Eight movies, which include films with Coco Martin, Alex Gonzaga and Gerald Anderson as main casts, were chosen as the official entries to the first “summer edition” of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).
MMDA chairperson Romando Artes, concurrent MMF Acting Chairman, were chosen out of the m
Eight official entries of the first-ever and most anticipated summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) were revealed on Friday, picked from the 33 film submissions, including resubmissions from the December 2022 edition of the film festival. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and MMFF Concurrent acting Chairman Romando…
MMDA acting chair Don Artes MANILA - The first-ever summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has completed its eight official entries from a record high of 33 film submissions, including resubmissions from the December 2022 edition of the festival. The members of the Selection Committee chose the Top 8 based on the following criteria: Artistic Excellence (40%), Commercial Appeal (40%), Filipino Cultural Values (10%), and Global Appeal (10%). The official eight entries to the 1st Summer MMFF 2022 are: 1. Apag Producer: Center Stage Production Director: Brillante Mendoza Cast: Coco Martin, Lito Lapid, Jaclyn Jose, Gladys Reyes Genre: Crime Drama 2. Singlebells Producer: TINCAN Director: Fifth Solomon Cast: Aljur Abrenica, Alex Gonzaga, Angeline Quinto Genre: Romantic Comedy 3. About Us But Not About Us Producer: Octoberian Films, The Ideafirst Company, Quantum Films Director: Jun Robles Lana Cast: Romnick Sarmenta, Elijah Canlas Genre: Drama Thriller 4. Kahit Maputi Na Ang
December 23, 2020 When the pandemic hit, one of the most affected industries is entertainment. With cinemas closed due to the threat of Covid-19 transmission in movie houses, producers are left with no choice but to innovate and think of ways on how to make their films and contents available to the public.
This is exactly the story of how UPSTREAM.ph came to fruition. The Filipino-made new streaming platform created by Erik Matti and Dondon Monteverde, partners of Reality Entertainment, Inc. It s made by Filipinos for the Filipinos, we wanted to give a platform to our Filipino content producers, filmmakers. What s better is it can be accessed by anyone around the world for as long there is an Internet, thus giving them wider coverage, Monteverde shared in a virtual press conference on December 19 via Zoom.
Published December 16, 2020, 12:52 PM
John Arcilla as ‘Fr. Suarez: The Healing Priest’
One of the most highly anticipated films in competition for the online edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival this holiday season is “Father Suarez, The Healing Priest.” Joven Tan directs, screenplay by Bernard Canabral with Saranggola Media Productions as its producers.
The film focuses on the life of Fernando Suarez, particularly the struggles
and triumphs as a young man and when he became a priest, compassion
for the people’s welfare, trust and faith to God’s Divine plans and wisdom
and the legacy of kindness, healing and love which was experienced by