1980 Metro Manila Film Festival
| Location | Manila |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1974 |
| Festival date | 1980 |
| Website | website |
The 6th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1980.
Pretty good entries in the 1980 Metro Manila Film Festival. Fernando Poe, Jr. had his first Panday,the undisputed top grosser of the festival; Nora Aunor had two entries---Lino Brocka's Bona and Laurice Guillen's Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo; Vilma Santos came up with Danny Zialcita's Langis at Tubig; Amy Austria gave an excellent performance in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Brutal. Other entries were Basag with Alma Moreno, Taga Sa Panahon with Christopher De Leon and Bembol Roco and three comedy films Tembong with Nino Muhlach, Kape't Gatas with Chiquito and Julie Vega and Dang-Dong with Andrea Bautista (daughter of Ramon Revilla, Sr.).
The Festival's Best Picture was awarded to Premiere Productions' Taga sa Panahon. Individual honors went to Dindo Fernando (Best Actor/ Langis at Tubig) and Amy Austria (Best Actress/ Brutal). Other awardees--- Marilou Diaz-Abaya (Best Director/ Brutal); Jose Carreon (Best Screenplay/ Taga sa Panahon); Rody Lacap (Best Cinematography/ Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo); Rudy Baldovino and Ben Pelayo (Best Sound Engineering/ Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo); Ernani Cuenco (Best Music/ Ang Panday); Danny Zialcita (Best Story/ Langis at Tubig) and Julie Vega (Best Child Performer/ Kape't Gatas).
Winners and nominees
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1]
| Award | Winners and nominees |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Taga Sa Panahon
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| Best Actor | Dindo Fernando (for Langis at Tubig) |
| Best Actress | Amy Austria (for Brutal) |
| Best Director | Marilou Diaz-Abaya (for Brutal) |
| Best Cinematography | Rody Lacap (for Kung ako'y iiwan mo) |
| Best Sound Engineering | Rudy Baldovino and Ben Pelayo (for Kung ako'y iiwan mo) |
| Best Music | Ernani Cuenco (for Ang Panday) |
| Best Story | Danny L. Zialcita (for Langis at Tubig) |
| Best Screenplay | Jose N. Carreon (for Taga sa panahon) |
| Best Child Performer | Julie Vega (for Kape't gatas) |
| MMFF Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Ang Panday | P 25.3 million* |
| Tembong | P 16.0 million |
| Langis at Tubig | P 13.8 million |
| Kape't Gatas | P 10.0 million |
| Dang-Dong | P 9.0 million |
| Brutal | P 5.0 million |
| Basag | P 5.0 million |
| Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo | P 4.0 million |
| Bona | P 3.5 million |
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