Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay announced on Wednesday, July 9, that the city will host the 51st edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) this December, with the theme “MMFF 51: A New Era for Philippine Cinema." Accoriding to her, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and MMFF...
The gross sales for the showing of all the entries to last year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has reached the P800-million target gross sales, an official disclosed on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Based on the MMF data, the top three entries, in alphabetical order, based on gross sales receipts are:...
Phenomenal star Vice Ganda, whose movie “And The Breadwinner Is” currently sits at the top of the Metro Manila Film Festival box office, likened his character to former vice president Leni Robredo, saying the former official was an unappreciated “breadwinner” herself. Former vice...
President Marcos has enjoined Filipinos to support the 10 films that are part of the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), saying this year's entries offer "golden lessons" that reflect the Filipino story. MMFF AT 50 — Stars of the entries to the 50th year of the Metro Manila Film Festival...
The 10 entries to the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) have reached a record-breaking P1.069 billion ticket sales as of Jan. 7, with officials expecting more earnings as a result of the decision to extend the film showing for one more week. Lawyer Don Artes, MMFF chairperson and acting...
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...
