Other awardees include the films Hot Property and Tengteng de Sarapen.
RVQ Productions' Tengteng de Sarapen was the top grosser of the festival.
[3] In August 1983, American political advisor Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), requested that the festival be moved from December to November, lest the MPAA refrain from attending the 1984 edition of the Manila International Film Festival.
[4][5] During the awards night, many were surprised after Coney Reyes won the Best Actress award for the film Bago Kumalat ang Dugo and Anthony Alonzo is given the Best Actor award for the same film, besting acting greats Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, and Vic Silayan, who were all in the film Karnal.
[6] In addition, juror's standards of giving Willie Milan the Best Director award against Lino Brocka is questioned.