The 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival is the third festival in the series. Previously known as the Metropolitan Film Festival and Filipino Film Festival, the festival featured a total of nine film entries and ran for 10 days.
In this year, only two films were awarded. Ian Film Productions' Burlesk Queen, the top grosser of the MMFF, romped away with most of the awards. It won seven major awards including the Best Film, Best Actress for Vilma Santos, Best Actor for Rolly Quizon, and more. Pera Films' Mga Bilanggong Birhen won two awards: Best Cinematography for Romy Vitug and Best Art Direction for Laida Lim-Perez.
Entries Title Starring Studio Director Genre Babae... Ngayon at Kailanman Charito Solis, Gloria Diaz, Chanda Romero, Vivian Velez Melros Productions Joey Gosiengfiao Drama Bakya Mo, Neneng Joseph Estrada, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Gloria Sevilla, Angelo Castro, Jr., Ramon D' Salva, Angelo Ventura JE Productions Augusto Buenaventura Action, comedy, romance Banta ng Kahapon Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco Jr., Roland Dantes, Chanda Romero Hemisphere Films Eddie Romero Action Mga Bilanggong Birhen Alma Moreno, Trixia Gomez, Rez Cortez, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Monang Carvajal, Leroy Salvador Perafilms Mario O'Hara & Romy Suzara Period drama Burlesk Queen Vilma Santos, Rolly Quizon, Rosemarie Gil, Joonee Gamboa, Leopoldo Salcedo, Roldan Aquino, Chito Ponce Enrile, Dexter Doria, Yolanda Luna Ian Film Productions Celso Ad. Castillo Drama, romance Inay Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero, Orestes Ojeda, Laurice Guillen, Ace Vergel, Dexter Doria, Alicia Vergel Lotus Films Lino Brocka Drama, comedy Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising Christopher de Leon, Hilda Koronel LVN Pictures Mike de Leon Coming-of-age, drama, romance, musical Sa Piling ng Mga Sugapa Mat Ranillo III, Bembol Roco, Chanda Romero Sining Silangan Gil Portes Drama Walang Katapusang Tag-araw Charito Solis, Mat Ranillo III, Eddie Garcia Lea Productions Ishmael Bernal Drama, romance
Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted with boldface and indicated with a double dagger (). Nominees are also listed if applicable.
Best Film Best DirectorBurlesk Queen – Ian Film Productions|valign="top"|Celso Ad Castillo – Burlesk Queen Best Actor Best ActressRolly Quizon – Burlesk QueenVilma Santos – Burlesk Queen Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressJoonee Gamboa – Burlesk QueenRosemarie Gil – Burlesk Queen Best Screenplay Best Cinematography – Burlesk QueenRomeo Vitug – Mga Bilanggong Birhen Best Art DirectionLaida Lim-Perez – Mga Bilanggong Birhen
Multiple awards Awards Film 7 Burlesk Queen 2 Mga Bilanggong Birhen
Ceremony information Box office According to the Philippine Motion Picture Producers' Association (PMPPA) as headed by actor Fernando Poe Jr., the combined gross of the films during the 10-day festival amounted to ₱7.68 million, surpassing the ₱5.4 million gross of the 1976 edition.
Controversies Director Lino Brocka walked out of the awarding ceremonies at the Metropolitan Theater when Celso Ad. Castillo's Burlesk Queen starring Vilma Santos won eight of the ten awards including the Best Picture award. Mr. Brocka reportedly threw invectives at Rolando Tinio, who was the chairman of the panel of judges of the festival. It was also reported that organizers asked the winners to return their medals (the MMFF handed out medals that year) due to the controversy."Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF". Business World Online. Retrieved 2014-04-19."A look at the past MMFF controversies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2014-04-19. However, this turned out to be just a rumor as all winners still have their awards to this day.
References
External links Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1977 at the Internet Movie Database