The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is returning to cinemas from Dec. 25, 2021 to Jan. 7, 2022. And the trailers of the Magic 8 have recently been released. According to an official statement, the eight official entries have been selected out of 19 finished films that were evaluated. The entries...
Metro Manila Film Festival The COVID-19 pandemic has somehow forced people to embrace new ways of doing what were once considered “normal” things. Such truth now rings true even in one of the Filipinos’ most awaited Christmas traditions, specifically, their annual movie viewing habit with the...
Editorial The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2021 "Parade of Stars" is back, making a historic move by going fluvial today, Dec. 19, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Instead of the elaborate floats that moved along a major street in the past years, ferry boats...
From left: Ali Forbes, Winwyn Marquez, and Juan Carlos Galano “Considering the circumstances of the pandemic, it is timely, probably high time, to give honor and commendation to our health and medical workers, especially nurses, doctors, and other allied services, and that this movie may be or...
As the quarantine restrictions eases in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced on Monday, Dec. 13, the resumption of the Parade of Stars as one of the highlights of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). But instead of the traditional motorcade,...
'Nelia' The suspense-thriller "Nelia" has been in development for a long time, but why did the Metro Manila Film Festival 2021 entry take 15 years to complete? Novice director Lester Dimaranan said: “Matagal nang nasulat ito ni Atty. Honey, 15 years ago pa. Actually, naalala ko, noong nilapitan...
Metro Manila Film Festival Here’s hoping the 2021 edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival can redeem the local movie industry from its sorry state of dormancy, not bankruptcy. The announcement by the MMDA on Nov. 12 that the December festival shall be held in movie houses that, hopefully, shall...
Fifth Solomon is now a certified film director, with a Metro Manila Film Festival entry at that. He actually started his showbiz career as a reality show contestant. Then he tried acting. It didn't work out out exactly the way he planned but Fifth is happy to finally found recognition as film...
The Metro Manila Film Festival is returning to cinemas in December. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) recently revealed the eight official entries that made it to the competition. These are: 1. “A Hard Day” Starring Dingdong Dantes and John Arcilla, directed by Lawrence...
The celebration of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will push through this coming December as the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced that the event will be held physically for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said Friday that...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos congratulated on Thursday, April 29 the group of students from Pangasinan who bagged the "Best International Documentary Film" award at the recently concluded Fresh International Film Festival in Ireland. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
Charlie Dizon JUST A THOUGHT: Nothing happens until first we dream.Carl Sandburg XX HIT AND MISS: Heard from reliable sources that the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival isn’t as much a money-maker as half-expected. This isn’t surprising at all since the idea of...
