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...
"It's Showtime" host Vice Ganda has said that he misses the rush of activities in the annual Metro Manila Film Festival. On Twitter on Christmas Day, Vice shared a glimpse of how a day during the film festival goes as compared to the current mood and state of his day "Dec. 25,...
Bring happiness to your loved ones while helping our local artisans bounce back Time flies. We’re now about to wrap up 2020. So many things have happened this year, but nothing will stopus Filipinos, not even some of the non-believers,from celebrating perhaps the most important occasion of the...
Mela Franco Habijan Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Franco Habijan slammed movie director Al Tantay and cast members who allegedly made fun of transgenders in one of the scenes of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2020 entry "PakBoys: Takusa." On Facebook December 1, the transgender woman vowed to...
UPSTREAM partners with GMovies to bring films closer to Filipino viewers and help content creators showcase their works Many will agree that watching a movie in a cinema is an experience on its own—the smell of buttered popcorn wafting inside the place, the anticipation for the film to begin as...
By Joee Guilas The good news is: the annual yuletide tradition of the Metro Manila Film Festival is pushing through as scheduled. The better news is: since it will be mounted fully online, access to and ticket prices for the participating films will be both easier and cheaper for the public. Hmmm,...
Laurice Guillen Seasoned actress and director Laurice Guillen has identified the biggest challenge in holding a virtual film festival amid pandemic: Uncertainty. In an interview that included Bulletin Entertainment , the 73-year-old celebrity said that because anything can happen at anytime, it's...
Arsenio "Nick" Lizaso and Laurice Guillen (Her photo from Nikkei Asian Review) Actor Arsenio “Nick” Lizaso and director Laurice Guillen have joined the executive committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Danilo Lim appointed the two...
