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Film festival edition
1994 Metro Manila Film Festival Date December 25, 1994 (1994-12-25 ) to January 3, 1995 (1995-01-03 ) Site Manila , PhilippinesBest Picture none [ Note 1] Most awards Lucas Abelardo (6)
The 20th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in December 1994. This film festival is notable because no film won the award for Best Picture , the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards , Best Director , and Best Screenplay . When asked on the absence of these awards, Board of Jurors chairman Alejandro Roces stated that none of the entries during that year were deserving of the awards.[ 1] [ 2] Furthermore, this film festival is different from the Manila Film Festival (MFF) that took place earlier that year, which was marked by a scandal over the recipient of the Best Actor and Best Actress award .[ 3] [ 4]
Title
Starring
Studio
Director
Genre
Kanto Boy 2: Anak ni Totoy Guapo
Ian Veneracion , Kimberly Diaz, Ramon Christopher, Dick Israel , Bob Soler, Max Laurel, Dencio Padilla, Jimmy Fabregas
Moviestars Productions
Augusto Salvador
Action, Crime, Drama
Lucas Abelardo
Roi Vinzon , Dante Rivero, Bembol Roco , Bob Soler, Karen Timbol, Zando Zamora, King Gutierrez, Conrad Poe, Levy Ignacio, Dencio Padilla
Levin Films
Jose "Kaka" Balagtas
Action, Crime, Drama
Mama's Boys 2: Let's Go Na!
Anjo Yllana , Ogie Alcasid , Michael V. , Patrick Guzman, Sunshine Cruz , Lailani Navarro, Aileen Angeles, Jennifer Mendoza
OctoArts Films
Tony Y. Reyes
Comedy
Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko
Janno Gibbs , Chiquito , Leo Martinez , Jun Aristorenas, Vina Morales , Donita Rose , Arnmel Ignacio, Malu de Guzman
VIVA Films
J. Erastheo Navoa
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Shake, Rattle & Roll V
Regal Films
Manny Castaneda and Jose Javier Reyes
Horror, Comedy
Wanted: Perfect Father
Dolphy , Dawn Zulueta , Edu Manzano , Babalu , Jeffrey Quizon , Rochelle Barrameda
Star Cinema
Efren Jarlego
Comedy, Drama, Family
Winners and nominees [ edit ]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
Jaime Fabregas , Best Music winner.
Lack of award-winners [ edit ]
During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC, December 27 of Tuesday night, Alejandro Roces, chairman of the Board of Jurors announced that: "none of the entries was deserving". Therefore, the six major awards (Three Best Pictures , Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards , Best Director , and Best Screenplay ) were not given.[ 4] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Manila Standard columnist Emil P. Jurado praised the jurors' decision not to give out the major awards, stating that "[u]nless and until our filmmakers raise their professional and moral standards, the festival serves no purpose."[ 10]
^ Most of the major awards were not given including the "Best Picture" category.
^ a b c d The following categories are not given: "Best Picture", "Second Best Picture", "Third Best Picture", "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", "Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards".
^ "THE 1994 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: NO BEST PICTURE; ROI VINZON, BEST ACTOR" . Video 48.
^ "A look at the past MMFF controversies" . ABS-CBN News.
^ "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1994" . Internet Movie Database .
^ a b Lo, Ricky. "Metro Filmfest: No switching this time, but where are the awards?". The Philippine Star . December 29, 1994. Newspaper Print.
^ a b c Japitana, Norma (January 4, 1995). "Metro filmfest: A ho-hum affair" . Manila Standard . Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 22. Retrieved December 10, 2021 .
^ "Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF" . Business World Online . Retrieved April 9, 2014.
^ "A look at the past MMFF controversies" . ABS-CBN . Retrieved April 19, 2014.
^ "Looking Back: Showbiz scandals that raised public outcry" Archived April 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . Pep.ph Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ "Filipino Actress Steals The Show" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 20, 2014.
^ Jurado, Emil P. (January 5, 1995). "A major Supreme Court decision" . Manila Standard . Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 11. Retrieved December 10, 2021 .