FULL LIST: Winners, MMFF 2017 awards night

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) executive committee announced the full list of winners at the 2017 awards night (Gabi ng Parangal) held on Wednesday, December 27 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCMjozx2QKLnBDIuY7YU-jKQzUlCqOyQ8zhQMgjTENl3gAEeiP4ygSnyGoA6cUw-UD87g7rXHL_5mXRPUusB8AB8rgIRwq3z7gbTM4pWre1HVWZJxiATu8-ZI7wxZMpIAuIre2dK4vnPF/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="FULL LIST: Winners, MMFF 2017 awards night" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCMjozx2QKLnBDIuY7YU-jKQzUlCqOyQ8zhQMgjTENl3gAEeiP4ygSnyGoA6cUw-UD87g7rXHL_5mXRPUusB8AB8rgIRwq3z7gbTM4pWre1HVWZJxiATu8-ZI7wxZMpIAuIre2dK4vnPF/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" title="FULL LIST: Winners, MMFF 2017 awards night" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stars of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This year's magic eight entries for the full-feature and short film categories of the MMFF are vying for the top acting awards and best picture.<br /><br />Official entries include Derek Ramsey and Jennylyn Mercado's "All of You," Coco Martin's "Ang Panday," Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach's "Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad" and Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta's "Meant To Beh."<br /><br />Also in the movie theaters today are Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman's "Deadma Walking," Jane Oineza's "Haunted Forest," Rachel Alejandro and Paulo Avelino's "Ang Larawan," and Jericho Rosales, Erich Gonzales and Jasmine Curtis-Smith's "Siargao."<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/12/mmff2017-ang-larawan-removed-cinemas.html" rel="nofollow">MMFF 2017: After just one day, “Ang Larawan” pulled out in some cinemas</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/12/ang-panday-movie-review-modern-spin-mmff-2017.html" rel="nofollow">‘Ang Panday’ Movie Review: A Modern Spin On The Iconic Filipino Superhero</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/12/mmff-2017-day-1-results-top-grossing-films-update.html" rel="nofollow">MMFF 2017 Day 1 results: Top grossing films update</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/11/video-metro-manila-festival-mmff-2017-official-trailers.html" rel="nofollow">WATCH: Metro Manila Festival (MMFF) 2017 eight official entries’ 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class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Screenplay</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Editing</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Cinematography</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Production Design</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Sound Design</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Musical Score</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Theme Song</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr></tbody></table></div><style type="text/css">.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;border-color:#ccc;}.tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:#ccc;color:#333;background-color:#fff;}.tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:#ccc;color:#333;background-color:#f0f0f0;}.tg .tg-yw4l{vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}}</style><br /><div class="tg-wrap"><table class="tg"><tbody><tr> <th class="tg-yw4l">Special Awards</th> <th class="tg-yw4l">Winners</th> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Gat Puno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Male Celebrity of the Night</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Female Celebrity of the Night</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Float Award</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">43rd MMFF My Most Favorite Film</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Children's Choice</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">People's Choice</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Special Jury Prize</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr></tbody></table></div><style type="text/css">.tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;border-color:#ccc;}.tg td{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:#ccc;color:#333;background-color:#fff;}.tg th{font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;padding:10px 5px;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;overflow:hidden;word-break:normal;border-color:#ccc;color:#333;background-color:#f0f0f0;}.tg .tg-yw4l{vertical-align:top}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tg {width: auto !important;}.tg col {width: auto !important;}.tg-wrap {overflow-x: auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;}}</style><br /><div class="tg-wrap"><table class="tg"><tbody><tr> <th class="tg-yw4l">Short Films Category Awards</th> <th class="tg-yw4l">Winners</th> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Picture</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Special Jury Prize</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Screenplay</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr></tbody></table></div><br />The television coverage of the awards night will be aired via delayed telecast on TV5 at 9:00 p.m.<br /><br />The festival kicked off with the Parade of Stars in Muntinlupa City on December 23.<br /><br />Nationwide screening is set from December 25 until January 7, 2018.<br /><br />While the official ranking and gross income of respective films were not announced per agreement of the MMFF Executive Committee (Execom), producers and theater representatives, it was revealed that this year's festival broke box-office records.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"This year’s Metro Manila Film Festival broke box-office records as it surpassed the 2015 first and second day gross sales. It also tripled the foot traffic to the theaters from last year," MMFF shared on their official Facebook page.</i></blockquote><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“The big achievement is bringing back our kababayans to the theaters. It took quite some time before we saw this kind of enthusiasm once again from the Filipino viewers,” said MMFF Execom Chair Tim Orbos.</i></blockquote><br />By virtue of Metro Manila Commission Executive Order No. 86-09, pursuant to Presidential Proclamation Nos. 1459, 1485, 1533, 1533-A and 1647, the MMFF is held during the Christmas Season in recognition of the role of the film industry in providing artistic depictions of both this country's stories and history.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

FULL LIST: Winners, MMFF 2017 awards night

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MMFF issues statement on 'Honor Thy Father' disqualification from Best Picture Category

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee issued statement to clarify the misconceptions relating to the disqualification of Honor Thy Father (HTF) of Reality Entertainment Productions from the MMFF Best Picture Category of the MMFF 2015.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_ioRrEHXOxWa8uuxCCOY-gM6I7znNQTV0vgcLhKp5jc44ko9B5oj0lCIe9pc-5BNbDRhHTRzKLAzOr_YrPR2GfsJtWz_Tgrm455JA3CnrNFFL1p4eRvyqQHkFoqqkYI9qLuze7REESOg/s1600/Honor-thy-father-movie.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" 'Honor Thy Father' disqualification from Best Picture Category" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_ioRrEHXOxWa8uuxCCOY-gM6I7znNQTV0vgcLhKp5jc44ko9B5oj0lCIe9pc-5BNbDRhHTRzKLAzOr_YrPR2GfsJtWz_Tgrm455JA3CnrNFFL1p4eRvyqQHkFoqqkYI9qLuze7REESOg/s640/Honor-thy-father-movie.JPG" title=" 'Honor Thy Father' disqualification from Best Picture Category" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DISQUALIFIED? MMFF entry 'Honor Thy Father' received lightest sanction from festival committee. <br />Photo Credit: Reality Entertainment</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Here's the full text of the statement:</b><br /><br /><i>Following the pullout of the 8th entry Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli from the Festival, MMFF wrote to the producers of HTF dated October 21, 2015 informing them that they were the next-in-rank film for the Festival and requesting for a Producer’s Certification."</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>On October 22, 2015, the producer of the Film wrote the Executive Committee of MMFF that it has complied with all existing MMFF rules and regulations without mentioning its participation in another film festival. Having certified its compliance to all MMFF rules, it was officially included as an entry in the Film Festival on October 23, 2015.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Unknown to MMFF, HTF was slated to have an exhibition and was actually shown at the Cinema One Film Festival held on November 8, 2015. This was only officially revealed to the MMFF through their letter dated November 5, 2015, received on November 6, 2015, only two days before the showing, not giving the MMFF enough time to deliberate on the matter.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>After a thorough, lengthy, and careful deliberation, the MMFF decided to impose the lightest sanction of disqualifying HTF from the selection as festival awardee for only the Best Picture category. MMFF could have imposed stiffer sanctions to the film, such as disqualification from all the awards or total disqualification from the Festival altogether.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>Let it be forgotten, being included in the MMFF also comes with responsibilities. An official entry is expected to uphold and observe the Rules of the Festival.</i><br /><br />On Saturday, a copy of <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/honor-thy-father-disqualified-at-mmff-2015-best-picture-race.html" rel="nofollow">letter addressed to Mr. Ronald Stephen Monteverde</a>, producer of 'Honor Thy Father' surfaced online and has earned mixed reactions from netizens.<br /><br />HTF, an Erik Matti film is a suspense crime film starring John Lloyd Cruz.<div><br /></div><div>The winners of MMFF 2015 will be announced on Sunday night, December 27.</div></div>

MMFF issues statement on 'Honor Thy Father' disqualification from Best Picture Category

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'Honor Thy Father' disqualified at MMFF 2015 Best Picture race

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Suspense crime film 'Honor Thy Father' (also known as Con-Man)  starring John Lloyd Cruz was disqualified from the selection of Best Picture category at the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), the overall chairman of the filmfest announced on Saturday, December 26.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOf4s5grQWozz_3fOO9cMhr-3P8Oq5lOsNFLxTdQTKd2xsEy_OZQGeaJ0dCai-ewQTYSltdKsgtwvvNDkF9bCNpTK8gRT8uP_TUs1382fRIQ1amTm_eFFnFT3vYKBaYb5JqcXrxer6a4h/s1600/Honor-Thy-father-john-lloyd-cruz.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOf4s5grQWozz_3fOO9cMhr-3P8Oq5lOsNFLxTdQTKd2xsEy_OZQGeaJ0dCai-ewQTYSltdKsgtwvvNDkF9bCNpTK8gRT8uP_TUs1382fRIQ1amTm_eFFnFT3vYKBaYb5JqcXrxer6a4h/s640/Honor-Thy-father-john-lloyd-cruz.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The MMFF executive committe disqualified the entry due to non-disclosure of participation to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cinemabravo/videos/1068166009890921/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cinema One Originals Festival</a> happened last month (November 9-17) as the opening film.<br /><br />"After careful and thorough deliberation, the Metro Manila Film Festival Executive Committee has disqualified your entry, Honor Thy Father, from the selection of the Best Picture Category of the MMFF 2015 Awards," the letter addressed to HTF producer Ronald Stephen Monteverede reads.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLv_AhOdVKQahVdddwRM9WFzI4at3ABnrU7hwByrDYZf6vKoNGlWXfWvIYHlMSoKL6hmrA8p77veZ4xFVYYGZjDLPSbJNQqxYnU27C6NbhHlrIeD81boFVTb9pJ-9QtherO4alb9E4Zse/s1600/mmff_letter_to_honor_thy_father.png" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MMFF 2015 Honor thy Father" border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLv_AhOdVKQahVdddwRM9WFzI4at3ABnrU7hwByrDYZf6vKoNGlWXfWvIYHlMSoKL6hmrA8p77veZ4xFVYYGZjDLPSbJNQqxYnU27C6NbhHlrIeD81boFVTb9pJ-9QtherO4alb9E4Zse/s640/mmff_letter_to_honor_thy_father.png" title="MMFF 2015 Honor thy Father" width="560" /></a></div><br />Erik Matti's directed film was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. <br /><br />Despite receiving good reviews from moviegoers and film critics, the movie has been pulled out in some cinemas to favor other MMFF entries.<br /><br />On Saturday night, '#DemandForHonorThyFather' trended on Twitter as netizens expressed disappointment on MMFF decision.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Con-Man is a victim of a con-job <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015Scandal?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015Scandal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemandForHonorThyFather?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DemandForHonorThyFather</a></div>— Anj (@anjpessumal) <a href="https://twitter.com/anjpessumal/status/680708663045062656" rel="nofollow">December 26, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Honor Thy Father is definitely a must watch movie yet you didn't show it in some Cinemas.Shame on you <a href="https://twitter.com/mmfilmfest" rel="nofollow">@mmfilmfest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemandForHonorThyFather?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DemandForHonorThyFather</a></div>— nettie (@KBxDPslays) <a href="https://twitter.com/KBxDPslays/status/680708678824009728" rel="nofollow">December 26, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Well I can’t believe there is hate. We must <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DemandForHonorThyFather?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#DemandForHonorThyFather</a> <a href="https://t.co/qFhZlkjVXF" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/qFhZlkjVXF</a></div>— Noem Lardizabal-Dado (@momblogger) <a href="https://twitter.com/momblogger/status/680708857425997828" rel="nofollow">December 26, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/mmff-ranking-2015-mmda-announces-top-4-films-first-day-total-earnings.html" rel="nofollow">MMFF Ranking 2015: MMDA announces Top 4 Films, First Day Total Gross</a><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/mmff-denies-ticket-swapping-claims-of-aldub-moviegoers.html" rel="nofollow">MMFF denies 'ticket swapping' claims of AlDub moviegoers</a></div>

'Honor Thy Father' disqualified at MMFF 2015 Best Picture race

MANILA, Philippines - Suspense crime film 'Honor Thy Father' (also known as Con-Man)  starring John Lloyd Cruz was disqualified fro...

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40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2014 List of Winners

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) organizers announce the full list of winners and awardees for the 2014 film competition in the awards night held on Saturday, December 27 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEir5mfsE870mWgt_zvX_P_avtmimuFN0oZFtyaKpSNR8knQxeJMT8rrkfKVll9u0OjeFwuRnXtpZ-DBxSE_7epoJ31zXr2IJ6dYWM6mMy0cAWOgmsk6arI5O7H1mW38sEIXEVN1mNJ3wG/s1600/mmff-2014-winners.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="40TH MMFF 2014 winners" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEir5mfsE870mWgt_zvX_P_avtmimuFN0oZFtyaKpSNR8knQxeJMT8rrkfKVll9u0OjeFwuRnXtpZ-DBxSE_7epoJ31zXr2IJ6dYWM6mMy0cAWOgmsk6arI5O7H1mW38sEIXEVN1mNJ3wG/s1600/mmff-2014-winners.jpg" title="40TH MMFF 2014 winners" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Eight (8) official entries have competed for the 2014 MMFF major award categories such as best picture, best actor, best actress and best director.<br /><br />Entries to MMFF 2014 include Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo, Muslim Magnum .357, Praybeyt Benjamin 2, Feng Shui 2, My Big Bossing's Adventures, Shake, Rattle & Roll XV, and English Only, Please. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-ebeJVDN4z1lKSi87QFmQLUUfjBaYeiOfLNJ3JiGGQ2-e_MaBA6QlUzSZJK_CUVxyVMZHzp7OkGm79xMcyTQ3iE4JIkkAaERLNJVML5idQE06Iob42c5KtGYt-N37McVYqkRA6HGJRF6/s1600/mmff-2014-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Official entries MMFF 2014" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-ebeJVDN4z1lKSi87QFmQLUUfjBaYeiOfLNJ3JiGGQ2-e_MaBA6QlUzSZJK_CUVxyVMZHzp7OkGm79xMcyTQ3iE4JIkkAaERLNJVML5idQE06Iob42c5KtGYt-N37McVYqkRA6HGJRF6/s1600/mmff-2014-entries.jpg" title="Official entries MMFF 2014" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />This year's MMFF also includes 5 full-length entries under New Wave category. Official entries which were launched last November at Resorts World Manila are Ato Bautista's Gemini; Zig Dulay's M. (Mother's Maiden Name); Jason Paul Laxamana's Magkakabaung (The Coffin Maker); Arlyn Dela Cruz's Maratabat (Pride and Honor), and Diane Ventura's Mulat (Awaken). Independent films were screened from December 16 to 24, 2014 at SM Megamall and Glorietta 4 cinemas.<br /><br />The mainstream festival has kicked-off on Thursday, December 25, 2014 and will have ongoing nationwide screening until the first week of January 2014. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas in order to showcase locally produced films.<br /><br /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2014/12/mmff-ranking-2014-tolentino-announces-top-4-films-total-earnings.html">MMFF Ranking 2014: Tolentino announces Top 4 Films, Total Earnings</a><br /><b><br /></b><b>Here is the complete list of winners for the 2014 MMFF (Refresh page for the updates):</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>New Wave Special Jury Prize (shorts): "Kalaw" by Asia Pacific Institute</li><li></li><li>Best Float: Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo</li><li>Youth Choice Film Awards: Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo</li></ul><br />Father Larry Faraon opened the 40th MMFF awards night ceremony with a prayer. The event will have a telecast on ABS-CBN after 'The Voice of the Philippines' Season 2.</div>

40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2014 List of Winners

MANILA, Philippines - The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) organizers announce the full list of winners and awardees for the 2014 film...

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