MMFF 2017 box-office results released

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), through its Facebook page, released on Monday, January 8, the results of the two-week run in terms of box-office returns.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR21-7dCpNuM2M1hWIeAhTAxhn6DoGWjHploi3e1EnKI0WtxhvTDXG_2Z-7rnJvvgssryrKNdZHTzBeS1VmiV4Gq7u0zI9I2yz3GpllmDaq2WVaq8vBxvfOvgzc_dnRPpFvzZhI-6xf_bE/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MMFF 2017 box-office results released" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR21-7dCpNuM2M1hWIeAhTAxhn6DoGWjHploi3e1EnKI0WtxhvTDXG_2Z-7rnJvvgssryrKNdZHTzBeS1VmiV4Gq7u0zI9I2yz3GpllmDaq2WVaq8vBxvfOvgzc_dnRPpFvzZhI-6xf_bE/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" title="MMFF 2017 box-office results released" /></a></div><br />The 43rd edition of MMFF features eight official entries: All of You, Ang Larawan, Deadma Walking, Haunted Forest, Meant to Beh, Ang Panday, Siargao, and Gandarrapiddo: The Revenger Squad.<br /><br />As posted around 1:40 p.m., the MMFF posted: <b>"We have exceeded our 1 billion target."</b><br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />The shared photo added: "We are very happy to announce that we have hit our targets and have set new records with the MMFF grosses."<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="633" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmmffofficial%2Fposts%2F1359830487455078&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />On December 27, the committe revealed that MMFF 2017 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," the statement said.<br /><br />“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.<br /><br />In 2017, box-office figures per entry were <b><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/12/mmff-2017-day-1-results-top-grossing-films-update.html" rel="nofollow">not released while the festival is ongoing</a></b>. MMFF has stiffer penalty of P200,000 for early release of top-grossing films. In addition, the film outfit proven guilty of releasing the numbers ahead would not be allowed to join the next festival.<br /><br /><i>DEVELOPING STORY: Once available, the list of top grossers will be posted on this site. Stay tuned.</i><br /><br />Meanwhile, MMFF has a good news for the moviegoers (especially those who just came back from their holiday vacation) as the showing of films is extended in select cinemas: SM Cinema, Ayala Malls Cinemas, Starmall Cinemas, and Cinema 2000.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="633" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmmffofficial%2Fposts%2F1359831977454929&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><b><br /></b> <b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

MMFF 2017 box-office results released

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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’ trailers</a></li></ul><br />films are "Anino" by Malaya Ad Castillo, "Anong Nangyari kay Nicanor Dante?" by Brian Spencer Reyes, "Black Market" by Gio Gonzalves, "Crab Mental" by Joaquin Bamba, "Gunita" by Ryceanne Marie Manlulu, "Isang Gabi" by Gio Gonzalves, "Kinalimutan Natin ang mga Bata" by Gilb Baldoza and "Noel" by Win Gonzales.<br /><br />The awards night features the newly designed trophy by art designer Clifford Espinosa of Espinosa Arts and Design.<br /><br /><b>Here's the complete list of winners for the 2017 MMFF</b> <i>(refresh page for the updates):</i><br /><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">Major 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">Best Actress</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Actor</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Director</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Supporting Actress</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Supporting Actor</td> <td class="tg-yw4l"></td> </tr><tr> <td class="tg-yw4l">Best Ensemble Cast</td> <td 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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‘Ang Panday’ Movie Review: A Modern Spin On The Iconic Filipino Superhero

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>*MINOR Spoilers Ahead*</i><br /><br />Continuing the lore of one of the Philippines’ most celebrated superhero icons, Coco Martin takes over the mantle as the newest wielder of the mystical sword, and technically the next in the the original Panday’s bloodline to use the weapon, Flavio III.<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/AVvXsEhH3ON-wRwHh5B3uTerKnFH-HblWw4n8XOJY80M_Rp-Q1kXmt8znlu2Mm3687bk8is6bf8wbK8DvVm2pSUgBOmPiE2RwGqGkHVYTxajIM2U969FZfQlHYETRenHmIFSsXrNIKyrFzjRsMz0/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3ON-wRwHh5B3uTerKnFH-HblWw4n8XOJY80M_Rp-Q1kXmt8znlu2Mm3687bk8is6bf8wbK8DvVm2pSUgBOmPiE2RwGqGkHVYTxajIM2U969FZfQlHYETRenHmIFSsXrNIKyrFzjRsMz0/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin.jpg" title="Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br />'Ang Panday' puts a spin on the tale by presenting the popular actor as the third in bloodline to possess the weapon that will be useful in defeating arch enemy, Lizardo, played by Jake Cuenca.<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/AVvXsEjC1O4M1AwWwgIUajsTg3oDdb54IKCUnIhBcXS8xfvjWIHu6l2XZkC7mqDY0NlQXpOxKnDXulFYQul1lgJ4ZTX0KQuBBO5URXZObQl0v17-HDwikIbCgC4lCaRA1LlMM_9xFtsiKqKXfPGE/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin-jake-cuenca.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Jake Cuenca as the new Lizardo in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="950" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1O4M1AwWwgIUajsTg3oDdb54IKCUnIhBcXS8xfvjWIHu6l2XZkC7mqDY0NlQXpOxKnDXulFYQul1lgJ4ZTX0KQuBBO5URXZObQl0v17-HDwikIbCgC4lCaRA1LlMM_9xFtsiKqKXfPGE/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin-jake-cuenca.jpg" title="Jake Cuenca as the new Lizardo in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake Cuenca as the new Lizardo in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Given that we have seen multiple iterations of the character already -- be it on the big or small screen, it’s difficult to be intrigued by this new version of “Ang Panday.” The various incarnations of Flavio had been spun in numerous ways that sometimes, it is kind of a wonder why we keep on rebooting the film in a way that seems to just be a one and done thing. Despite this, everyone can agree that the quintessential form of the Pinoy superhero remains to be Fernando Poe Jr.’s 1980 outing, and given Martin’s career trajectory seemingly trying to emulate “The King’s,” it makes sense that he gets a crack at one of his most iconic roles. Not just in terms of embodying the role, but also directing himself, just like Poe Jr. back in his day.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />The best thing, however, that director Martin did with his version of “Ang Panday” is to put a contemporary flavor to it. Retreading the same story from the same origins story feels too redundant at this point. Presenting the new narrative as a continuation of the longstanding story opens up the lore in a way that the film does not film boxed by what its predecessors have set. Further, it gives the movie the ability to carve its own place in the string of “Ang Panday” films over the years. <br /><br />Unfortunately, “Ang Panday” does not offer something new in terms of cinematic storytelling. The tropes are too cliched just wrapped in a new way. Cuenca’s performance was convincing but is hindered by uncompelling motivations, leaving his iteration no different than other versions of the antagonist bar the fact that he makes Lizardo more stylish, making him scary in a different way. Understandably, the film also gets campy at times, but it’s tolerable considering the kind of mystical story that it is telling.<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/AVvXsEiWjxp8m-cSSbQXajTKSjD5A9s6eyde5QVLThSPEhuTBLqDG3pd3PNYghAi-0VYk8Ag7_QRIq7xR9_BuLoTacJVxpUjrK81TvGlXbqHE0eXKLvIRh6ZhCA2VJ8RfiwM5l6rtODj6RAwUqWa/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWjxp8m-cSSbQXajTKSjD5A9s6eyde5QVLThSPEhuTBLqDG3pd3PNYghAi-0VYk8Ag7_QRIq7xR9_BuLoTacJVxpUjrK81TvGlXbqHE0eXKLvIRh6ZhCA2VJ8RfiwM5l6rtODj6RAwUqWa/s1600/ang-panday-coco-martin-2.jpg" title="Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coco Martin as the titular character in ‘Ang Panday’/Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><br />All in all, Coco Martin’s “Ang Panday” is decent retelling of the age-old story. The attempt to modernize the story for a new generation of fans is commendable, but it fails short in terms of fully executing the narrative. Nonetheless, if you want a thrilling action-adventure flick, there are enough interesting plot points that make it worth your while in the cinemas.<br /><br />“Ang Panday” is one of the eight films partaking in MMFF 2017. If this isn’t your type of holiday media entertainment, check out all the other movies and see which one tickles your fancy. <br /><br /><b>Watch full trailer of 'Ang Panday' | MMFF 2017:</b><br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><div style="height: 0; padding-bottom: 56.21%; position: relative;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_reOR71wzJ4?ecver=2" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; width: 100%;" width="100%"></iframe></div></div></center><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><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’ trailers</a></li></ul><b><br /></b> <b>— ALD, The Summit Express</b></div>

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MMFF 2017 Day 1 results: Top grossing films update

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017 committee announced that the <b>first day of the festival was a success</b> but refused to reveal the top grossing films.<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/AVvXsEhKm_3OuTF6mlgNKixb6eBdnh1PeNrjU-vNHx-bMREr1RDBtumzyRH4L-Iac-aUNT2xNT8eOBaKGiviz7Uuj5-9I_MwZtJYBbb97v-NTZkUzdhXGzsbCvIeh5hOLMZygpvf1-yc6i_DKeYq/s1600/vice-ganda-vic-sotto-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm_3OuTF6mlgNKixb6eBdnh1PeNrjU-vNHx-bMREr1RDBtumzyRH4L-Iac-aUNT2xNT8eOBaKGiviz7Uuj5-9I_MwZtJYBbb97v-NTZkUzdhXGzsbCvIeh5hOLMZygpvf1-yc6i_DKeYq/s1600/vice-ganda-vic-sotto-2.jpg" title="Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vice Ganda and Vic Sotto. Photo courtesy of Instagram/praybeytbenjamin/bossingvicsotto</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, December 26, MMFF 2017 Executive Committe Member and Spokesperson Noel Ferrer was asked by Pinky Webb about the first day results.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Ferrer said, <i>"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]."</i></blockquote><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />Ferrer added that the MMFF has stiffer penalties for early release of top-grossing films.<br /><br /><i>"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 200,00."</i><br /><br />Ferrer said the topgrossers will be named at the end of the festival or in January 2018.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="360" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCNNPhilippines%2Fvideos%2F2104150299824858%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />The first 4 films selected for MMFF 2017 (as announced on June 30) were 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 /><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><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’ trailers</a><br /><br />Other entries to the 43rd edition of MMFF (announced on November 17) are the comedy-drama "Deadma Walking" starring Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman; horror film "Haunted Forest" starring Jane Oineza, Jameson Blake, Maris Racal, Jon Lucas; musical film "Ang Larawan" starring Rachel Alejandro, Paulo Avelino, Joanna Ampil; and the romance drama "Siargao" starring Jericho Rosales, Erich Gonzales and Jasmine Curtis-Smith.<br /><br />The 2017 MMFF will run until the first week of 2018 in major cinemas nationwide.<br /><br />The <b>Gabi ng Parangal or MMFF 2017 awards night</b> is set on December 27 in Kia Theater in Cubao, Quezon City. It will feature the newly designed trophy by art designer Clifford Espinosa of Espinosa Arts and Design.<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

MMFF 2017 Day 1 results: Top grossing films update

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WATCH: Metro Manila Festival (MMFF) 2017 eight official entries’ trailers

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - It’s almost that time of the year when everyone is treated to homegrown movies. The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017 already announced their eight (8) official entries. It had the perfect mix of comedy, drama, indie, romcom and even horror.<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/AVvXsEjI7jlFgrv1H41_uz6QKeN5U1GgKpZfkOo0IsoFvj7vild_URWbGgf7rBMWgQtUm4a4yHA8bUAzVgimJnaPYXSFiQsH-SlER4k7lD9C46aJjpecQiTsta2kRn-oq65tsArpuwzQO7PgoGNT/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Metro Manila Festival (MMFF) 2017 eight official entries’ trailers" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI7jlFgrv1H41_uz6QKeN5U1GgKpZfkOo0IsoFvj7vild_URWbGgf7rBMWgQtUm4a4yHA8bUAzVgimJnaPYXSFiQsH-SlER4k7lD9C46aJjpecQiTsta2kRn-oq65tsArpuwzQO7PgoGNT/s1600/MMFF-2017-official-entries.jpg" title="Metro Manila Festival (MMFF) 2017 eight official entries’ trailers" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THE EIGHT OFFICIAL ENTRIES TO THIS YEAR'S METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Here are the trailers of the eight competing films:<br /><br /><b>1. Ang Panday</b><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/AVvXsEioMVnKchevPaFv1J2nwtdOPDgs5todsUtbtR9KyfpYexC8idIe776Cttdl7c_eEJk-kzFlO57cu1vecT2_Uth-WvjNOx_2VQGxyGyrUlkwKlcgfrj3_lG8Tx7cqsPW3OOAFYPnQy16rAnF/s1600/angpanday-by-angpandaythemovie-insta.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Ang Panday movie Coco Martin" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioMVnKchevPaFv1J2nwtdOPDgs5todsUtbtR9KyfpYexC8idIe776Cttdl7c_eEJk-kzFlO57cu1vecT2_Uth-WvjNOx_2VQGxyGyrUlkwKlcgfrj3_lG8Tx7cqsPW3OOAFYPnQy16rAnF/s1600/angpanday-by-angpandaythemovie-insta.jpg" title="Ang Panday movie Coco Martin" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ang Panday directed by Coco Martin. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Ang Panday the movie</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A spin-off from the iconic movie of the original Panday, Fernando Poe Jr. It is an epic Philippine legend that centers around a superhero named Panday.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br />This one is directed by Rodel Nacianceno aka Coco Martin himself by CCM Creative Productions. Aside from the lead star Martin, it also stars beauty queens Mariel De Leon and Kylie Verzosa and McLisse loveteam of McCoy De Leon and Elisse Joson.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FquwaHBEc7Y" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>2. The Revengers Squad</b><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/AVvXsEgJ1eljeeUvyW4J2TxNHTml6TZzipfDGSMhV1j4EeIIQ0tAhwpK8VWsjfk2hxDEFozT2C7io4PifAYM5U03IgryhbyhA9ISWnozJgBBA9SrfKntpFaeRXofmrNNoWhkAcsLGLfKTVXjUyxe/s1600/mmff-2017-the-revenger-squad-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Revengers Squad stars Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="960" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ1eljeeUvyW4J2TxNHTml6TZzipfDGSMhV1j4EeIIQ0tAhwpK8VWsjfk2hxDEFozT2C7io4PifAYM5U03IgryhbyhA9ISWnozJgBBA9SrfKntpFaeRXofmrNNoWhkAcsLGLfKTVXjUyxe/s1600/mmff-2017-the-revenger-squad-poster.jpg" title="The Revengers Squad stars Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Revengers Squad stars Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach. Photo Courtesy: Facebook/The Revengers Squad</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A superhero comedy that top bills big Kapamilya names such Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach. It is directed by Joyce A. Bernal and produced by Star Cinema and Viva Films. Direk Joyce also directed Vice Ganda’s blockbuster hit last year, The Super Parental Guardians.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G2Tm9hQ8HyA" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>3. All of You</b><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/AVvXsEg5sIU3D2is3IG64D6IPXOeNHeeG-do7fFPf4EGMBsXGBkBCw4mq162jR1kZ9MI_5c4zjf5etqP2gY3Z41sNMpRYfldT3DBXPFuvZ3u2Ie5u-TgwBm89JSyG7rTNrXoQLCNd4sQO7-T4VYJ/s1600/mmff-2017-all-of-you.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="All of You Derek and Jennylyn" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5sIU3D2is3IG64D6IPXOeNHeeG-do7fFPf4EGMBsXGBkBCw4mq162jR1kZ9MI_5c4zjf5etqP2gY3Z41sNMpRYfldT3DBXPFuvZ3u2Ie5u-TgwBm89JSyG7rTNrXoQLCNd4sQO7-T4VYJ/s1600/mmff-2017-all-of-you.JPG" title="All of You Derek and Jennylyn" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay returns. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Jennylyn Mercado</td></tr></tbody></table><br />“All of You” is a reunion movie for Jennylyn Mercado, Derek Ramsey and director Dan Villegas. Direk Dan was also responsible for the team-up on their previous movie “English Only Please” back in 2014. Direk Dan also won Best Director Award during 2014 MMFF with Jennylyn and Jericho Rosales’ tearjerker, Walang Forever. It is produced by Quantum Films and MJM Productions.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JCG98htQYWs" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>4. Meant to Beh</b><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/AVvXsEhVfy422_QBNM2k1mHYxIk-_uTnCejEVHwaIXarTi_ItjAIz_3kf-GyDKpY45BHaeGDI_FpkCdZOBNVt31tGAU16PL6A8yFdo6EgttBQU1Nj7dC_UPvV2ngmaHqVMGCuZVYK897JRrJY7r5/s1600/mmff-2017-meant-to-beh-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Meant To Beh Vic Sotto" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVfy422_QBNM2k1mHYxIk-_uTnCejEVHwaIXarTi_ItjAIz_3kf-GyDKpY45BHaeGDI_FpkCdZOBNVt31tGAU16PL6A8yFdo6EgttBQU1Nj7dC_UPvV2ngmaHqVMGCuZVYK897JRrJY7r5/s1600/mmff-2017-meant-to-beh-poster.jpg" title="Meant To Beh Vic Sotto" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vic and Dawn play a couple trying to make their marriage work. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Meant to Beh movie</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A comedy movie about marriage, it stars Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta as a couple trying to make their marriage work. It also stars several Kapuso stars such as Gabbi Garcia and Baby Baste but also has Kapamilyas Sue Ramirez and JC Santos. Directed by Chris Martinez, who is responsible for films like “Extra Service” and “Babae sa Septik Tank 2.”<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uNsiBwspy20" width="100%"></iframe></div></center></div><br /><b>5. Ang Larawan</b><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/AVvXsEg5GxOnN_Z3SXsTIiITFCNZ9hxaAMIMW9WQ98Kp0j-l5HaXA8sQQ8laOoDr_zPQpy0Q-Fd9Qk3URHkm9FRPAph32hQ5fNP6HamvNOM_sm8Z1g6dgcu7uc3tAVWat1T1RU6ntRKu9upUTvUC/s1600/mmff-2017-ang-larawan-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Larawan MMFF 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="481" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GxOnN_Z3SXsTIiITFCNZ9hxaAMIMW9WQ98Kp0j-l5HaXA8sQQ8laOoDr_zPQpy0Q-Fd9Qk3URHkm9FRPAph32hQ5fNP6HamvNOM_sm8Z1g6dgcu7uc3tAVWat1T1RU6ntRKu9upUTvUC/s1600/mmff-2017-ang-larawan-poster.jpg" title="Larawan MMFF 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A film adaptation of a stage play by the national artist Nick Joaquin. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Ang Larawan movie</td></tr></tbody></table><br />It is a film adaptation of “Larawan, The Musical”, a stage translation of “A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino,” by the national artist Nick Joaquin. It premiered in Tokyo International Filmfest where it received praises. Set during the World War II, it presents Joanna Ampil and Rachel Alejandro as sisters who are struggling after their father, painter Don Lorenzo Marasigan becomes ill and fails to produce art in years. It also features music by Ryan Cayabyab and directed by Loy Arcenas.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a7T2DAUUvn8" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>6. Deadma Walking</b><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/AVvXsEj0pljz7Wp_C7HZU1nieMjapK6sOrL_oUF9OM3-8XvLMGzGPJQ1Xv6djfGts8yHGoiWaAulzP3F2CH7Lxzx6dxCp0I79K1XFG6Kbt1SG3z7vEhgmZ-rFY2nyXCWu5Umeh9yJaphXGSxYUQI/s1600/mmff-2017-deadma-walking-byjorrosinsta.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Deadma Walking Joross Gamboa" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="603" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pljz7Wp_C7HZU1nieMjapK6sOrL_oUF9OM3-8XvLMGzGPJQ1Xv6djfGts8yHGoiWaAulzP3F2CH7Lxzx6dxCp0I79K1XFG6Kbt1SG3z7vEhgmZ-rFY2nyXCWu5Umeh9yJaphXGSxYUQI/s1600/mmff-2017-deadma-walking-byjorrosinsta.jpg" title="Deadma Walking Joross Gamboa" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A dark gay comedy. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Joross Gamboa</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b> It is a Palanca-winning dark gay comedy. It tells the story of two gays best friends Mark and John. When one of them discovers that he is dying, he asks his best friend to help stage him a fake death.<br /><br />Directed by Julius Alfonso, it stars Joross Gamboa and Edgar Allan Guzman. <br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/klkVwvRud8E" width="100%"></iframe><br /></div></center><br /><b>7. Haunted Forest</b><br /><br />A horror movie about a group of friends who go on a road trip. They find themselves being haunted by dark spirits. Directed by Ian Loreños, this stars Kapamilya teens Jon Lucas, Jameson Blake, Maris Racal and Jane Oineza.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p5KEYkQzefE" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br /><b>8. Siargao</b><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/AVvXsEjPrcKhUtq0sx4c5qRqqVB4purs25bruboA0fc6WqdMX4QVErxUM4QJNRMOAl8Wq2qL1ay7aIZYITMHJSv5BnjvBHGMXazX8V85RWQM5WfuYUJENpfS33As027mT4Ux6zx1Vw9CxxQVmHYj/s1600/mmff-2017-siargao-movie.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Siargao Jericho Rosales, Erich" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="561" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPrcKhUtq0sx4c5qRqqVB4purs25bruboA0fc6WqdMX4QVErxUM4QJNRMOAl8Wq2qL1ay7aIZYITMHJSv5BnjvBHGMXazX8V85RWQM5WfuYUJENpfS33As027mT4Ux6zx1Vw9CxxQVmHYj/s1600/mmff-2017-siargao-movie.jpg" title="Siargao Jericho Rosales, Erich" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three people in search of love and happiness. Photo Courtesy: Instagram/Siargao movie</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Set in the scenic beaches of Siargao, it tells the story of three people searching for love and happiness. It is directed by Paul Soriano, who also directed Enrique Gil’s Dukot. It also stars Jericho Rosales, Erich Gonzales, and Jasmine Curtis- Smith.<br /><br /><center><div class="video-wrapper"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bnS4jFnaLh8" width="100%"></iframe></div></center><br />Which movie would you like to watch this Christmas? Sound off in the comments.<br /><br /><b>— Sally, The Summit Express</b></div>

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'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 entry "Beauty And The Bestie" has earned P472.7 million in box-office, Star Cinema officially announced on Monday, January 11.<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/AVvXsEgAMxVDzLKH2tHc2fu3fdCW12bC74oHrJuTqg6vPbbrJ2V1Vf9faqJDqYT7nePuyzZ-dSb1g6Urwr11UglVk3QzP4uJAcK9ehEZE313UkyGJAJDV5eBHr0DuuB9hO34R4GNOs0NTx7II6jO/s1600/star-cinema-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser" border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMxVDzLKH2tHc2fu3fdCW12bC74oHrJuTqg6vPbbrJ2V1Vf9faqJDqYT7nePuyzZ-dSb1g6Urwr11UglVk3QzP4uJAcK9ehEZE313UkyGJAJDV5eBHr0DuuB9hO34R4GNOs0NTx7II6jO/s640/star-cinema-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" title="'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CONGRATULATIONS! Vice Ganda, Coco Martin and Direk Wenn Deremas. Photo Credit: Star Cinema</td></tr></tbody></table><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">P472.7 Million for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a> ! CONGRATULATIONS!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALLTIMETOPGROSSER?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#ALLTIMETOPGROSSER</a></div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686353619705151488" rel="nofollow">January 11, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The film outfit Ad Prom director Roxy Liquigan on his Twitter account said that "Beauty And The Bestie" is now the all-time MMFF top-grosser. The hashtags she used seem to be an answer to AiAi delas Alas tirade to Star Cinema and Viva movie during the press conference for another MMFF entry "My Bebe Love." (Read: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/aiai-delas-alas-insists-my-bebe-love-is-real-no.-1-mmff-2015-film.html" rel="nofollow">AiAi delas Alas insists 'My Bebe Love' is real no.1 MMFF 2015 movie</a>)<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">TOP-GROSSER OF ALL TIME! # Fact <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AllTimeNumberOne?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#AllTimeNumberOne</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/itagaSaBatoATitagaNaRinSaBakaL?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#itagaSaBatoATitagaNaRinSaBakaL</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodKarma?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#GoodKarma</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GustoNiLord?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#GustoNiLord</a> <a href="https://t.co/PkyPY4fIqT" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/PkyPY4fIqT</a></div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686163329862078464" rel="nofollow">January 10, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />The Vice Ganda-Coco Martin-led film surpassed the record of MMFF 2014 film "The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin," which earned P440 million. The latter was produced by Star Cinema starring the blockbuster comedian.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a> breaks <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAmazingPraybeytBenjamin?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#TheAmazingPraybeytBenjamin</a> 's record!</div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/686041377986088961" rel="nofollow">January 10, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />On January 7, MMFF announced that the entries have collectively made P1.02 billion, surpassing last year's box office haul of P1.014 billion.</div>

'Beauty and the Bestie' nears P500M-mark, now all-time MMFF top-grosser

MANILA, Philippines - The Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 entry "Beauty And The Bestie" has earned P472.7 million in box-office,...

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AiAi delas Alas insists 'My Bebe Love' is real no.1 MMFF 2015 movie

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Comedian AiAi delas Alas is in hot water today after the controversial statement claiming her film “My Bebe Love: #Kiligpamore” as the real number 1 in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) box-office ranking and the alleged cheating behind Star Cinema claims of supremacy for "Beauty and the Bestie."<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/AVvXsEij4_1AK3hclf-422qZL2VB4gvPjWV8IooImroA1JtV093yLlP3eQup1-3__Oe4zjpRYPBHiKHjTse2PwHE6mAzNUTwmLjSsfc1KhtP6eKXYna31nAHEAVkQ3lQRLadUet-ndWkRtomrNLa/s1600/AiAi-delas-Alas-my-bebe-love.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="AiAi delas Alas and 'My Bebe Love' co-star Maine Mendoza" border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4_1AK3hclf-422qZL2VB4gvPjWV8IooImroA1JtV093yLlP3eQup1-3__Oe4zjpRYPBHiKHjTse2PwHE6mAzNUTwmLjSsfc1KhtP6eKXYna31nAHEAVkQ3lQRLadUet-ndWkRtomrNLa/s640/AiAi-delas-Alas-my-bebe-love.JPG" title="AiAi delas Alas and 'My Bebe Love' co-star Maine Mendoza" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AiAi delas Alas and 'My Bebe Love' co-star Maine Mendoza. Photo Credit: Instagram/<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> msaiaidelasalas</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />“In our hearts, sa puso ng Aldub Nation, sa puso ng sambayanang Pilipino, No. 1 kami, kasi lahat ng ginagawa namin walang daya," AiAi said on Monday night during the press conference in Los Angeles for the screening of their film in California and Texas.<br /><br />"Kahit ano pa ang sabihin nila, ilalaban ko nang patayan, itataga ko sa bato, kami po ang No. 1."<br /><br />"Ayaw ni Lord ang nangdadaya. Karma is a bitch,” she added refuting claims of Star Cinema saying its MMFF entry “Beauty and the Bestie” reached the top spot as the festival entered its second week.<br /><br />On Instagram, AiAi also shared: "I'd rather be honest than impressive. Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people. #Lamkona at #HonestyIsTheBestPolicy."<br /><br />She also replied in one of the comments to her post: "Madami akong alam. At ang usapan dito hindi utang na loob or kung ano man. Lahat ng pangit na salita ay blocked at deleted. Dun tayo sa totoo. Wala silang alam sa alam ko. Truth hurts?"<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/AVvXsEgS1neQ1ytJw3CmXKNVdV5o56HXdXM0Js45V2Jn066gwqRpn9n4SWvHGrSjK5o0oVG8RtihxoVsWGHNQWtWqBzyZTFfm_6T0I5_vYyh8jwoUlFMp0pkAhZpJzobiGN8Y8p5m-Ye8KsQ9gB9/s1600/aiai-tweet.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" msaiaidelasalas/Instagram" border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1neQ1ytJw3CmXKNVdV5o56HXdXM0Js45V2Jn066gwqRpn9n4SWvHGrSjK5o0oVG8RtihxoVsWGHNQWtWqBzyZTFfm_6T0I5_vYyh8jwoUlFMp0pkAhZpJzobiGN8Y8p5m-Ye8KsQ9gB9/s400/aiai-tweet.jpg" title=" msaiaidelasalas/Instagram" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: msaiaidelasalas/Instagram</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Netizens express mixed reaction on AiAi delas Alas claims</b><br /><br />'AiAi' trended on microblogging site Twitter Saturday morning as netizens expressed their reactions on the issue.<br /><br />"Parang hindi galing sa Star Cinema halos mga blockbuster movies ni AiAi delas Alas noh? Andami kaya sequel ng Tanging-Ina nya. #MedyoIngrata," Twitter user Miss Krizzy said.<br /><br />"Sadly these people cannot accept defeat. Aiai cannot accept she's no longer in her prime. Feeling entitled. Ingrata," user asgoodasitgets commented.<br /><br />"AiAi - a person who can't accept defeat! #AiAiZone," IG: @imthebunnykid told.<br /><br />"AiAi is clearly UNDERESTIMATING Vice, Coco, JaDine and their fans!," a certain Nora Calderon ‏@rosebonita69 said.<br /><br />"I hope AiAi will soon wake up from her delusions. My Bebe Love is a trashy movie, like Beauty and the Bestie, only the latter's better," Schizodick expressed.<br /><br />"AiAi just accept the truth that Star Cinema produces the best movies rather than GMA. Which by the way nakinabang ka, always remember that," user Jaz Pulumbarit Nazar said.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Now tell us Miss AiAi, 7 times ka rin bang nakasama sa dayaan? Gosh! This is the most stupid moment of your life. 👎👎 <a href="https://t.co/nSfU0quiae" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/nSfU0quiae</a></div>— IamMadamClaudia (@MoobSenap) <a href="https://twitter.com/MoobSenap/status/685504908267618304" rel="nofollow">January 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />"Very well said Ms. AiAi. Ang suporta ng Buong ADN ay nasayo! On the day that they did ticket swapping they already lost their credibility!," Kath Bonoan said.<br /><br /><br /><b>'Beauty and the Bestie' is no. 1 MMFF 2015 film?</b><br /><br />Comedian Vice Ganda, who co-stars with Coco Martin and the JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre) in the movie, tweeted on January 2: “<a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/mmff-update-beauty-and-the-bestie-crosses-p300m-mark-in-box-office.html" rel="nofollow">300Million THANKS</a> to you Madlang People for making us number 1 in your hearts."<br /><br />A TV Patrol report also said that <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/video-mmff-2015-earns-p1-billion-beauty-and-the-bestie-now-no.-1.html" rel="nofollow">"Beauty and the Bestie" beaten "My Bebe Love"</a> in box office due to good reception on the film through 'word of mouth.'<br /><br />The Star Cinema movie has reached P428 million, as announced by its Ad Prom director Roxy Liquigan on Friday, January 8.<br /><br />"It remains one of the the Top 4 grossers of the 41st MMFF, as seen in the list that they released also today. The eight film entries have collectively earned P1.020 billion from December 25 to January 7, surpassing last year's record of P1.014 billion," Star Cinema reported.<br /><br />Liquigan also responded to AiAi sentiments.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Natatawa ako sa emote na "dinaya" , "makakarma" "makikipagpatayan" at ginamit pa ang diyos sa emote.Luma na ang ganyang style. 2016 na.</div>— ROXY (@Roxy_Liquigan) <a href="https://twitter.com/Roxy_Liquigan/status/685498633110683648" rel="nofollow">January 8, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>AiAi on My Bebe Love: "Number one kami."</b><br /><br />AiAi, Vic Sotto and the loveteam of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza, more popularly known as Yaya Dub, lead the cast of “My Bebe Love.” The movie was No. 1 on opening day, grossing a record-breaking P60.5 million as claimed by GMA News.<br /><br />"My Bebe Love" director Joey Javier Reyes also claimed there was a ticket swapping incidents in the MMFF 2015.<br /><br />GMA Films President Annette Gozon-Abrogar said “My Bebe Love” nearly reached the P300 million mark on January 2.<br /><br />Do you believe on AiAi's allegations against Star Cinema and 'Beauty and the Bestie'? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below.</div>

AiAi delas Alas insists 'My Bebe Love' is real no.1 MMFF 2015 movie

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Box office update: MMFF 2015 hits P 1.002B-mark on Day 13

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 8 official entries in the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) have earned a total of P1.002 billion at the box office as of January 6, 2016.<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/AVvXsEi3UJ9Umk7gJ6Xw835Epz7hPy-6JeqQhZC4CqCpSY7xjArUGJeAeOFoSmbkjsvQCnssBhKNDFCEj8E_1gOuqIMr-k1uvdMTBF8k1shgQGiHLTKIcHtAjimn8K1kzkDN1mgVxcvJuaY6NJYx/s1600/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BESTIE-my-bebe-love-ticket-awapping-issue.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MMFF 2015 TOPGROSSERS. 'Beauty and the Bestie' and 'My Bebe Love'" border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UJ9Umk7gJ6Xw835Epz7hPy-6JeqQhZC4CqCpSY7xjArUGJeAeOFoSmbkjsvQCnssBhKNDFCEj8E_1gOuqIMr-k1uvdMTBF8k1shgQGiHLTKIcHtAjimn8K1kzkDN1mgVxcvJuaY6NJYx/s640/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BESTIE-my-bebe-love-ticket-awapping-issue.jpg" title="MMFF 2015 TOPGROSSERS. 'Beauty and the Bestie' and 'My Bebe Love'" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MMFF 2015 TOPGROSSERS. 'Beauty and the Bestie' and 'My Bebe Love'</td></tr></tbody></table>The MMFF made the confirmation on its Facebook and Twitter pages Thursday night, January 7.<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/AVvXsEhRucaQef9JRoZ3UGxbhRmhQP91vcXWShY0J7Up4lnkkQrnEYiLkw7HJ1WNaqlWuivyd5WMBmymlQfqPbMJPqAwhEo9sqve2U74bxps_z-QlEN-fQIu78Rgc8BhXMl8UYYk-YPfOB4UEjkF/s1600/MMFF-1billion.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="MMFF box-office update" border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRucaQef9JRoZ3UGxbhRmhQP91vcXWShY0J7Up4lnkkQrnEYiLkw7HJ1WNaqlWuivyd5WMBmymlQfqPbMJPqAwhEo9sqve2U74bxps_z-QlEN-fQIu78Rgc8BhXMl8UYYk-YPfOB4UEjkF/s640/MMFF-1billion.JPG" title="MMFF box-office update" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">MMFF box-office update as of January 7.</td></tr></tbody></table>The MMFF 2015 13-day gross (December 25 to January 6) is close with the P1.014 billion earnings as compared to last year which was achieved on January 7.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the committe did not announce the ranking and earnings of the top 4 films of the festival. Still in no particular order are Vic Sotto and Ai Ai delas Alas starrer "My Bebe Love," Vice Ganda's "Beauty and the Bestie," Janella Salvador's "Haunted Mansion," and MMFF Best Picture "#‎WalangForever‬."<br /><br />Reports said that 'Beauty and the Bestie' reached P 400 million mark as of Wednesday and now the the leading MMFF entry beating 'My Bebe Love' in box office.<br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">400Million THANK YOUs mga Kapamilya! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a></div>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/684631704296792064" rel="nofollow">January 6, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Other MMFF entries are 'All You Need Is Pag-Ibig,' 'Buy Now, Die Later,' 'Honor Thy Father' and 'Nilalang.' <br /><br />Total gross of MMFF 2015 movies is expected to hit P 1.1 billion before its final run on theaters.</div>

Box office update: MMFF 2015 hits P 1.002B-mark on Day 13

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VIDEO: MMFF 2015 earns P1 Billion, 'Beauty and the Bestie' now no. 1

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Monday has announced that the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 has reached almost P 1 billion in box-office after 10 days of showing since Christmas day.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroF2K4S8SBZuNURgkl8GF8wgfIp7v_-R9WZ1IhhjpAkKSY-B4KOYjCrPS7YxRs2t5xNNDPldf-jIrRCyipJASs1oC9tIld5hUeLlFMFu7tSaFl9is9gfcvtuxzVmSm9TxS_rOq4rqSWd_/s1600/vice-ganda-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MMFF 2015 earns P1 Billion, 'Beauty and the Bestie' now no. 1" border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiroF2K4S8SBZuNURgkl8GF8wgfIp7v_-R9WZ1IhhjpAkKSY-B4KOYjCrPS7YxRs2t5xNNDPldf-jIrRCyipJASs1oC9tIld5hUeLlFMFu7tSaFl9is9gfcvtuxzVmSm9TxS_rOq4rqSWd_/s640/vice-ganda-beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" title="MMFF 2015 earns P1 Billion, 'Beauty and the Bestie' now no. 1" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />MMFF official social media accounts posted the gross earnings of P 915 million (December 25, 2015 - January 3, 2016) with two comedy films, 'Beauty and the Bestie' and 'My Bebe Love' dominating 80% of the box-office sales, according to other reports.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">MMFF 10-Day Gross (December 25, 2015 - January 3, 2016) P 915 Million Top 4 Films (in no particular order) My... <a href="https://t.co/z1uKwZI68j" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/z1uKwZI68j</a></div>— MMFF Official (@mmfilmfest) <a href="https://twitter.com/mmfilmfest/status/683952724203966465" rel="nofollow">January 4, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Star Cinema and Viva Films' <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2016/01/mmff-update-beauty-and-the-bestie-crosses-p300m-mark-in-box-office.html" rel="nofollow">'Beauty and the Bestie' after it crossed the P300 million mark</a> on new year is now the no. 1 MMFF entry beating 'My Bebe Love.'<br /><br />According to TV Patrol report, 'Beauty and the Bestie' overtakes the Vic Sotto-Ai Ai del Las Alas-AlDub' movie 'My Bebe Love' due to good reception on the film through 'word of mouth.'<br /><br /><b>WATCH:  'Beauty and the Bestie' is now the no. 1 MMFF 2015 entry</b> (video courtesy of ABS-CBN News)<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N88ywt__QxE" width="600"></iframe></center><br />'Beauty and the Bestie' lead star Vice Ganda expressed his gratitude to all the fans on Twitter.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">A BILLION THANKS TO YOU MADLANG PEOPLE!!!! Kruk kruk inumerrrzzzz!!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestie?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestie</a></div>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/683971059922554880" rel="nofollow">January 4, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Also included in the Top 4 films are horror film 'Haunted Mansion' and the festival's Best Picture awardee '#‎WalangForever.'‬<br /><br />The exact box office figures for each of the entries are not yet announced as courtesy to other producers.<br /><br />Other MMFF entries are 'All You Need Is Pag-Ibig,' 'Buy Now, Die Later,' 'Honor Thy Father' and 'Nilalang.' <br /><br />Total gross of MMFF 2015 is expected to hit P 1.1 billion before its final run on January 7, 2016.</div>

VIDEO: MMFF 2015 earns P1 Billion, 'Beauty and the Bestie' now no. 1

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MMFF Update: "Beauty and the Bestie" crosses P300M mark in box-office

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Nearly half of the latest total gross of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was earned by Star Cinema's "Beauty and the Bestie" as the lead star Vice Ganda on Saturday hinted it already crossed the P 300 million mark in box office.<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/AVvXsEhgU0cE4AlEbDgJ_ZMV-AB7mX-9_wVnhGiy5ININjhrtE79OrT3Xtrkxukhlx2iTRbV25FsfV56SBY_8AD5wyFB0wBdSkb2YAVo-obFVKE5ecwBxouspTTxkVLQXv4cKIRXX5vWY9c6autf/s1600/beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt=" "Beauty and the Bestie" crosses P300M mark in box-office" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU0cE4AlEbDgJ_ZMV-AB7mX-9_wVnhGiy5ININjhrtE79OrT3Xtrkxukhlx2iTRbV25FsfV56SBY_8AD5wyFB0wBdSkb2YAVo-obFVKE5ecwBxouspTTxkVLQXv4cKIRXX5vWY9c6autf/s400/beauty-and-the-bestie.JPG" title=" "Beauty and the Bestie" crosses P300M mark in box-office" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> "Beauty and the Bestie" rakes in P300M mark in box-office</td></tr></tbody></table><br />"300Million THANKS to you Madlang People for making us number 1 in your hearts. #BeautyAndTheBestieSecondWeek," the 39-year-old comedian tweeted to express gratitude due to overwhelming support of his fans.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">300Million THANKS to you Madlang People for making us number 1 in your hearts. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestieSecondWeek?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestieSecondWeek</a></div>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/683150464070750208" rel="nofollow">January 2, 2016</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">Thanks so much Trinoma, SM D'Block and SM North EDSA for the warm reception. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeautyAndTheBestieSecondWeek?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#BeautyAndTheBestieSecondWeek</a> <a href="https://t.co/1JtA37Nkbx" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/1JtA37Nkbx</a></div>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/683223387917824000" rel="nofollow">January 2, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />MMFF on Saturday night announced that the 8-day gross (December 25, 2015 - January 1, 2016) of the eight competing films already reached P 737 million in ticket sales.<br /><br />The MMFF executive committee have yet to release exact box office figures for each of the entries. It has, however, revealed the top four earners (in no particular order) which include "My Bebe Love," "Beauty and the Bestie," "Haunted Mansion," and "Walang Forever." <br /><br />Last year, Vice Ganda's entry to the annual film festival, "The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin," finished its box office run with an estimated P440 million. </div>

MMFF Update: "Beauty and the Bestie" crosses P300M mark in box-office

MANILA, Philippines - Nearly half of the latest total gross of the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was earned by Star Cinema's ...

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OFFICIAL: MMFF rakes in P468 million after 4 days, names Top 4 Films

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has raked in P 468 million in box-office gross after 4 days in theaters of 8 competing enties since its opening last December 25.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyuigCjIWRoFDGOxyygt2Je_yRfO0IG01LLUpt-m8gpnd0HJJjoeozS67mj9i4lDIcpQ7v7u-3PjXG9fXxIiktYD_6wBpuqwV59iH_3UbXx6O3DbeGY0NJSmQ-xY4CvXiRnuiay7f1mn6/s1600/beauty-besti-my-bebe-love.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Beauty and the Bestie vs. My Bebe Love" border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyuigCjIWRoFDGOxyygt2Je_yRfO0IG01LLUpt-m8gpnd0HJJjoeozS67mj9i4lDIcpQ7v7u-3PjXG9fXxIiktYD_6wBpuqwV59iH_3UbXx6O3DbeGY0NJSmQ-xY4CvXiRnuiay7f1mn6/s640/beauty-besti-my-bebe-love.jpg" title="Beauty and the Bestie vs. My Bebe Love" width="560" /></a></div><br />The official 4-day gross (December 25-28) was announced online Tuesday night, December 29, 2015.<br /><br />According to MMFF, the top 4 films in no particular order are are: "My Bebe Love:#KiligPaMore" starring Vic Sotto, AiAi de las Alas and the "AlDub" love team Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza; "Beauty and the Bestie," which stars Vice Ganda, Coco Martin and the hottest love team of James Reid and Nadine Lustre (JaDine); "All You Need is Pag-ibig" starring Kris Aquino; and "Haunted Mansion" starring Janella Salvador.<br /><br />Dominic Du, a member of the MMFF executive committee said the gross earnings this year is higher by 9 million compared to P459 million of the same period in 2014.<br /><br />MMFF 4-Day Gross (December 25-28, 2015) P 468 Million<br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/mmfilmfest/status/681794582116343808" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Top 4 Films</a> (in no particular order)<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>My Bebe Love</li><li>Beauty and the Bestie</li><li>All You Need is Pag-ibig</li><li>Haunted Mansion</li></ul><br />In an interview by Interaksyon, Du said the ranking of the top 4 entries may change in January 1.<br /><br />Meanwhile, ABS-CBN reported a total gross of P476 million as of 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29 based from the data of MMFF Executive committee.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKm7LJKabn-2L67F9iAlmZNWsYw_npgJAmTobD0aJMCj1LeGNBOKZUI7QkojHzCmQIJ6qmZombt_x0yzdKFGYe5QMROddLtmX43Xu924N3J9r7JvkFj8yRRkNRdtONTX5YysKg0jd_APv/s1600/mmff-topgrossers-update12292015.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="MMFF topgrossers" border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKm7LJKabn-2L67F9iAlmZNWsYw_npgJAmTobD0aJMCj1LeGNBOKZUI7QkojHzCmQIJ6qmZombt_x0yzdKFGYe5QMROddLtmX43Xu924N3J9r7JvkFj8yRRkNRdtONTX5YysKg0jd_APv/s640/mmff-topgrossers-update12292015.JPG" title="MMFF topgrossers" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />The updated list of MMFF topgrossers includes "#WalangForever" starring Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado on top 5 spot.<br /><br />"Beauty and the Bestie" and "My Bebe Love" are in tight race for box-office lead according to TV Patrol report.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXL_E4-FqUgPKTDnt_SH2rZa0hTcI8r5wkd7Kl5fbx-WX9lmMiCRHbv8PzLNTviWc7R8x7cfIZFqXrXcnC_gTuCnbqmRxp88TR7P1Sj6JNi1unsMo3k3E97R8ezHcMg3xbavHkY2uEait/s1600/beauty-bestie-my-bebe-love.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=""Beauty and the Bestie" and "My Bebe Love"" border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXL_E4-FqUgPKTDnt_SH2rZa0hTcI8r5wkd7Kl5fbx-WX9lmMiCRHbv8PzLNTviWc7R8x7cfIZFqXrXcnC_gTuCnbqmRxp88TR7P1Sj6JNi1unsMo3k3E97R8ezHcMg3xbavHkY2uEait/s640/beauty-bestie-my-bebe-love.JPG" title=""Beauty and the Bestie" and "My Bebe Love"" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />MMFF did not announce figures for each film to protect other entries in the festival such as "Buy Now Die Later," "Nilalang" and "Honor Thy Father."  <b><i>- TheSummitExpress.com</i></b></div>

OFFICIAL: MMFF rakes in P468 million after 4 days, names Top 4 Films

MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) has raked in P 468 million in box-office gross after 4 days in theaters of 8 co...

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MMFF 2015 Update: 'My Bebe Love,' 'Beauty and the Bestie' lead box-office race (Day 3)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The romantic comedy film 'My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore' and comedy-action movie 'Beauty and the Bestie' are in tight race for the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) box-office based on the latest figures released by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for three-day period in theaters.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf6Xw32fV7Cl7REp9hnySidStCXMWcWPLaCBMYLc5uUurDyBFXceTHo4ouCNtgPH7uA4vNCeS1XRpRPCovaywDxJ9rPfwZEiwB_4v0vxhLDgOAKdPTaLmkSxqTmr8L3fYHQA4ycZMjr9C/s1600/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BESTIE-my-bebe-love-ticket-awapping-issue.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt=" 'My Bebe Love,' 'Beauty and the Bestie' lead MMFF 2015 box-office race (Day 3)" border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf6Xw32fV7Cl7REp9hnySidStCXMWcWPLaCBMYLc5uUurDyBFXceTHo4ouCNtgPH7uA4vNCeS1XRpRPCovaywDxJ9rPfwZEiwB_4v0vxhLDgOAKdPTaLmkSxqTmr8L3fYHQA4ycZMjr9C/s640/BEAUTY-AND-THE-BESTIE-my-bebe-love-ticket-awapping-issue.jpg" title=" 'My Bebe Love,' 'Beauty and the Bestie' lead MMFF 2015 box-office race (Day 3)" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />In a report to Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP), MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos said 'My Bebe Love' is leading with P159 million citing data from December 25 to 4p.m. of December 27 (Day 3.)<br /><br />Produced by five giant film outfits OctoArts Films, MZET, APT, MEDA, and GMA Films, 'My Bebe Love' stars veteran comedians Vic Sotto and Ai Ai delas Alas and breakout stars of 2015, the AlDub loveteam composed of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Star Cinema and Viva Fims movie 'Beauty and the Bestie' raked in P131 million in the same period. The flick stars box-office comedian Vice Ganda, 'King of Teleserye' Coco Martin and bankable loveteam of JaDine (James Reid and Nadine Lustre.)<br /><br />Jericho Rosales and Jennylyn Mercado -led movie '#WalangForever' entered the top 3 slot with P36 million. Both stars won the top acting awards in the recently concluded MMFF Awards night. <br /><br /><b>READ</b>: <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/complete-list-winners-mmff-2015-awards-night.html" rel="nofollow">COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night</a><br /><br />'Haunted Mansion' starring Janella Salvador, Marlo Mortel, Jerome Ponce placed fourth with P29 million. <br /><br />Here's the Summary of Box-office Gross (as of December 27, 2015 at 4PM)<br /><br />1. My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore - P159M<br />2. Beauty and the Bestie - P 131M<br />3. #Walang Forever - P 36M<br />4. Haunted Mansion - P 29M<br /><br />MMDA did not announced figures for other MMFF entries <i>All You Need is Pag-ibig, Buy Now Die Later, Nilalang, at Honor Thy Father</i>. - <i><b>TheSummitExpress.com</b></i></div>

MMFF 2015 Update: 'My Bebe Love,' 'Beauty and the Bestie' lead box-office race (Day 3)

MANILA, Philippines - The romantic comedy film 'My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore' and comedy-action movie 'Beauty and the Bestie'...

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Netizens express mixed reactions on MMFF 2015 Awards results, scandals

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night is over but netizens expressed their dismay and sentiments over the results with '#RIPMMFF2015' and '#MMFF2015Scandal' trended on social media early Monday, December 28.<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/AVvXsEg1CjLfFc56MD8vLXYoWjE0KgY4xHCdTJHTC-tecGHeR1DWaQruUolxrEls2a6qxeek8QFZyN60ZTC7OKeRQU-GQXpoHH2i9-F7Z3v05yaYu2_oRj5jfglJQcgH1q-uPqOhy_Br2-uGMWyg/s1600/aldub-erik-matti.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="My Bebe Love' stars Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza" border="0" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CjLfFc56MD8vLXYoWjE0KgY4xHCdTJHTC-tecGHeR1DWaQruUolxrEls2a6qxeek8QFZyN60ZTC7OKeRQU-GQXpoHH2i9-F7Z3v05yaYu2_oRj5jfglJQcgH1q-uPqOhy_Br2-uGMWyg/s640/aldub-erik-matti.jpg" title="My Bebe Love' stars Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'My Bebe Love' stars Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza (L) and 'Honor Thy Father' director Erik Matti (R)<br />Photo Credit: Maine Mendoza and Erik Matti/Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Newcomer 'Yaya Dub' won Best Supporting Actress Award</b><br /><br />While the AlDub Nation (fans of Alden Richards and Maine Mendoza) are rejoicing for her first acting award as she won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for 'My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore' movie, some netizens questioned if Yaya Dub really deserves her latest achievement.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Totoo naman talaga na Maine doesn't deserve that award. LIKE HELLO from the other side!! Nahiya naman si Nova Villa!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a></div>— Eldan De Leon (@EldanDeLeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/EldanDeLeon/status/681284411900313600" rel="nofollow">December 28, 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">Its more fun in Philippines <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ktw55uQydQ" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/Ktw55uQydQ</a></div>— Solid ABSCBN (@EchosarangFrog) <a href="https://twitter.com/EchosarangFrog/status/681284080005062657" rel="nofollow">December 28, 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">She did her best,but her best wasn't good enough Kaya nmn hindi syA deserving <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a></div>— SurFer (@nhenen1217) <a href="https://twitter.com/nhenen1217/status/681273717939306497" rel="nofollow">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />But instead of bashing Maine, some netizens believed that the MMFF committe should be blamed on how they chose the winners. <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/AVvXsEhWJVH5ZRhO9bAnvc2Oe3rbkeIjneMz0HMYIIyzSoFoW12R1H8WfjMpjHJLFZpizh0d0wwAXcepl5WfwMQ9a3UnijXNzl7D0HKNczzhVVLREKiZQ7t-ngqJ0IhUt1M0AnZJrh9r1Rxi8oeo/s1600/mmff-trend2.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="netizens dismayed over MMFF results" border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWJVH5ZRhO9bAnvc2Oe3rbkeIjneMz0HMYIIyzSoFoW12R1H8WfjMpjHJLFZpizh0d0wwAXcepl5WfwMQ9a3UnijXNzl7D0HKNczzhVVLREKiZQ7t-ngqJ0IhUt1M0AnZJrh9r1Rxi8oeo/s640/mmff-trend2.jpg" title="netizens dismayed over MMFF results" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo Credit: Twitter/@xcpaultigs</td></tr></tbody></table><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">I'm a Kapamilya fan. And I believe maine or ADN should not be blame, but rather the poor process(judges) in choosing winners. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a></div>— ♞⚜ ℕoel ⚜♞ (@ddNZone) <a href="https://twitter.com/ddNZone/status/681281829035315200" rel="nofollow">December 28, 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"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a> I cant believe those people who hate Maine Mendoza. I mean, why? As if she's the one who declared and claim the award is hers</div>— Jess (@jessafaya) <a href="https://twitter.com/jessafaya/status/681280477840293888" rel="nofollow">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Fans also defended the 'Eat Bulaga' star and expressed disappointments on how other fandoms reacted to the issue.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Winners are innocents yet they are harboring too much hurtful words. Poor bashers. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF2015</a></div>— Rommel Magtalas (@iamrommelg) <a href="https://twitter.com/iamrommelg/status/681300530010836994" rel="nofollow">December 28, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><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/AVvXsEjOqL3Lk2K8-VlVu9aiX63bTY-Fm1kWc5939fvqhyphenhypheneXarxmm1QYcPQW1urcdfSSkjNYmMYDVGym-VrlCHCLNbM3abdYxW98weunhWItXyIKkGxAQBTLmVq1yWovb3d0Da-QQKIWatqmDFG6/s1600/mmff-trend1.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="AlDub reactions Maine best supporting actress" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqL3Lk2K8-VlVu9aiX63bTY-Fm1kWc5939fvqhyphenhypheneXarxmm1QYcPQW1urcdfSSkjNYmMYDVGym-VrlCHCLNbM3abdYxW98weunhWItXyIKkGxAQBTLmVq1yWovb3d0Da-QQKIWatqmDFG6/s640/mmff-trend1.jpg" title="AlDub reactions Maine best supporting actress" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Photo Credit: Twitter/@ElanGabby</td></tr></tbody></table>On Monday, Maine Mendoza who is currently on her vacation in Japan reacted to all the bashers and thanked fans for the support.<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Bago pa ako ibash ng sambayanan, mauuna na ako.. Bakit ako? Pero maraming salamat po! Magandang umaga sa lahat!</div>— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/681254649983139841" rel="nofollow">December 27, 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">To EVERYONE, <a href="https://t.co/hrmZVKj0cT" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/hrmZVKj0cT</a></div>— Maine Mendoza (@mainedcm) <a href="https://twitter.com/mainedcm/status/680941455955722240" rel="nofollow">December 27, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br /><b>'Honor Thy Father' Disqualification Case draws sentiments</b><br /><br />Erik Matti, the director of the controversial film 'Honor Thy Father' (Con-Man) was a no-show at the recently cocluded MMFF Awards night. But instead, he gave his his acceptance speech read by Shiel Calde of Reality Entertainment at the ceremony.<br /><br />The speech highlights Matti's disappointments on MMFF trends and encouraged change in the Philippine film industry.<br /><br /><i>"Sa kabila ng lahat, magandang gabi pa rin sa inyo.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>Kahit kailan po, hindi ako gumawa ng pelikula para magka-award. At kung may mga reklamo man ako sa MMFF, hindi ‘yan tungkol sa pagdisqualify niyo sa <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/honor-thy-father-disqualified-at-mmff-2015-best-picture-race.html" rel="nofollow">Honor Thy Father from the Best Picture category</a>. Naglabas na ng <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.196090320735697.1073741830.183570848654311&type=3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">statement ang producer namin na si Dondon Monteverde</a>. Sang-ayon ako sa mga sinabi niya doon. Mas malalim kesa d’yan ang disappointment ko sa MMFF.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>Mula sa pagpili niyo ng mga sineng isasali hanggang sa pagkunsinti niyo sa masahol na trato ng mga sinehan sa ibang pelikula, lalo na ng maliliit na producers, para sa isang die-hard movie fan na gaya ko, hindi ko na halos makilala ang film festival na dati kong hinangaan at nirespeto.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>Maraming salamat na lang sa libreng publicity at higit sa lahat, sa pagbukas ng pinto para pag-usapan na sa wakas ng filmmakers pati ng moviegoers ang mga hinahangad nilang pagbabago sa MMFF.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>Sa lahat naman ng Pilipinong hindi pa rin nagsasawang manood ng mga gawa namin dito, salamat sa inyo. You deserve better. Kaya tulungan niyo naman kami. Demand for better films! Demand for more choices in the cinemas! Kaya pa natin baguhin ‘to. Hindi ako titigil kung hindi rin kayo titigil.</i><br /><i><br /></i> <i>Hindi na ito tungkol sa Honor Thy Father. Buong industriya ng paggawa at panonood sa pelikulang Pilipino ang usapan na ‘to. Kaya, salamat na rin sa inyo, MMFF. Binuhay niyo ang pag-asa ko para sa pagbabago."</i><br /><br />On Twitter, Matti posted sentiments on alleged 'MMFF 2015 Scandal.'<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="tl">Sa dumi nitong <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015</a> di ako naniniwala na best director ako. I'm sure di rin nila alam ano ang best directing. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015Scandal?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015Scandal</a></div>— Erik Matti (@ErikMatti) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErikMatti/status/681141965178728448" rel="nofollow">December 27, 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="tl">May ticket swapping na, may lutuan pa sa loob. San ka pa lulugar? Walang kawala! Lahat na inayos nila. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greedy?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#greedy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015AwardsNight?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015AwardsNight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF</a></div>— Erik Matti (@ErikMatti) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErikMatti/status/681132231759392769" rel="nofollow">December 27, 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="tl">Tandaan nyo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalangForever?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#WalangForever</a> sa pwesto nyo <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015Scandal?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015Scandal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015AwardsNight?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015AwardsNight</a></div>— Erik Matti (@ErikMatti) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErikMatti/status/681128864928632832" rel="nofollow">December 27, 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="tl">Meron daw <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mmfforganizer?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#mmfforganizer</a> na kasosyo sa isa o dalawang mmff film? Tingnan ang winners. Nandiyan lang ang sagot. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015Scandal?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015Scandal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RIPMMFF?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#RIPMMFF</a></div>— Erik Matti (@ErikMatti) <a href="https://twitter.com/ErikMatti/status/681125721163563009" rel="nofollow">December 27, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><br />Netizen <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/kip-oebanda/the-disqualification-of-honor-thy-father-an-issue-of-governance/10153732163983592" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kip Oebanda on Facebook</a> shared his reaction on the disqualification of 'Honor thy Father' and said it is an issue of governance. <br /><br /><i>"1. I am not discrediting the results. I think that everyone is a victim in this instance. The director of #WalangForever herself has expressed dismay at the disqualification on Twitter. The loss of credibility of the awards is a structural issue. A transparency issue. 2. This is not an argument for the quality. I am not saying one kind of film is better than the other. I will keep that judgment to myself . 3. I am not flat out accusing MMDA of corruption. I am merely pointing out structural problems that could inevitably lend itself to corruption or the perception of corruption. Being perceived as corrupt is pretty bad."</i><br /><br />Do you think this alleged MMFF 2015 scandals will change next year's festival? Do you believe that the quality of our movies nowadays is degrading as more producers target is just to earn big money? <i>- TheSummitExpress.com</i><br /><br /><b>RELATED STORIES</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/complete-list-winners-mmff-2015-awards-night.html" rel="nofollow">COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/mmff-issues-statement-on-honor-thy-father-disqualification.html" rel="nofollow">MMFF issues statement on 'Honor Thy Father' disqualification from Best Picture Category</a></li><li><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/maine-mendoza-wins-best-supporting-actress-at-mmff-2015.html" rel="nofollow">Maine Mendoza wins Best Supporting Actress at MMFF 2015</a></li></ul></div>

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Maine Mendoza wins Best Supporting Actress at MMFF 2015

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Maine Mendoza known as 'Yaya Dub' bagged her first acting award at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) held on Sunday, December 27 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center in 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/AVvXsEizxzIBLUvD4jaG6PJhD9WYLSoNn1Vc6kh1z_3g6A1M2-CVSV-glVs8xgWC2vzr5T9I1CM6gxs7iQd5GWzbkbHYspDu2i09y8zCW_UkE77aO8TlbtKreDRzC0KtAkgh-fIN-Nd4Hc4B9INn/s1600/maine-mendoza.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Maine Mendoza wins MMFF acting award" border="0" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxzIBLUvD4jaG6PJhD9WYLSoNn1Vc6kh1z_3g6A1M2-CVSV-glVs8xgWC2vzr5T9I1CM6gxs7iQd5GWzbkbHYspDu2i09y8zCW_UkE77aO8TlbtKreDRzC0KtAkgh-fIN-Nd4Hc4B9INn/s640/maine-mendoza.JPG" title="Maine Mendoza wins MMFF acting award" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CONGRATULATIONS. Maine Mendoza wins MMFF acting award</td></tr></tbody></table>MMFF organizing committee named Maine of the popular loveteam AlDub as the 'Best Supporting Actress' for her role in the Jose Javier Reyes film 'My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore.'<br /><br /><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><div dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015</a> Best Festival Supporting Actress goes to Maine Mendoza for My Bebe Love <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KiligPaMore?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#KiligPaMore</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MMFF2015AwardsNight?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#MMFF2015AwardsNight</a> <a href="https://t.co/wcU7UjgvRv" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/wcU7UjgvRv</a></div>— MMFF Official (@mmfilmfest) <a href="https://twitter.com/mmfilmfest/status/681115341817159680" rel="nofollow">December 27, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></center><b>RELATED STORY</b><br /><a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/complete-list-winners-mmff-2015-awards-night.html" rel="nofollow">COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night</a><br /><br />The romantic comedy 'My Bebe Love' also stars her on-screen partner Alden Richards and veterans Vic Sotto and Ai Ai dela Alas.<br /><br />In a report from GMA News, it says that <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2015/12/my-bebe-love-holds-highest-first-day-gross-for-all-filipino-films.html" rel="nofollow">'My Bebe Love' broke record</a> for the highest first day gross for any Filipino film after garnering P60.5 million total ticket sales last December 25.<br /><br />'My Bebe Love' also won Gatpuno Villegas 3rd Best Picture Award.</div>

Maine Mendoza wins Best Supporting Actress at MMFF 2015

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COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - The 41st Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) organizers announced the complete list of winners and awardees for the 2015 film competition in the awards night held on Sunday, December 27 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center in Quezon City.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXUf3lMIucgwpcELBRrShErLZPEhF0zlNnwoNfBU20Ne08Qo_L9A56GGfBwzlKGNIhFbRtIjd80Z_ArcgnPT9CHdlF0gBsU5EimYk9JYqDrP9jQTRkddddYXq9ATaLTia7_fIS6IRryhQ/s1600/MMFF-2015-winners.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night" border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXUf3lMIucgwpcELBRrShErLZPEhF0zlNnwoNfBU20Ne08Qo_L9A56GGfBwzlKGNIhFbRtIjd80Z_ArcgnPT9CHdlF0gBsU5EimYk9JYqDrP9jQTRkddddYXq9ATaLTia7_fIS6IRryhQ/s640/MMFF-2015-winners.jpg" title="COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 awards night" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />Eight (8) official entries have competed for the 2015 MMFF major award categories such as best picture, best actor, best actress and best director.<br /><br />Entries to MMFF 2015 include 'Beauty and the Bestie,' 'My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore,' 'All You Need Is Pag-Ibig,' 'Haunted Mansion,' 'Buy Now, Die Later,' 'Honor Thy Father,' 'Nilalang' and 'Walang Forever.'<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xci-CMglvkoRFtUSnweADZCLLaQwXg5zUt3XL80kgDqBzLo_e3imuQkMoYw8WODjWBPJrHNApeDQXNZl2-QPb0mYyMQCGdhSPQveMsgDVX81JWlheFhdbQ-PKFO6OLejeuPA36G70jP1/s1600/8-mmff-2015-entries.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="8 Entries to MMFF 2015" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Xci-CMglvkoRFtUSnweADZCLLaQwXg5zUt3XL80kgDqBzLo_e3imuQkMoYw8WODjWBPJrHNApeDQXNZl2-QPb0mYyMQCGdhSPQveMsgDVX81JWlheFhdbQ-PKFO6OLejeuPA36G70jP1/s640/8-mmff-2015-entries.jpg" title="8 Entries to MMFF 2015" width="560" /></a></div><br /><br />This year's MMFF also includes 5 full-length entries under New Wave category. This includes 'Ari: My Life with a King,' 'Mandirigma,'Tandem,' 'Toto,' and 'Turo Turo.' Finalists were shown from December 17-24 at Glorietta 4, SM Megamall, and Robinsons Movieworld Cinemas.<br /><br />The mainstream festival has kicked-off on Friday, December 25, 2015 and will have ongoing nationwide screening until January 7, 2016. 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/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 /><br /><b>Here is the complete list of winners for the 2015 MMFF </b>(Refresh page for the updates):<br /><br /><b>Major Awards</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Picture:</li><li>Second Best Picture:</li><li>Third Best Picture:</li><li>Best Actress:</li><li>Best Actor:</li><li>Best Director:</li><li>Best Supporting Actress:</li><li>Best Supporting Actor:</li><li>Best Child Performer:</li><li>Best Screenplay:</li><li>Best Original Story:</li><li>Best Editor:</li><li>Best Cinematographer:</li><li>Best Production Design:</li><li>Best Visual Effects:</li><li>Best Sound Engineer:</li><li>Best Musical Score:</li><li>Best Theme Song:</li><li>Best Festival Make-up Artist:</li></ul><br /><b>Special Awards</b><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Gat Puno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award:</li><li>FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence:</li><li>Commemorative Award for Vision and Leadership:</li><li>Commemorative Award for Vision and Leadership:</li><li>Guillermo de Vega Memorial Award (posthumous):</li><li>Celeb Face of the Night:</li><li>Best Float Award:</li><li>Youth Choice Award:</li></ul><br /><b>41st MMFF New Wave Awards Night Winners</b><br /><br />Full Feature Category<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Picture:</li><li>Special Jury Prize:</li><li>Best Director:</li><li>Best Actor:</li><li>Best Supporting Actor:</li><li>Best Actress:</li><li>Best Supporting Actress:</li></ul><br />Animation Category<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Picture:</li><li>Special Jury Prize:</li></ul><br />Student Short Film Category<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Best Picture:</li><li>Special Jury Prize:</li></ul><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 />2015 is the first festival under the current organizing committee and MMDA chairman Emerson Carlos, after his predecessor Francis Tolentino resigned from his post in October 2015, to run for the Philippine Senate in the 2016 elections.<br /><br />The MMFF Awards Night (Gabi ng Parangal ) 2015 hosted by Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion will be aired via delayed telecast at 9:00 p.m. Saturday on TV5 thru a co-production with Viva Entertainment. - <i>TheSummitExpress.com</i></div>

COMPLETE LIST: Winners, MMFF 2015 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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