Country Philippines First awarded 1975 | Presented by MMDA Official website www.mmda.gov.ph/mmff/ | |
Awarded for Excellence in original story-writing Currently held by Dan Villegas & Antoinette Jadaone, #Walang Forever (2015) | ||
The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Original Story is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Ophelia San Juan won the award for her original story in Kapitan Kulas and it recognizes the best script not based upon previously published material. Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman and key members of the film industry.
Multiple awards for Best Original Story
Throughout the history of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), there have been story-writers who received multiple Awards for Best Original Story. As of 2015 (41st MMFF), 7 story-writers have received two or more Best Original Story awards.