1977 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 3rd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the year 1977. Previously known as the Metropolitan Film Festival and Filipino 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.

1977 Metro Manila Film Festival
DateDecember 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) to January 2, 1978 (1978-01-02)
SiteManila
Highlights
Best PictureBurlesk Queen
Most awardsBurlesk Queen (7)

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
TitleStarringStudioDirector
Babae... Ngayon at KailanmanCharito Solis, Gloria Diaz, Chanda Romero, Vivian VelezMelros ProductionsJoey Gosiengfiao
Bakya Mo NenengJoseph Estrada, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Gloria Sevilla, Angelo Castro, Jr., Ramon D' Salva, Angelo VenturaJE ProductionsAugusto Buenaventura
Banta ng KahaponVic Vargas, Rafael Roco Jr., Roland Dantes, Chanda RomeroHemisphere FilmsEddie Romero
Mga Bilanggong BirhenAlma Moreno, Trixia Gomez, Rez Cortez, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Monang Carvajal, Leroy SalvadorPera FilmsMario O'Hara & Romy Suzara
Burlesk QueenVilma Santos, Rolly Quizon, Rosemarie Gil, Joonee Gamboa, Leopoldo Salcedo, Roldan Aquino, Chito Ponce Enrile, Dexter Doria, Yolanda LunaIan Film ProductionsCelso Ad. Castillo
InayDindo Fernando, Chanda Romero, Orestes Ojeda, Laurice Guillen, Ace Vergel, Dexter Doria, Alicia VergelLotus FilmsLino Brocka
Kung Mangarap Ka't MagisingChristopher de Leon, Hilda KoronelLVN PicturesMike de Leon
Sa Piling ng mga SugapaMat Ranillo III, Bembol Roco, Chanda RomeroSining SilanganGil Portes
Walang Katapusang Tag-arawCharito Solis, Mat Ranillo III, Eddie GarciaLea ProductionsIshmael Bernal

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][3]

Best Film Best Director
  • Burlesk Queen – Ian Film Productions
  • Celso Ad Castillo  – Burlesk Queen
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Screenplay Best Cinematography
  • Mauro Gia Samonte – Burlesk Queen
  • Romeo Vitug – Mga Bilanggong Birhen
Best Art Direction
  • Laida Lim-Perez – Mga Bilanggong Birhen

Multiple awards
Awards Film
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] However, this turned out to be just a malicious rumor as all winners still have their awards to this day.

References
  1. "THE 1977 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "BURLESK QUEEN", VILMA SANTOS TOP FILMFEST". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  2. "Metro Manila Film Festival:1977". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. "The new bucolic life of Celso Ad. Castillo". Yahoo. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  4. "Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF". Business World Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  5. "A look at the past MMFF controversies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
Preceded by
1976 Metro Manila Film Festival		 Metro Manila Film Festival
1977		 Succeeded by
1978 Metro Manila Film Festival
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