1997 Metro Manila Film Festival

1997 Metro Manila Film Festival
Date	December 25, 1997 (1997-12-25) to January 3, 1998 (1998-01-03)
Site	Manila
Highlights
Best Picture	Nasaan ang Puso
Most awards	Nasaan ang Puso (10)

The 23rd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1997.

MaQ Productions' Nasaan ang Puso won the most awards at the festival with ten, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Maricel Soriano, Best Actor for Christopher de Leon and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards among others. Viva Films and Neo Films' Magic Kingdom followed with six awards including the Best Float and the Third Best Picture Award. Meanwhile, the Second Best Picture, Gem's Babae got four awards. The festival also showcases the first Filipino full-length animated film Adarna: The Mythical Bird.

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director
Adarna: The Mythical Bird	Voices of: Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Boots Anson-Roa, Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez	Guiding Light Productions and FLT Films International	Gerry A. Garcia
Anak ng Bulkan	Tom Taus, Jr., Beth Tamayo, Amy Austria, Bembol Roco, Lloyd Samartino, Denise Joaquin	Premiere Entertainment Productions	Cirio H. Santiago
Babae	Nora Aunor, Judy Ann Santos, Jao Mapa, Nida Blanca, Mark Gil, Luis Gonzales	GEM	Lupita Kashiwahara
Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis	Jason Salcedo, Junell Hernando, Janus del Prado, Anne Curtis, Mark Gil, William Martinez, Ramon Christopher, Maricel Laxa	VIVA Films and Neo Films	Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes
Nasaan ang Puso	Christopher de Leon, Maricel Soriano, Judy Ann Santos, Spencer Reyes, Gina Pareno, Ronaldo Valdez	MAQ Productions	Chito Roño
Padre Kalibre	Eddie Garcia, Monsour Del Rosario, Eddie Gutierrez, Dan Fernandez and Aya Medel	Virtual Cinema International	Val Iglesias
Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Best Film Best Director Nasaan ang Puso - MaQ Productions Babae - GEM (2nd Best Picture) Magic Kingdom - Viva Films and Neo Films (3rd Best Picture) Chito Roño - Nasaan ang Puso Best Actor Best Actress Christopher de Leon – Nasaan ang Puso Maricel Soriano – Nasaan ang Puso Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Ronaldo Valdez – Nasaan ang Puso Nida Blanca – Babae Best Production Design Best Cinematography Bradley J. Mayer - Magic Kingdom Richard Padernal - Magic Kingdom Best Child Performer Best Editing - Jaime Davila - Nasaan ang Puso Best Original Story Best Screenplay Ruel Bayani - Babae Roy Iglesias - Nasaan ang Puso Best Original Theme Song Best Musical Score Babae Jesse Lasaten - Nasaan ang Puso Best Visual Effects Best Make-up Artist Roadrunner Network, Inc. - Magic Kingdom Manuel Benito - Magic Kingdom Best Sound Recording Best Float Albert Idiona, Ronaldo Asis and Arnold Reodica - Nasaan ang Puso Magic Kingdom - VIVA Films and Neo Films Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards Nasaan ang Puso - MaQ Productions Multiple awards Awards Film 10 Nasaan ang Puso 6 Magic Kingdom 4 Babae References External links Official website