2002 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 28th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003.
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.

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.
, Best Supporting Actor winner
Best FilmBest Director

  • Joel Lamangan - Mano Po
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Eddie Garcia – Mano Po
  • *Fernando Poe, Jr. - Ang Alamat ng Lawin
  • *Christopher de Leon - Dekada '70
  • *Lito Lapid - Lapu-Lapu
  • *Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. - Agimat: Ang Anting-Anting ni Lolo
  • *Dolphy - Home Along da Riber
  • *Rudy Fernandez - Hula Mo, Huli Ko
  • *Vic Sotto - Lastikman
  • Ara Mina – Mano Po
  • *Maricel Soriano - Mano Po
  • *Joyce Jimenez - Lapu-Lapu
  • *Donita Rose - Lastikman
  • *Vilma Santos - Dekada '70
  • *Rufa Mae Quinto - Hula Mo, Huli Ko
  • *Zsa Zsa Padilla - Home Along da Riber
  • *Ina Raymundo - Ang Alamat ng Lawin
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Piolo Pascual – Dekada '70
  • Kris Aquino – Mano Po
    • Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Leslie Garchitorena - Mano Po
  • Tatus Aldana - Mano Po
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • John Wayne Sace - Dekada '70
  • Tara Illenberger - Mano Po
    • Best Original StoryBest Screenplay
  • Lily Monteverde and Roy Iglesias - Mano Po
  • Roy Iglesias - Mano Po
    • Best Original Theme SongBest Musical Score
  • - Home Alone Da Riber
  • Von de Guzman - Mano Po
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up Artist
  • Roadrunner Network, Inc. -
  • Warren Munar -
    • Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Nestor Mutya - Hula Mo...Huli Ko
  • Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo - Imus Productions
    • Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards-
  • Mano Po - Regal Films'''
    		• -

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    12Mano Po
    3Dekada '70
    3

    Ceremony Information

    During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC on December 27, there were some controversies:

    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 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 ' 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 ' if they only use "mono", beating their use of the more advanced "Dolby Digital System".

    Box Office gross

    Final figures as of January 10, 2003.
    EntryGross Ticket Sales
    Mano Po*
    Lastikman
    Ang Agimat: Anting-Anting ni Lolo
    '
    Dekada '70
    Home Along da Riber
    Ang Alamat ng Lawin
    Hula Mo...Huli Ko
    Lapu-Lapu
    '''