Even amidst the pandemic, the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is keeping the ball rolling.
On Tuesday, the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) unveiled the full list of entries for his year’s event.
Here are the films you should look out for:
- Magikland, a fantasy adventure film which was produced by the late veteran filmmaker Peque Gallaga.
- Coming Home, a family drama film starring Sylvia Sanchez and Jinggoy Estrada.
- The Missing, the festival’s only horror film starring Ritz Azul and Miles Ocampo.
- Tagpuan by McArthur Alejandre. The romance-drama film will star Shaina Magdayao, Iza Calzado and Alfred Vargas.
- Isa Pang Bahaghari by Joel C. Lamangan, starring veteran actress Nora Aunor and Philip Salvador.
- Mang Kepweng: Ang Lihim ng Bandanang Itim, an adventure-fantasy film starring Barbie Imperial and Vhong Navarro.
- Pakboys Takusa by Al Tantay starring Janno Gibbs, Andrew E., Dennis Padilla and Jerald Napoles.
- The Boy Foretold by the Stars, a romantic comedy starring Adrian Lindayag and Omar Sortiljas.
- Fan Girl, by Antoinette Jadaone, starring Paulo Avelino and Charlie.
- Suarez the Healing Priest starring John Arcilla.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still in sight, this year’s festival will be celebrated online.
MMDA’s chairman Danilo Delapuz Lim earlier said that the film’s digital screening aspires to sustain the Filipinos’ spirit of watching locally made films during the Christmas season.
“This year, we are bringing the MMFF tradition in every Filipino home not just here in the country but all over the world via digital screening for the first time,” he said.
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