Malacañang encouraged the public Sunday to support the eight movies
officially lined up for the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)
during its two-week run in theaters nationwide from December 25 to
January 8, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said.
The MMFF is an annual celebration of locally produced films backed by
the government through the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to
foster Philippine culture through the art of filmmaking.
Two films starring President Benigno S. Aquino III’s sister and nephew,
television personality Kris Aquino and her son James ‘Bimby’ Yap, Jr.,
are among those included in the list of official entries this year.
Kris Aquino stars in Feng Shui 2, the sequel to her 2004 hit horror
movie, while her son appears alongside comedian Vice Ganda in The
Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin, also a sequel to the latter’s hit comedy back
in 2011.
Other films competing in this year’s festival include Bonifacio: Ang
Unang Pangulo, English Only Please, Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles, Muslim
Magnum.357 (To Serve and Protect), My Big Bossing, and Shake, Rattle,
and Roll XV.
Apart from these big-budget movies starring popular actors, Coloma urged
the public to also see some of the so-called ‘indie’ films currently
playing in selected cinemas as part of the MMFF’s ‘new wave’ category.
These are Gemini, M (Mother’s Maiden Name), Magkakabaung, Maratabat, and
Mulat.
Coloma said these independently produced films
are equally worth watching as they are borne out of the creative
pursuits of talented actors and directors.
“Itaguyod po natin ang pelikulang Pilipino. Mahalaga po ito sa
pagtataguyod ng ating kultura na sumasalamin sa kadakilaan ng ating
bansa,” Coloma said. (PCOO News Release)
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