# 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 30th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines, from December 25, 2004, to January 5, 2005.
Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon and their movie, Mano Po III: My Love topped the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival. Santos and de Leon won the Best Actress and Best Actor awards respectively for their roles in Mano Po III: My Love, which was also awarded the Festival's Best Picture. The Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards went to Dennis Trillo for Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita and Rebecca Lusterio for Panaghoy sa Suba.
Cesar Montano's Panaghoy sa Suba also received six other awards including the prestigious Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards, Best Director for Montano, and the Second Best Picture among others.

## Entries

| Title | Starring | Studio | Director | Genre |
| Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita | Judy Ann Santos, Raymart Santiago, Jay Manalo, Dennis Trillo, Anita Linda, Ms. Jaclyn Jose, Angelu de Leon, TJ Trinidad, Iya Villania, Marco Alcaraz, Yasmien Kurdi | BAS Films | Joel Lamangan | Drama, Romance, War |
| Enteng Kabisote: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend | Vic Sotto, Kristine Hermosa, Michael V., G. Toengi, Jeffrey Quizon, Aiza Seguerra, Bing Loyzaga, Nadine Samonte, Oyo Boy Sotto, January Isaac, Dick Israel, Ruby Rodriguez, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Leila Kuzma | Octoarts Films and M-Zet Productions | Tony Y. Reyes | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy |
| Lastikman: Unang Banat | Mark Bautista, Sarah Geronimo, John Estrada, Danilo Barrios, Elizabeth Oropesa, Joel Torre, Mark Gil, Bearwin Meily, Tuesday Vargas, Mikel Campos, Cherie Gil | VIVA Films | Mac Alejandre | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Superhero |
| Mano Po III: My Love | Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Sheryl Cruz, Jay Manalo, Eddie Garcia, Patrick Garcia, Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, John Prats, Carlo Aquino, Boots Anson-Roa, Jean Garcia, Karylle, Dennis Trillo | MAQ Productions | Joel Lamangan | Drama, Romance |
| Panaghoy sa Suba | Cesar Montano, Juliana Palermo, Jacky Woo, Caridad Sanchez, Joel Torre, Ronnie Lazaro, Daria Ramirez, Rommel Montano, Phil Anthony, Suzette Ranillo, Rebecca Lusterio | CM Films | Cesar Montano | Romance, Drama, War |
| Sigaw | Richard Gutierrez, Angel Locsin, Jomari Yllana, James Blanco, Iza Calzado, Ronnie Lazaro, Ella Guevara | Regal Films and Megavision Films | Yam Laranas | Horror, Thriller |
| So Happy Together | Kris Aquino, Eric Quizon, Tonton Gutierrez, Nova Villa, Cogie Domingo, Gloria Diaz, Jennylyn Mercado, Mark Herras, Yasmien Kurdi, Rainier Castillo, Jay-R | Regal Films | Joel Lamangan | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Spirit of the Glass | Rica Peralejo, Marvin Agustin, Dingdong Dantes, Alessandra de Rossi, Paolo Contis, Ciara Sotto, Ana Capri, Mark Gil, Jay Aquitania, Jake Cuenca, Drew Arellano | OctoArts Films | Jose Javier Reyes | Fantasy, Horror, Romance |

## Winners and nominees
### Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
| Mano Po III: My Love - MAQ Productions Panaghoy sa Suba - CM Films Inc. (2nd Best Picture) Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita - Regal Films (3rd Best Picture) So Happy Together - Regal Films Sigaw - Regal Films Spirit of the Glass - Octoarts Films Lastikman: Unang Banat - VIVA Films Enteng Kabisote: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend - Octoarts Films and M-Zet Productions | Cesar Montano - Panaghoy sa Suba |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Christopher de Leon – Mano Po III: My Love Raymart Santiago - Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita | Vilma Santos – Mano Po III: My Love Judy Ann Santos - Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Dennis Trillo - Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita | Rebecca Lusterio - Panaghoy sa Suba |
| Best Cinematography | Best Production Design |
| Ely Cruz - Panaghoy sa Suba | Rodell Cruz - Mano Po III: My Love |
| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
| Ella Guevara - Sigaw | Manet Dayrit - Sigaw |
| Best Original Story | Best Screenplay |
| Joel Lamangan, Roy Iglesias & Lily Monteverde - Mano Po III: My Love | Cris Vertido - Panaghoy sa Suba |
| Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score |
| "Pagbigyan ang Puso Ko" from Mano Po III: My Love - Karylle and Jerome John Hughes | Nonong Buencamino - Panaghoy sa Suba |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist |
| Fel Rodolfo - Lastikman: Unang Banat | Alex Vicencio - Enteng Kabisote: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend |
| Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
| Albert Michael Idioma & Arnold Reodica - Sigaw | Mano Po III: My Love - MAQ Productions |
| Most Gender-Sensitive Film |
| Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita - Regal Films |
| Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards |
| Panaghoy sa Suba - CM Films Inc. |

## Multiple awards

| Awards | Film |
| 7 | Mano Po III: My Love |
| 7 | Panaghoy sa Suba |
| 3 | Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita |
| 3 | Sigaw |

## Box Office gross

| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales | Gross Ticket Sales |
| Entry | December 25 | December 29 | January 1 | January 2 | January 4 | January 5 |
| Enteng Kabisote: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend | ₱ 11,800,000* | ₱ 62,800,000* | ₱ 83,600,000* | ₱ 93,000,000* | ₱ 99,300,000* | ₱ 101,600,000* |
| So Happy Together | ₱ 5,500,000 | ₱ 23,000,000 | ₱ 32,100,000 | ₱ 37,000,000 | ₱ 42,600,000 | ₱ 45,100,000 |
| Spirit of the Glass | ₱ 7,000,000 | ₱ 23,200,000 | ₱ 30,900,000 | ₱ 34,000,000 | ₱ 37,800,000 | ₱ 39,300,000 |
| Mano Po III: My Love | ₱ 3,800,000 | ₱ 19,000,000 | ₱ 27,500,000 | ₱ 30,000,000 | ₱ 33,800,000 | ₱ 35,300,000 |
| Sigaw | ₱ 3,700,000 | ₱ 14,200,000 | ₱ 18,600,000 | ₱ 21,000,000 | ₱ 24,200,000 | ₱ 25,300,000 |
| Lastikman: Unang Banat | ₱ 4,100,000 | ₱ 16,000,000 | ₱ 21,100,000 | ₱ 22,000,000 | ₱ 24,000,000 | ₱ 24,500,000 |
| Panaghoy sa Suba | ₱ 2,060,000 | ₱ 7,500,000 | ₱ 10,900,000 | ₱ 12,000,000 | ₱ 14,800,000 | ₱ 15,800,000 |
| Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita | ₱ 2,080,000 | ₱ 7,300,000 | ₱ 10,100,000 | ₱ 11,000,000 | ₱ 13,000,000 | ₱ 13,700,000 |
| | | | | | TOTAL | ₱ 300,777,532.66 |