1999 Metro Manila Film Festival

1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Date	December 25, 1999 to January 3, 2000
Site	Manila
Highlights
Best Picture	Muro-Ami
Most awards	Muro-Ami (13)
	← 24th; Metro Manila Film Festival; 26th →;

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]

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director	Genre
Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo	Dan Alvaro, Dante Varona, Rufa Mae Quinto, Daisy Reyes, Erick Esguerra, Bernard Bonnin, Maggie dela Riva, Erie Zarate, Gabriel Romulo, Nick Romano, Romy Diaz, Roberto Gonzales	MHR Productions	Rene Balan	Action, Adventure
Bulaklak ng Maynila	Christopher de Leon, Elizabeth Oropesa, Angelu de Leon, Jomari Yllana, Bembol Roco, Jake Roxas	VIVA Films	Joel Lamangan	Drama
Esperanza: The Movie	Judy Ann Santos, Wowie de Guzman, Piolo Pascual, Dante Rivero, Charo Santos-Concio, Joel Torre, Marvin Agustin, Lito Legaspi, Bembol Roco, Elizabeth Oropesa, Rosa Rosal, Chat Silayan, Angelika dela Cruz	Star Cinema	Jerry Lopez Sineneng	Crime, Drama, Family
Muro-Ami	Cesar Montano, Amy Austria, Pen Medina, Jhong Hilario, Rebecca Lusterio	GMA Films	Marilou Diaz-Abaya	Action, Adventure, Drama
Pepeng Agimat	Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Princess Punzalan, Dennis Padilla, Jess Lapid, Jr., Vanessa del Bianco, Gladys Reyes and LJ Moreno	Millennium Cinema	Felix Dalay	Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sa Piling ng Aswang	Maricel Soriano, Gina Alajar, Gardo Versoza and Manilyn Reynes	Regal Films	Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes	Horror

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

Best Film	Best Director
Muro-Ami - GMA Films Bulaklak ng Maynila - VIVA Films (2nd Best Picture) Sa Piling ng Aswang - Regal Films (3rd Best Picture)	Marilou Diaz-Abaya - Muro-Ami
Best Actor	Best Actress
Christopher de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila	Elizabeth Oropesa – Bulaklak ng Maynila
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Pen Medina – Muro-Ami	Angelu de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila
Best Cinematography	Best Production Design
Rody Lacap - Muro-Ami	Leo Abaya - Muro-Ami
Best Child Performer	Best Editing
Rebecca Lusterio - Muro-Ami	Jess Navarro and Manet Dayrit - Muro-Ami
Best Original Story	Best Screenplay
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami	Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami
Best Original Theme Song	Best Musical Score
Vehnee Saturno ("Anong Daling Sabihin") - Bulaklak ng Maynila	Nonong Buencamino - Muro-Ami
Best Visual Effects	Best Make-up Artist
Marc Ambat (Optima Digital) - Muro-Ami	-
Best Sound Recording	Best Float
Albert Michael Idioma - Muro-Ami	Pepeng Agimat - Millennium Cinema
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards
Muro-Ami - GMA Films

Final figures as of January 3, 2000.^[4]

Preceded by 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila Film Festival 1999	Succeeded by 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival