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2002 Metro Manila Film Festival
Film festival edition
Film festival edition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival |
| number | 28 |
| award | Metro Manila Film Festival |
| site | Manila |
| date | to |
| best_picture | Mano Po |
| most_wins | Mano Po (12) |
| network | RPN |
| last | 27th |
| next | 29th |
The 28th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2002, to January 10, 2003. Two significant changes to the festival began with this edition: the festival became nationwide in scope, and its duration lasted two weeks instead of ten days.
Regal Films' Mano Po received the most number of awards out of the nine entries with a total of twelve awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Eddie Garcia), Best Actress (Ara Mina), Best Supporting Actress (Kris Aquino), and Best Director (Joel Lamangan). The film is also the recipient of the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards.
Entries
There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2003.
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre | First batch | Second batch | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo* | Ramon Revilla Sr., Ramon "Jolo" Revilla, Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Mylene Dizon, Carlos Morales, Shaina Magdayao, Nancy Castiglione, Jaime Fabregas, Pen Medina, Goyong, Karylle Padilla, Gina Alajar | Imus Productions | ||||||||
| *Ang Alamat ng Lawin* | Fernando Poe, Jr., Ina Raymundo, Cathy Vilar, Ryan Yamazaki, Franklin Cristobal, Khen Kurillo, Romy Diaz, Augusto Victa, Alex Cunanan, William Romero | FPJ Productions | ||||||||
| *Dekada '70* | Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, Carlos Agassi, Danilo Barrios, John Wayne Sace | Star Cinema | ||||||||
| *Home Along da Riber* | Dolphy, Jolina Magdangal, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Vandolph, Eddie Gutierrez, Long Mejia, James Blanco, Boy2 Quizon, Michelle Quizon, Palito | RVQ Productions | ||||||||
| *Hula Mo... Huli Ko* | Rudy Fernandez, Rufa Mae Quinto | Reflection Films | ||||||||
| *Lapu-Lapu* | Lito Lapid, Joyce Jimenez, Jeric Raval, Mark Lapid, Roi Vinzon, Jess Lapid Jr., Vic Vargas, Gloria Sevilla, Maria Isabel Lopez, Ian Veneracion, Julio Diaz, Bob Soler, Conrad Poe, Robert Rivera, Dinah Dominguez, Clod Robinson, Dante Rivero | Calinauan Cineworks | ||||||||
| *Mano Po* | Maricel Soriano, Richard Gomez, Kris Aquino, Ara Mina, Eddie Garcia, Gina Alajar, Boots Anson-Roa, Amy Austria, Tirso Cruz III, Cogie Domingo, Maxene Magalona, Jay Manalo, Eric Quizon | Regal Films | ||||||||
| *Lastikman* | Vic Sotto, Donita Rose, Jeffrey Quizon, Michael V., Michelle Bayle, Ryan Eigenmann, Anne Curtis, Oyo Boy Sotto | Octoarts Films, M-Zet Productions | ||||||||
| *Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut* | Vhong Navarro, Jhong Hilario, Spencer Reyes, Danilo Barrios, Chris Cruz, Gloria Romero, Jaime Fabregas | MAQ Productions, Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 12 | Mano Po |
| 3 | Dekada '70 |
| Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut |
Ceremony information
During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC on December 27, there were some controversies:
Walking out of ''Dekada '70'' cast
The cast of the film Dekada '70 walked out of the award ceremonies after Lualhati Bautista failed to win the Best Story and Best Screenplay awards. Even more controversial was the decision of the judges to name the first-timer Ara Mina the Best Actress for her role in Mano Po, beating multi-awarded Vilma Santos, who was in Dekada '70.
Inclusion of two films
The producers of the films Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut and Lastikman protested the non-inclusion of the two films as official entries, prompting the Metro Manila Film Festival committee to extend the annual event. Consequently, the committee extended the film screenings to seven days to accommodate two more films which did not make it to the entries.
''Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut'' issues
Chito Roño, director of Second Best Picture Dekada '70, was curious as to why Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut was named the Third Best Picture award if the officials disqualified it as an official entry. In the same way, the production team of Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo was also appalled to the decision of the jurors to give the Best Visual Effects award to Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut if they only use "mono", beating their use of the more advanced "Dolby Digital System".
Box office gross
Final figures as of January 10, 2003.
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Mano Po | * |
| Lastikman | |
| Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo | |
| Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut | |
| Dekada '70 | |
| Home Along da Riber | |
| Ang Alamat ng Lawin | |
| Hula Mo... Huli Ko | |
| Lapu-Lapu | |
| **** |
References
References
- Salterio, Leah. (December 12, 2002). "Fernando Poe Jr. up against Dolphy for the first time". The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc..
- [https://video48.blogspot.ca/2010/10/2002-metro-manila-film-festival-mano-po.html "THE 2002 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "MANO PO" BEST PICTURE"]. ''Video 48''. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 2002".
- link. (2015-09-23 . ''Business World Online''. Retrieved 2014-04-09.)
- [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 2014-04-19.
- Lo, Ricky. "Filmfest: The night of the young blood". ''The Philippine Star''. December 29, 2002. Newspaper Print.
- Marinel R. Cruz. (January 14, 2003). "2002 MMFF: Most successful in box office returns". [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]].
- (January 23, 2003). "'Mano Po,' 'Lastikman' top MMFF final tally". [[Filipino Reporter]].
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