# Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Visual Effects

The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Visual Effects is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 16th Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1990; Sammy Arranzamendez and Benny Batoccoy won the award for their creation of visual effects in Shake, Rattle & Roll II and it is given to an animator(s) who demonstrate great visual effects in a motion picture. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman and key members of the film industry.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Film | Animator(s) |
| 1990 (16th) | Shake, Rattle & Roll II | Sammy Arranzamendez and Benny Batoccoy |
| 1991 (17th) | Darna | Carlos Lacap |
| 1992 (18th) | Okay Ka Fairy Ko! Part 2 | Tony Marbella |
| 1992 (18th) | Engkanto | Rene Abadeza and Maurice Carvajal |
| 1992 (18th) | Takbo... Talon... Tili!!! | Manong Lacap |
| 1993 (19th) | Doring Dorobo: Hagupit ng Batas | Bobby Pineda |
| 1994 (20th) | Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko | Cinemagic |
| 1995 (21st) | - | - |
| 1996 (22nd) | Magic Temple | Benny Batoctoy |
| 1997 (23rd) | Magic Kingdom | Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
| 1998 (24th) | José Rizal | Optimal Digital |
| 1999 (25th) | Muro-ami | Marc Ambat (Optimal Digital) |

### 2000s

| Year | Film | Animator(s) |
| 2000 (26th) | Spirit Warriors | Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
| 2001 (27th) | Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure | Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
| 2002 (28th) | Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut | Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
| 2003 (29th) | Malikmata | Dodge Ledesma and Roadrunner Network, Inc. |
| 2004 (30th) | Lastikman: Unang Banat | Fel Rodolfo |
| 2005 (31st) | Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom | Ignite Media |
| 2006 (32nd) | Tatlong Baraha | Imaginary Friends |
| 2007 (33rd) | Resiklo | Ignite Media |
| 2008 (34th) | Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia | Robert Quilao |
| 2009 (35th) | Ang Panday | Jay Santiago |

### 2010s

| Year | Film | Animator(s) |
| 2010 (36th) | Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote | Rico Guttierez |
| 2011 (37th) | Ang Panday 2 | Riot Incorporated |
| 2011 (37th) | Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story | Erick Torrente, Dave Yu & Rico Gutierrez |
| 2012 (38th) | Shake, Rattle and Roll Fourteen: The Invasion | Imaginary Friends Studios and Blackburst Inc. |
| 2013 (39th) | 10,000 Hours | Central Digital Lab |
| 2013 (39th) | Boy Golden: Shoot to Kill | Mothership, Inc |
| 2013 (39th) | Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy | Dodge Ledesma |
| 2013 (39th) | Kimmy Dora: Ang Kiyemeng Prequel | Optima Digital |
| 2013 (39th) | Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay | Blackburst, Inc |
| 2014 (40th) | Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles | Mothership, Inc. |
| 2014 (40th) | My Big Bossing | Digital Dodge |
| 2014 (40th) | Shake, Rattle & Roll XV | Imaginary Friends Studio |
| 2014 (40th) | Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo | Post Manila |
| 2015 (41st) | Nilalang | Pedro Chuidian & Rommel Pambid |
| 2015 (41st) | Haunted Mansion | Imaginary Friends |
| 2015 (41st) | Buy Now, Die Later | John Kenneth Paclibar, Emman Bares, Raffy Legaspi & Jasper Bundoc |
| 2016 (42nd) | - | - |
| 2017 (43rd) | Ang Panday | Blackburst |
| 2017 (43rd) | Haunted Forest | Jux the Post |
| 2018 (44th) | Aurora | Ernest Villanueva & Gem Garcia |
| 2018 (44th) | Fantastica | Mothership |
| 2018 (44th) | Otlum | Ralph Soriano |
| 2019 (45th) | Mindanao | Team App |
| 2019 (45th) | Mission Unstapabol: The Don Identity | Santelmo |
| 2019 (45th) | Sunod | The Post Office |

### 2020s

| Year | Film | Animator(s) |
| 2020 (46th) | Magikland | Richard Francia, Ryan Grimarez |
| 2020 (46th) | The Missing | Luminous Films |
| 2020 (46th) | Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim | Gerwin Meneses |
| 2021 (47th) | Kun Maupay Man it Panahon | Ogie Tiglao |
| 2021 (47th) | Love at First Stream | Nickl Entertainment Corporation |
| 2022 (48th) | Deleter | Gaspar Mangalin |
| 2023 (49th) | Mallari | Gaspar Mangalin |
| 2023 (49th) | Firefly | Reality MM Studios |
| 2023 (49th) | GomBurZa | Brian Galagnara, Danilo Handog, and John Kenneth Paclibar |
| 2023 (49th) | Kampon | John Kenneth Paclibar |
| 2023 (49th) | Penduko | Gerwin Meneses |
| 2024 (50th) | The Kingdom | Riot Inc. |
| 2024 (50th) | Espantaho | Gaspar Mangarin and Walter Monte |
| 2024 (50th) | Isang Himala | Engine Room and Green Maya |
| 2024 (50th) | My Future You | Santelmo Studio Inc. |
| 2024 (50th) | Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital | Mothership Inc. |