Ten movies participated in the 1985 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Castillo received five major awards including the Best Picture and Best Actress for Vivian Velez among others.
The second Best Picture, Triple A Films' The Moises Padilla Story: The Missing Chapter got four awards including the Best Actor for Anthony Alonzo and Best Screenplay for Tom Adrales.
received the most awards with six including the Best Director for Lino Brocka and Best Child Performer for Katrin Gonzales.
being the festival's top grosser; combined, all ten entries grossed less than ₱20 million.