1978 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 4th Metro Manila Film Festival had its run in 1978 starting from December 25 onwards. There were nine official entries and Atsay was hailed as the Festival's Best Film.
| 1978 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 1978 to January 3, 1979 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Atsay |
| Most awards | Atsay (4) |
Ian Film Productions' Atsay received the most awards, with a total of four including Best Picture Award in the highly contested 1978 Metro Manila Film Festival. The movie also won for Nora Aunor the Best Performer Award, the first and only awardee of the category. Sampaguita Pictures' Rubia Servios received two awards: Best Screenplay for Mario O'Hara and Best Editing for Jose Tarnate. RVQ's Jack n' Jill of the Third Kind was the top grosser of the festival.[1]
Entries
| Title | Starring | Studio | Director |
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| Atsay | Nora Aunor, Ronald Corveau, Amy Austria, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Roldan Aquino, Renato Robles, Lilian Laing, Angie Ferro, Bella Flores | Ian Film Productions | Eddie Garcia |
| Garrote: Jai Alai King | Christopher de Leon, Marianne dela Riva, Dranreb, Johnny Delgado, Amy Austria, Cynthia Gonzales, Allan Valenzuela, Manny Luna | VP Pictures | Manuel 'Fyke' Cinco |
| Ang Huling Lalaki ng Baluarte | Rey Malonzo, Tina Monasterio | SQ Film Productions | Artemio Marquez |
| Jack n'Jill of the Third Kind | Dolphy, Nora Aunor, Rolly Quizon, Panchito, Paquito Diaz, Martin Marfil, Georgie Quizon, Max Vera | RVQ Productions | Frank Gray Jr. |
| The Jess Lapid Story | Lito Lapid, Beth Bautista | Mirick Films | Gallardo |
| Katawang Alabok | Robert Arevalo, Daisy Romualdez, Orestes Ojeda, Janet Bordon, Vic Silayan, Lorna Tolentino, Manny Luna, Anita Linda, Lucita Soriano | Agrix Film Productions | Emmanuel H. Borlaza |
| Kid Kaliwete | Bembol Roco, George Estregan, Trixia Gomez, Jean Saburit, Joonee Gamboa, Cynthia Gonzales, Val Iglesias | Associated Entertainment Corp. | Manuel Cinco |
| Rubia Servios | Vilma Santos, Mat Ranillo III, Phillip Salvador | Sampaguita Pictures | Lino Brocka |
| Salonga | Rudy Fernandez, George Estregan, Trixia Gomez, Ruel Vernal, Raul Aragon, Dencio Padilla, Amy Austria, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Jose Romulo, Veronica Jones | MBM Productions | Romy Suzara |
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
| Best Film | Best Director |
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| Best Performer | Best Editing |
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| Best Screenplay | Best Cinematography |
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Multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
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| 4 | Atsay |
| 2 | Rubia Servios |
Ceremony Information
"Noranians" versus "Vilmanians"
The board of jurors decided to not award honors for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress for some reasons. Instead, the jurors gave Nora Aunor a "Best Performer" award for her role in the movie Atsay. Ms. Aunor beat Ms. Santos, whom fortune-tellers on the talk show of Inday Badiday had predicted would win the award for her role in the movie Rubia Servios.
Atsay vs. Rubia Servios commentary
In 1979, Isagani Cruz of TV Times commented about Atsay and Rubia Servios. He states: "Rubia Servios is Lino Brocka's film; Atsay is Eddie Garcia's. Nora does an excellent acting job; but so does Vilma Santos, and Rubia is a much more demanding and difficult role. Edgardo M. Reyes is an established literary figure, but Mario O'Hara is much better screenwriter. Overall, Atsay may be much more impressive than Rubia Servios. In terms of challenging our moral and legal convictions, however, Rubia Servios is much more significant."[3]
References
- "THE 1978 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: NORA'S "ATSAY" VS. VILMA'S "RUBIA SERVIOS"". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
- "Metro Manila Film Festival:1978". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- Isagani Cruz. Atsay and Rubia Servios comment. TV Times. 1979.
External links
| Preceded by 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival |
Metro Manila Film Festival 1978 |
Succeeded by 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival |
