Atty. Don Artes, 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) chairman, is all smiles these days. And for good reason. The 49th edition of the film fest has already earned a whopping 700 million pesos in gross receipts. This is way, way better than the 2022 MMFF, which only earned 500 million pesos. And...
The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has reported a significant increase in ticket sales during the first day showing of the 10 movie entries compared to December last year. But Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman and concurrent MMFF chairman Don Artes would not disclose the...
This Christmas, the best gift to your family is to go to cinemas and watch Zig Dulay’s Firefly . We have been following his career from his earlier short films to his newest creation, a magic realism film written by Angeli Atienza. 'Firefly,' a touching mother-son story As a kid in the 1990s, Zig...
Joint operatives of the Quezon City Police District and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) arrested three people for allegedly selling complimentary tickets for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). MMDA chairman Don Artes said they sought the assistance of the QCPD through...
Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) overall chairman Don Artes is not giving up on every Filipino movie fan of landing in the prestigious Academy Awards, or Oscars, as he led the screening of three Filipino films in the first ever Manila International Film Festival in Los Angeles, California. Artes,...
Selecting 10 official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was never done before, except for this year! It is unprecedented and surreal. Let us weigh in the pros and cons. With four shoo-in titles, (K)ampon starring Beauty Gonzales and Derek Ramsay, Penduko with Matteo Guidicelli,...
"Family Matters" leads the upcoming Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awards with 12 nominations. The stars of the film, Mylene Dizon and Nikki Valdez, are both vying for the Best Supporting Actress plum while co-star Nonie Buencamino is nominated Best Supporting Actor. Film leads...
Last month we were in the 29th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, where *Apag* (Feast) was in competition. Brillante “Dante” Mendoza was born in Pampanga and *Apag* is his tribute to his hometown, the food, the culture, and its people. *Apag* film poster All actors are...
The cast of 'About Us But Not About Us' (Images by Juan Carlo De Vela) Romnick Sarmenta and Gladys Reyes were the big winners in the acting category for the 1st Summer Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal held at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City last April 11. "About Us But Not About...
The inaugural Summer Metro Manila Film Festival has revealed its nominees hours before the awarding ceremonies which will be held at the New Frontier Theater in Araneta City on April 11. Golden Globe and Bafta nominee Dolly de Leon is head of the jury for this year's filmfest. Eight films are vying...
A total of 33 films have been submitted so far for the April edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), the highest number of entries submitted in the history of the film festival. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Romando Artes, who also serves as the acting MMFF...
The gross sales for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2022 reached P500 million, attaining the government’s target, organizers announced on Monday, Jan. 9. Photo by MMDA / MMFF Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and MMFF Chairman lawyer Romando Artes expressed delight with the...
