; "MURO-AMI" BEST PICTURE"]. ''Video 48''. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- Lejano, Jr., E.J. "The 1999 Metro Manila Film Fest: A Chopseuy Festival". Print.
- "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1999".
- Ricky Lo. (January 12, 2000). "Why ana Roces is making a comeback". [[Philippine Star]].
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