2003 Metro Manila Film Festival
| 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2003 to January 8, 2004 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Crying Ladies |
| Most awards | Crying Ladies, Mano Po 2: My Love, and Filipinas (5) |
The 29th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City, Manila, Philippines, from December 25, 2003 to January 8, 2004.
Maricel Soriano and Eric Quizon were chosen the Best Actress and Best Actor respectively in the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival for playing the eldest child roles in two different films. Soriano plays the oldest of six children in Viva Films' Filipinas, while Quizon plays the eldest son who, in keeping with Chinese tradition, hires professional mourners to weep at his father's funeral, in Unitel Pictures' Crying Ladies. Hilda Koronel, cast as a '70s bit player whose career is on the wane in Crying Ladies, was named the Best Supporting Actress, while Victor Neri won as the Best Supporting Actor for playing the activist-middle son in Filipinas.[1]
Contents
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, 2004.
Winners and nominees
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
People's Choice awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2]
| People's Choice for Best Picture | People's Choice for Best Actor |
|---|---|
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| People's Choice for Best Actress | |
Multiple awards
Films with multiple awards
The following films received one or multiple awards:
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Crying Ladies |
| Filipinas | |
| Mano Po II: My Home | |
| 4 | Malikmata |
| 2 | Homecoming |
| 1 | Fantastic Man |
Box Office gross
Only final rankings as of January 8, 2004 were released, with the exception of the Top 4 movies.[3][4]
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales |
|---|---|
| Captain Barbell | ₱ 61,000,000* |
| Fantastic Man | ₱ 55,000,000 |
| Crying Ladies | ₱ 49,000,000 |
| Mano Po II: My Home | ₱ 47,000,000 |
| Malikmata |
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| Filipinas |
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| Bridal Shower |
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| Gagamboy |
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| Homecoming |
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TOTAL
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₱ 328,812,507.77 |
References
- ↑ "THE 2003 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "CRYING LADIES" BEST PICTURE; MARCEL SORIANO AND ERIC QUIZON TOP AWARDEES". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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External links
| Preceded by | Metro Manila Film Festival 2003 |
Succeeded by 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival |
