1980 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 6th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1980.
Fernando Poe, Jr. had his first Panday film, the undisputed top grosser of the festival; Nora Aunor had two entries: Lino Brocka's Bona and Laurice Guillen's Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo; Vilma Santos came up with Danny Zialcita's Langis at Tubig; Amy Austria in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's Brutal. Other entries were Basag with Alma Moreno, Taga sa Panahon with Christopher de Leon and Bembol Roco, and three comedy films: Tembong with Niño Muhlach, Kape't Gatas with Chiquito and Julie Vega, and Dang-Dong with Andrea Bautista.
The Festival's Best Picture was awarded to Premiere Productions' Taga sa Panahon. The awards were spread equally and the category for Best Child Performer was first introduced in this year received by Julie Vega.

Entries

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best FilmBest Director

  • Taga sa Panahon
  • Brutal
  • Langis at Tubig
  • Marilou Diaz-Abaya – Brutal
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Dindo Fernando – Langis at Tubig
  • Amy Austria – Brutal
    • Best Sound EngineeringBest Cinematography
  • Rudy Baldovino and Ben Pelayo – Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo
  • Rudy Lacap – Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo
    • Best MusicBest Story
  • Ernani Cuenco – Ang Panday
  • Danny L. Zialcita – Jose N. Carreon
    • Best ScreenplayBest Child Performer
  • Jose N. Carreon – Taga sa Panahon
  • Julie Vega – Kape't Gatas

    • Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    2Taga sa Panahon
    2Langis at Tubig
    2Brutal
    2Kung Ako'y Iiwan Mo

    Commentary

    Second Golden Age of Philippine film

    The period of the Philippine film's artistic accomplishment begins in 1975 and ending in the February 1986 People Power Revolution where Marcos lost his power. Nora Aunor's Bona and Himala in 1980 and 1982 respectively achieves to represent the period where the accomplishments of two government institutions contributed to the emergence of New Cinema in the 1970s and 1980s. Her films are cinematically accomplished despite being politically engaged films, and the MMFF is able to make these films flourish during this period.