The Metro Manila Film Festival has released the following list today.
On July 10, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) announced the first four entries that will participate in this year’s festivities. The basis for the selection of these four are the scripts submitted to the organizing committee. To complete the eight entries, the MMFF will release a separate list for entries that will be selected based on the final film on a later date.
Here now are the first four movies chosen to be part of the 49th Metro Manila Film Festival.
- A MOTHER AND A SON
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Nuel Naval
- Scriptwriter: Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario
- Production company: Cineko Productions
- Starring: Sharon Cuneta, Alden Richards
- (K)AMPON
- Genre: Horror
- Director: King Palisoc
- Scriptwriter: Dodo Dayao
- Production company: Quantum Films
- Starring: Beauty Gonzalez, Derek Ramsay
- PENDUKO
- Genre: Fantasy Action
- Director: Jason Paul Laxamana
- Scriptwriter: Jason Paul Laxamana
- Production company: Sari-Sari Network, Inc.
- Starring: Matteo Guidicelli, Cristine Reyes
- REWIND
- Genre: Romance Drama
- Director: Mae Cruz-Alviar
- Scriptwriter: Enrico Santos
- Production companies: Star Cinema, APT Entertainment, AgostoDos
- Starring: Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes
The 49th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) will run from December 25, 2023 to January 7, 2024 in cinemas nationwide.