1986 Metro Manila Film Festival
| 1986 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 1986 to January 3, 1987 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | none[Note 1] Halimaw(3rd Best Picture) |
| Most awards | Halimaw (10) |
The 12th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in December 1986. It was the first edition of the festival in eight years to be primarily sponsored by the Metro Manila Commission (now the Metro Manila Development Authority) and not by MOWELFUND.[1]
NCV productions' Halimaw romped away 10 of the 12 awards given including the Best Director and Best Actor for Mario O'Hara and Best Actress for Liza Lorena among others. The film also garnered the Third Best Picture Award. Romy Vitug won the Best Cinematography Award for Celso Ad. Castillo's Payaso while the director's son, Chris Ad. Castillo, received the Best Supporting Actor Award for Augusto Buenaventura's Bagets Gang.[2][3]
Entries
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagets Gang | Jinggoy Estrada, Rio Locsin, ER Ejercito, Robin Padilla, Christopher Ad. Castillo | Amazaldy Film Production | Augusto Buenaventura | Action, drama |
| Bangkay Mo Akong Hahakbangan | Dante Varona, Melissa Mendez, Paquito Diaz, Millicent Bautista, Aurora Sevilla, Fred Moro, Usman Hassim, Rocco Montalban, Joko Diaz | Bathala Films | Dante Varona | Action, war |
| Captain Barbell | Edu Manzano, Herbert Bautista, Lea Salonga, Dennis Da Silva, Bing Loyzaga, Nova Villa, Ruel Vernal, Rez Cortez, Beth Bautista | Viva Films | Leroy Salvador | Superhero comedy |
| Halimaw | Liza Lorena, Gina Pareno, Michael de Mesa, Mario O'Hara, Ruel Vernal, Maritess Gutierrez, Ronel Victor, Jaime Fabregas, Ian Kristoffer de Leon, Lotlot de Leon | NCV Films | Christopher de Leon & Mario O' Hara | Action, horror, comedy, fantasy |
| Payaso | German Moreno and the All-Star Cast | Sialina Film Enterprises | Celso Ad. Castillo | Comedy drama |
| Salamangkero: The Magician | Michael de Mesa, Gina Alajar, Liza Lorena, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Tanya Gomez, Dick Israel, Odette Khan, Ruben Rustia, Tom-Tom, Sunshine | Aces Films | Tata Esteban | Fantasy horror |
| Tuklaw | Charito Solis, Nadia Montenegro, Anjo Yllana, Richard Gomez, Janice Jurado, Zandro Zamora, Lucita Soriano, Jaime Fabregas, Robert Talabis | Golden Lion Films | Carlo J. Caparas | Comedy drama |
Winners and nominees
Awards
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 |
| Best Sound Engineering | Best Music |
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| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
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Multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
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| 10 | Halimaw sa Banga |
Ceremony Information
Gabi ng Parangal
The following are the key people during the "Gabi ng Parangal".[3]
- Guest Speaker: Kris Aquino - representative of President Cory Aquino
- Metro Manila Commission officer in charge and executive chairman of the 1986 MMFF - Joey Lina
Lack of award categories
The 1986 Metro Manila Film Festival was considered the worst in the 12-year history of the annual 10-day festival of local movies. For the first time, it did not give out the traditional first and second Best Picture awards as well as the other two categories: Best Story and Best Screenplay. According to one of the jurors, Tingting Cojuangco stated: "No one of the seven entries deserved these awards..." He added that they: "...would like to express [their] concern over the current state of the Philippine movie industry as reflected in the entries to the year's MMFF...[The entries] failed to reinforce and inculcate positive Filipino values by portraying negative stereotypes, imitating foreign films and perpetuating commercially-oriented movies...".[5]
Notes
- ^ Many awards were not given including the "Best Picture" category. Only the "Third Best Picture Award was given.
References
- ^ Dumaual, Mario V. (September 10, 1986). "Rigodon". National Midweek. Vol. 1, no. 34. Lagda Publishing Inc. p. 36.
San Juan's ex-mayor [Joseph Estrada], of course, is sulking over the MMC coup.
- ^ "THE 1986 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: THE WORST IN 12 YEARS". Video 48. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ^ a b The Times Journal. "Controversy Rocks film festival". December 29, 1986. Newspaper Print.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1986". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Cojuangco, Tingting. Metro Manila Film Festival Award Ceremonies. ULTRA, Pasig. December 27, 1986.