1993 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 19th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1993.
Reyna Films' Kung Mawawala Ka Pa and Star Cinema's May Minamahal shared top honors in the 1993 Metro Manila Film Festival. Kung Mawawala Ka Pa was awarded Best Picture and received seven other awards including the Best Actress for Dawn Zulueta among others. On the other hand, May Minamahal won nine awards including the Best Actor for the second consecutive time winner Aga Muhlach, Best Director for Jose Javier Reyes, Second Best Picture, and the coveted Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards among others.
In this year, also, was the first edition of the festival to feature short films as part of their Short Film Endowment Program organized in partnership with Mowelfund Film Institute.

Entries

Short Film Endowment Program

Awards

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

  • José Javier Reyes – May Minamahal
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Aga Muhlach – May Minamahal
  • Dawn Zulueta – Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
  • *Nora Aunor - Inay
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Ronaldo Valdez – May Minamahal
  • Amy Austria – Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
    • Best Art DirectionBest Cinematography
  • Benjie de Guzman – May Minamahal
  • Romy Vitug - Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • Sarah Jane Abad – Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
  • Augusto Salvador - Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas
    • Best StoryBest Screenplay
  • Jose Javier Reyes – May Minamahal
  • Jose Javier Reyes – May Minamahal
    • Best Original SongBest Music
  • Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
  • Ryan Cayabyab – Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up
  • Bobby Pineda – Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas
  • Teresita Dominguez – Gaano Kita Kamahal
    • Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Ramon Reyes - Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
  • May Minamahal - Star Cinema
    • Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural AwardsShort Films
  • May Minamahal'' - Star Cinema
    		• Anak Maynila - Dir. Nonoy Dadivas

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    9May Minamahal
    8Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
    3Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas

    Controversies

    Winners' list leakage

    During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in the PICC Plenary Hall, December 27 of Monday night, a supposed leakage of the list of winners marred that year's awards presentation.