Metro Manila Film Festival
| 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
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| Date | December 25, 1999 to January 3, 2000 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Muro-Ami |
| Most awards | Muro-Ami (13) |
The 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.
Once again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others. Meanwhile, Viva Films' Bulaklak ng Maynila received five awards including the Best Actor for fifth-time winner Christopher de Leon, Best Actress for Elizabeth Oropesa and the Second Best Picture Award. The Third Best Picture Award goes to Regal Films' Sa Piling ng mga Aswang while the Best Float during the festival's parade goes to Millennium Films' Pepeng Agimat.[1][2]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[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 Cinematography | Best Production Design |
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| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
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| Best Original Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score |
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| Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist |
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| Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
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| Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | |
| Awards | Film |
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| 13 | Muro-Ami |
| 5 | Bulaklak ng Maynila |
| 2 | Sa Piling ng mga Aswang |
Final figures as of January 3, 2000.[4]
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
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| Muro-Ami | ₱ 66,987,181* |
| Pepeng Agimat | ₱ 32,334,365 |
| Sa Piling ng Aswang | ₱ 24,567,732 |
| Bulaklak ng Maynila | ₱ 17,922,964 |
| Esperanza: The Movie | ₱ 16,735,635 |
| Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo | ₱ 2,120,501 |
TOTAL
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₱ 160,668,378 |
