A grand parade of stars will mark the start of the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) on Sunday, December 22. The parade, which will see directors and the complete cast of the eight official entries riding various floats, will kick off at the Seaside Boulevard of the Mall of Asia in Pasay City at 2 p.m. It will turn right at Macapagal Boulevard and proceed to EDSA and Roxas Boulevard.
In a recent press conference, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Francis Tolentino also announced that the awards night of the annual filmfest is set on Friday, December 27, at the Meralco Theatre in Pasig City.
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| Yahoo Southeast Asia Newsroom - MANILA, Philippines - MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino and Robin Padilla during the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) press conference, held in Quezon City, northeast of Manila, |
“We are calling on the public to support MMFF. We have provided quality Filipino films that will surely entertain and touch your hearts this Christmas season,” he said.
The filmfest opens on Christmas Day, December 25. Only Filipino films will be shown throughout the duration of the filmfest or up to January 8, 2014.
The eight official mainstream MMFF entries are:
- · 10,000 Hours/Robin Padillla, Mylene Dizon/Director: Bb. Joyce Bernal
- · Pedro Calungsod, Batang Martir/Rocco Nacino, Christian Vasquez/Director: Francis Villacorta
- · Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy/Vice Ganda, Maricel Soriano/Director: Wenn Deramas
- · Pagpag/Daniel Padilla, Kathryn Bernardo/Director: Frasco Martinez
- · Kimmy Dora, Ang Kiyemeng Project Prequel/Eugene Domingo/Director: Chris Martinez
- · My Little Bossings/Vic Sotto, Ryzza Mae Dizon/Bimby Aquino Yap/Director: Marion Rivera
- · Boy Golden/ ER Ejercito, KC Concepcion/Director: Chito Rono
- · Kaleidoscope World/Sef Cadayona, Yassi Pressman/Director: Eliza Cornejo and Gorio Vicuna