Here’s the update on the first day of Metro Manila Film Festival 2017.
MMFF 2017 – Spokesperson Noel Ferrer releases a statement on the results of the first day of the Metro Manila Film Festival 2017.
Here are the official entries for Metro Manila Film Festival 2017:
Ang Larawan
(Culturtain). Directed by Lou Arcenas based on National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin’s classic play Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, starring Rachel Alejandro as Paula and Joanna Ampil as Candida, with Paulo Avelino as Tony Javier.
All of You
(Quantum Films, MJM Productions). Directed by Dan Villegas, starring Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay whose 2014 MMFF starrer English Only, Please (EOP, also directed by Villegas) emerged as top grosser with major awards to boot.
Ang Panday
(Star Cinema, Viva Films, CCM Productions). Directed by Coco Martin (using his real name Rodel Nacianceno), it’s the seventh resurrection of the iconic superhero created by Komiks King Carlo J. Caparas, starring Coco who also produced it, with beauty queens Mariel de Leon and Kylie Verzosa as Coco’s leading ladies.
Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad
(Star Cinema, Viva Films). Directed by Bb. Joyce Bernal, starring Vice Ganda and Daniel Padilla as brothers who discover that they have secret powers that make them superheroes out to save the world. Also in the cast is 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach in her first starring role.
Deadma Walking
(T-Rex Productions). Directed by Julius Alfonso based on Eric Cabahug’s Palanca-winner script, starring Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman in an irreverently LOL (Laugh Out Loud) story about two beshies (gay best friends).
Meant To Beh
(OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment). Directed by Chris Martinez, this return-teamup of Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta (paired in the TV show Okey Ka, Fairy Ko 30 years ago).
Siargao
(TEN17P). Directed by Paul Soriano, starring Jericho Rosales, Erich Gonzales and Jasmine Curtis-Smith in a love triangle.
Haunted Forest
(Regal Entertainment). Directed by Ian Loreños, the only horror entry in the MMFF tackles a teen romance about two pairs (Jon Lucas, Maris Racal, Jameson Blake and Jane Oineza).
An in an interview with the CNN Philippines, the MMFF 2017 Executive Committee Member and Spokesperson Noel Ferrer was asked by Pinky Webb as per the results of the first day.
To which he responded, “Ah hindi pwede, you know why, the producers, Executive Committe (ExeCom) and even the theater owners vowed according to rule na wala maglalabas ng ranking, official earnings and gross because they want to help the films. Kapag nilabas mo yan, may bandwagon effect, kawawa naman [independent film].”
Furthermore, he added, “Even Star Cinema and ABS-CBN cannot claim na number 1 sila. From Php 20,000 na fine, it was agreed to increase to Php 200,000.”
The results and the top grosser will be announced at the end of the festival or in January 2018.
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Source: CNN Philippines
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