2018 Metro Manila Film Festival

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2018 Metro Manila Film Festival
44th Metro Manila Film Festival
Awards Gabi ng Parangal (transl. Awards Night)
No. of films8
Festival dateDecember 25, 2018 (2018-12-25) to January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07)
MMFF chronology

The 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 44th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (except IMAX and 4D theaters).

Contents

Entries

Announcement of the final eight films which featured in the 2018 MMFF. October 9, 2018. MMFF 2018 Oct 9 entries announcement.jpg
Announcement of the final eight films which featured in the 2018 MMFF. October 9, 2018.

Feature films

The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee announced four of the eight official entries in June 2018. The first four films were selected based from the script submission. [1] [2] On October 9, the last four films were announced by the MMFF Selection Committee headed by National Artist for Literature, Bienvenido Lumbera. They are all finished films. [3]

TitleStarringProduction companyDirectorGenre
First batch
Aurora Anne Curtis Viva Films, Aliud EntertainmentYam Laranas Horror, Thriller, Suspense
Fantastica Vice Ganda, Richard Gutierrez, Dingdong Dantes Star Cinema, Viva Films Barry Gonzales Fantasy, Comedy
The Girl in the Orange Dress Jericho Rosales and Jessy Mendiola Star Cinema, Quantum Films, MJM ProductionJay Abello Romance, Comedy
Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles Coco Martin, Maine Mendoza and Vic Sotto CCM Film Productions, APT Entertainment, M-Zet Productions Mike Tuviera Action, Thriller, Comedy
Second batch
Mary, Marry Me Toni Gonzaga, Alex Gonzaga and Sam Milby TEN17P, TINCAN RC delos Reyes Romantic comedy
One Great Love Dennis Trillo, Kim Chiu and JC de Vera Regal Entertainment Eric Quizon Romance, Drama
Otlum Ricci Rivero and Jerome Ponce Horseshoe ProductionsJoven Tan Horror
Rainbow's Sunset Eddie Garcia, Tony Mabesa, Gloria Romero and Sunshine Dizon Heaven's Best Entertainment Joel Lamangan Family drama

Short films

A short film competition for students was organized as part of the film festival. A total of 123 entries were submitted with eight of them selected as finalists. The eight selected short films were screened alongside the official eight full-length films during the whole official run of the film festival. [4]

TitleDirectorSchool
Balita
(transl. News)		Harold Joshua Singzon Centro Escolar University
Binibini 14. Beverly Lagdameo
(transl. Miss 14. Beverly Lagdameo)		Neil Adrien ReyesDe La Salle – College of St. Benilde
Dalawampung Pisong Pag-asa
(transl. Twenty Pesos Hope)		Pauleen ValdezSt. Dominic College of Asia
Kasilyas
(transl. Restroom)		Leslie Ann Ramirez Bulacan State University
Padyak
(transl. Stomp)		Venice AwitinNorthern Mindanao Colleges
Paraiso
(transl. Paradise)		Carlo Lopez University of the Philippines Diliman
Tahanan
(transl. Home)		Demetrio Celestino III Catanduanes State University
Sasagot Ka Pa?
(transl. Will You Answer Back)		Ronald Van Angelo DulatreDe La Salle – College of St. Benilde

Parade of Stars

The Parade of Stars of the 2018 MMFF. Parade of Stars 2018.jpg
The Parade of Stars of the 2018 MMFF.

Parañaque was selected as the host city of the launch of the metropolis-wide film festival in March 2018 by the MMFF Executive Committee. [5] The hosting coincides with the 20th anniversary of Parañaque's conversion into a city. [6]

The traditional Parade of Stars which featured floats of the film festival's eight entries took place in Parañaque on December 23, 2018 and was planned to traverse a route measuring 12.3 km (7.6 mi). [7] The parade began near Shopwise Santana Grove in Parañaque, where an estimated crowd of 300,000 waited for the start of the event, [7] and ended on Bradco Avenue. The parade route also included Dr. Santos Avenue, V. Medina Avenue, Quirino Avenue, NAIA Road, and Macapagal Boulevard. The Parañaque Traffic and Parking Management Office closed a significant portion of Dr. A. Santos Avenue starting from Sta. Rita Avenue from vehicular traffic beginning of noon of the day of the parade with assembly and preparation of the event scheduled to begin at 1pm. [5] The normally eastbound lanes of Dr. A. Santos Avenue from Soreena to Kabihasnan, eastbound lanes of NAIA Road from Quirino Avenue to Macapagal Boulevard, and southbound lanes of Macapagal Boulevard from NAIA Road to Bradco Avenue were also temporarily opened for counterflow in an effort to manage anticipated heavy traffic situation caused by the parade. [6]

Heavy rain disrupted the parade program causing delays with the floats stuck in mud at the starting point of the parade. Besides the float of the eight featured films of the MMFF, the parade was supposed to be joined by the floats of the Parañaque local government and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority but their vehicles were not reportedly present in the starting area. The float, featuring the film Fantastica , was the first float to leave the assembly area at 1:25 pm [7] albeit without members of its cast. The Fantastica cast boarded their film's float vehicle an hour later. The Girl in the Orange Dress float followed Fantastica's float with Jericho Rosales and Jessy Mendiola. By 3:30 pm, only three out of eight floats has managed to get out of the mud with One Great Love joining the vehicles of Fantastica and Girl in the Orange Dress. [7] The float of Mary, Marry Me was the fourth and final vehicle able to join the parade. [8]

The Jack Em Popoy cast opted to leave their float behind and boarded a truck instead. [9] The cast of Otlum and Rainbow’s Sunset also did the same and boarded another vehicle while the cast of Aurora left their float but Anne Curtis is using her own van to head straight to Aseana where the parade ended. [10]

At least two million were estimated to have witnessed the event live. [7]

Awards

2018 Metro Manila Film Festival
Gabi ng Parangal
DateDecember 27, 2018 (2018-12-27)
Site The Theatre at Solaire, Parañaque
Hosted byJanno Gibbs, Mark Bautista, and Nina Dolino
Highlights
Best Picture Rainbow's Sunset
Best Director Joel Lamangan
Rainbow's Sunset
Best Actor Dennis Trillo
One Great Love
Best Actress Gloria Romero
Rainbow's Sunset
Most awardsRainbow's Sunset (11)
Television coverage
Network ABS-CBN

The Gabi ng Parangal (transl. Awards Night) of the 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival was held at The Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque on December 27, 2018. [11] The awards night was hosted by Janno Gibbs, Mark Bautista, and Niña Dolino. [12]

Christopher de Leon, Gina Alajar and Joanna Ampil are the new members of the MMFF jury for the 2018 edition of the film festival. [13]

Major awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡). Nominations are also listed if applicable. [14]

Best Picture Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Child Performer Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography Best Production Design
Best Editing Best Sound
Best Original Theme Song Best Musical Score
Best Visual Effects Best Float
  • Ernest Villanueva and Gem Garcia – Aurora ‡
    • Mothership – Fantastica
    • Ralph Soriano – Otlum
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence
Special Jury Prize

Other awards

Short Film category

Multiple awards

AwardsFilm
11 Rainbow's Sunset
5 Aurora
3 Jack Em Popoy: The Puliscredibles
One Great Love

Box office gross

On January 8, 2019, a day after the official run of the 2018 MMFF concluded, the Metro Manila Development Authority announced that 2018 MMFF recorded the highest ever box office gross in the whole history of the film festival earning a total ₱1.060 billion. The previous record was held by the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival which earned ₱10 million less than the 2018 edition. On January 10, 2019 it was announced that the top four grossing films (in no particular order) were: Aurora, Fantastica , Jack Em Popoy , and Mary, Marry Me . By that time only Aurora has publicly released its earnings. According to Cinema Bravo, Aurora grossed ₱107 million [15]

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  15. ↑ "MMFF 2018 breaks box office record". BusinessWorld. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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