The 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival announced on Thursday, December 24, its nominees in 19 categories. Films "The Boy Foretold By The Stars,"Magikland," and "The Missing" topped this year's nominees with 12 each. Ten movies are taking part in the first ever virtual MMFF. Organizers said that the...
How did the former Congressman of Negros Occidental (also producer of Brightlights Productions) Albee Benitez and his townmate/master filmmaker Peque Gallaga (RIP) and storywriter of "Magikland"- choose the young actors who played the folklore characters of Negros, that abound in the theme park—...
Albee Benitez Nevermind the budget. Former Congressman Albee Benitez, owner of BrightLight Production, is happy with the outcome of "MagikLand," one of the 10 official entries to the virtual 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival, which took almost two years to be finished. "The original...
For the first-time, the country’s biggest film festival is going digital Not even the Covid-19 pandemic will stop the Pinoy tradition of having a fun yet meaningful Holiday season with the country’s biggest annual film event—the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). To make sure,...