1977 Metro Manila Film Festival
| 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1977 |
| Official website | website |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Burlesk Queen |
| Most awards | Burlesk Queen (7) |
The 3rd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the year 1977. Previously known as the Metropolitan Film Festival, it was changed to Metro Manila Film Festival. A total of nine movies directed by the Philippines' great filmmakers participated in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.
In this year, only two films were awarded. Ian Film Productions' Burlesk Queen, the top grosser of the 10-day festival, romped away with most of the awards. It won seven major awards including the Best Film, Best Actress for Vilma Santos, Best Actor for Rolly Quizon, and more. Pera Films' Mga Bilanggong Birhen won two awards: Best Cinematography for Romy Vitug and Best Art Direction for Laida Lim-Perez.[1]
Entries
| Title of Movie | Starring | Studio | Director |
| Mga Bilanggong Birhen | Alma Moreno, Trixia Gomez, Rez Cortez | Pera Films | Mario O'Hara and Romy Suzara |
| Sa Piling ng mga Sugapa | Mat Ranillo III, Bembol Roco, Chanda Romero | Sining Silangan | Danilo Cabreira |
| Walang Katapusang Tag-araw | Charito Solis, Mat Ranillo III, Eddie Garcia | Lea Productions | Ishmael Bernal |
| Babae... Ngayon at Kailanman | Charito Solis, Gloria Diaz, Chanda Romero, Vivian Velez | Melros Productions | Joey Gosiengfiao |
| Banta ng Kahapon | Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco Jr, Roland Dantes, Chanda Romero | Hemisphere Films | Eddie Romero |
| Burlesk Queen | Vilma Santos, Rolly Quizon, Rosemarie Gil, Joonee Gamboa, Leopoldo Salcedo, Roldan Aquino, Chito Ponce Enrile, Dexter Doria, Yolanda Luna | Ian Film Productions | Celso Ad Castillo |
| Inay | Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero, Orestes Ojeda, Laurice Guillen, Ace Vergel, Dexter Doria, Alicia Vergel | Lotus Films | Lino Brocka |
| Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising | Christopher de Leon, Hilda Koronel | LVN Productions | Mike de Leon |
| Bakya Mo Neneng | Joseph Estrada, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Gloria Sevilla, Angelo castro Jr., Ramon D' Salva, Angelo Ventura | Augusto Buenaventura |
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][3]
| 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 Screenplay | Best Cinematography |
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Multiple awards
Films with multiple awards
The following films received one or multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
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| 7 | Burlesk Queen |
| 2 | Mga Bilanggong Birhen |
Ceremony Information
Controversies
Director Lino Brocka walked out of the awarding ceremonies at the Metropolitan Theater when Celso Ad. Castillo's Burlesk Queen starring Vilma Santos won eight of the ten awards including the Best Picture award. Mr. Brocka reportedly threw invectives at Rolando Tinio, who was the chairman of the panel of judges of the festival. It was also reported that organizers asked the winners to return their medals (the MMFF handed out medals that year) due to the controversy.[4][5]
Box Office gross
| MMFF Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Burlesk Queen | P 10.3 million* |
| Bakya Mo Neneng | P 10.0 million |
| Walang Katapusang Tag-araw | P 8.5 million |
| Sa Piling ng mga Sugapa | P 6.8 million |
| Mga Bilanggong Birhen | P 6.0 million |
| Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising | P 5.0 million |
| Inay | P 5.0 million |
| Banta ng Kahapon | P 4.0 million |
| Babae... Ngayon at kailanman | P 2.0 million |
References
- ^ "THE 1977 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "BURLESK QUEEN", VILMA SANTOS TOP FILMFEST". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:1977". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ^ "The new bucolic life of Celso Ad. Castillo". Yahoo. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF". Business World Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- ^ "A look at the past MMFF controversies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
