2002 Metro Manila Film Festival
The 28th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003.
| 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Mano Po |
| Most awards | Mano Po (12) |
Regal Films' Mano Po was the big winner in the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film receives a total of twelve awards including the major awards such as Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Garcia, Best Actress for Ara Mina, Best Supporting Actress for Kris Aquino, and Best Director for Joel Lamangan among others. The film is also the recipient of the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards.[1]
Entries
There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2003.
Winners and nominees
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
Multiple awards
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 12 | Mano Po |
| 3 | Dekada '70 |
| Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut |
Ceremony Information
During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC on December 27, there were some controversies:[3][4]
Walking out of Dekada '70 cast
The cast of the film Dekada '70 walked out of the award ceremonies after Lualhati Bautista failed to win the Best Story and Best Screenplay awards. Even more controversial was the decision of the judges to name the first-timer Ara Mina the Best Actress for her role in Mano Po, beating multi-awarded Vilma Santos, who was in Dekada '70.
Inclusion of two films
The producers of the films Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut and Lastikman protested the non-inclusion of the two films as official entries, prompting the Metro Manila Film Festival committee to extend the annual event. Consequently, the committee extended the film screenings to seven days to accommodate two more films which did not make it to the entries.
Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut issues
Speaking of the films, Chito Rono, director of Second Best Picture Dekada '70, was curious as to why was Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut named the Third Best Picture award if the officials disqualify it as an official entry. In the same way, the production team of Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo was also appalled to the decision of the jurors to give the Best Visual Effects award to Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut if they only use "mono", beating their use of the more advanced "Dolby Digital System".[5]
Box Office gross
Final figures as of January 10, 2003.[6][7]
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Mano Po | ₱67,220,645.40 * |
| Lastikman | ₱59,107,245.90 |
| Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo | ₱46,528,274.28 |
| Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut | ₱39,941,856.68 |
| Dekada '70 | ₱37,945,673.25 |
| Home Along da Riber | ₱28,143,340.90 |
| Ang Alamat ng Lawin | ₱20,453,252.95 |
| Hula Mo...Huli Ko | ₱10,334,808.45 |
| Lapu-Lapu | ₱5,686,715.90 |
| TOTAL | ₱315,361,813.71 |
References
- "THE 2002 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "MANO PO" BEST PICTURE". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
- "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 2002". Internet Movie Database.
- "Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF". Business World Online. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- "A look at the past MMFF controversies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
- Lo, Ricky. "Filmfest: The night of the young blood". The Philippine Star. December 29, 2002. Newspaper Print.
- Marinel R. Cruz (January 14, 2003). "2002 MMFF: Most successful in box office returns". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "'Mano Po,' 'Lastikman' top MMFF final tally". Filipino Reporter. January 23, 2003. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.
External links
| Preceded by 2001 Metro Manila Film Festival |
Metro Manila Film Festival 2002 |
Succeeded by 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival |
