2003 Metro Manila Film Festival


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 1970s 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.

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.
, Best Director winner
Best FilmBest Director

  • Mark Meily - Crying Ladies
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Eric Quizon – Crying Ladies
  • Maricel Soriano – Filipinas
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Victor Neri – Filipinas
  • Hilda Koronel – Crying Ladies
    • Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • J. A. Tadena - Mano Po II: My Home
  • Rodell Cruz - Mano Po II: My Home
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • Julio Pacheco - Crying Ladies
  • Vito Cajili - Malikmata
    • Best Original StoryBest Screenplay
  • Lily Monteverde and Roy Iglesias - Mano Po II: My Home
  • Roy Iglesias - Filipinas
    • Best Original Theme SongBest Musical Score
  • - Homecoming
  • Francis Guevarra and Ferdie Marquez - Malikmata
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up Artist
  • Dodge Ledesma Roadrunner Network, Inc. - Malikmata
  • Florencio Pinero, Gretta Estoesta, and Oscar Buara - Fantastic Man
    • Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Mike Idioma - Malikmata
  • Mano Po II: My Home - Regal Films
    • Most Gender-Sensitive Film-
  • Homecoming
    		• -
    Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards-
  • Filipinas - VIVA Films
    		• -

    People's Choice awards

    Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
    People's Choice for Best PicturePeople's Choice for Best Actor

    • Mano Po II: My Home - Regal Films
  • Richard Gomez - Filipinas
    • People's Choice for Best Actress-
  • Sharon Cuneta - Crying Ladies
    		• -

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    5Crying Ladies
    5Filipinas
    5Mano Po II: My Home
    4Malikmata
    2Homecoming

    Box Office gross

    Only final rankings as of January 8, 2004 were released, with the exception of the Top 4 movies.
    EntryGross 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₱ 39,000,000
    Filipinas₱ 36,000,000
    Bridal Shower₱ 18,000,000
    Gagamboy₱ 15,000,000
    Homecoming₱ 8,000,000
    ₱ 328,812,507.77