THE TEN-FILM roster of the 50th Metro Manila Movie Pageant (MMFF) competitors is now full.
The primary 5 movies within the lineup had been introduced final July. The ultimate 5 which full 10 competition movies are:
• Crisanto Aquino’s romance My Future You (Regal Leisure), starring Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin;
• Dan Villegas’ thriller Uninvited (Mentorque Productions), starring Vilma Santos, Nadine Lustre, and Aga Muhlach;
• Richard Somes’ thriller Topakk (Nathan Studios), starring Arjo Atayde and Julia Montes;
• Jason Paul Laxamana’s romance Maintain Me Shut (Viva Movies), starring Carlo Aquino and Julia Barretto; and,
• Chito Roño’s horror film Espantaho (Quantum Movies), starring Judy Ann Santos and Lorna Tolentino.
They be a part of the primary 5 official entries:
• Zig Dulay’s drama Inexperienced Bones (GMA Photos), starring Dennis Trillo, Ruru Madrid, and Sofia Pablo;
• Jun Robles Lana’s comedy-drama And the Breadwinner Is (Star Cinema and The IdeaFirst Firm), starring Vice Ganda and Eugene Domingo;
• Kerwin Go’s Unusual Frequencies: Haunted Hospital (Actuality MM Studios), starring Jane de Leon and Enrique Gil;
• Pepe Diokno’s musical adaptation Himala: Isang Musikal (Kapitol Movies and UxS), starring Aicelle Santos and Bituin Escalante; and,
• Mike Tuviera’s motion drama The Kingdom (APT Leisure, M-Zet TV Productions and MQuest Ventures), starring Vic Sotto and Piolo Pascual.
The movies had been chosen from a document variety of 70 submissions.
The MMFF Choice Committee is headed by producer Jessie Ejercito.
The movies had been chosen primarily based on the next standards: creative excellence (40%), industrial enchantment (40%), Filipino cultural values (10%), and international enchantment (10%).
The MMFF’s 50th yr “signifies the unwavering ardour of the movie business regardless of the various challenges it continues to face,” stated Metropolitan Manila Improvement Authority (MMDA) chief and MMFF chairman Ronaldo “Don” Artes in a press release. The movie competition is run by the MMDA.
The 50th version of the MMFF will run from Dec. 25 to Jan. 7, 2025 in theaters nationwide.
For extra info, go to www.fb.com/mmffofficial. — Brontë H. Lacsamana
