Nevermind the budget.
Former Congressman Albee Benitez, owner of BrightLight Production, is happy with the outcome of “MagikLand,” one of the 10 official entries to the virtual 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival, which took almost two years to be finished.
“The original budget is P90 million but we already crossed P100 million. Actually I stopped counting. Considering the number of special effects, computer graphics, animation, lumagpas na kami ng isang daan. If you look at it, parang secondary ‘yung business side ng film,” said Benitez during an interview in Quezon City on Dec. 9.
Through “MagikLand,” Benitez said that he was able to prove that Filipinos can make a quality fantasy film.