MMFF 2021: List of Official Entries + Movie Trailers

It's Christmas season! And it's Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) season again!

On November 12, 2021, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced the 8 official entries for this year's Metro Manila Film Festival. Unlike last year, this year's festival aims to return to physical theaters as the pandemic restrictions has been gradually eased by the government. But I also hope these movies will also be available via paid online streaming.

MUST-SEE: MMFF 2022: List of Official Entries + Movie Trailers

The 47th MMFF will begin on Christmas Day and will run until January 7, 2022.

MMDA and MMFF Chair Benhur Abalos, Jr. said, “It has been our desire for our theater partners to bounce back to business once again, and we are helping them build the confidence in the movie audiences and encourage them to go back to watching films where they should be enjoyed to the fullest – the cinemas. Thus, this year’s MMFF will be back in the cinemas where they initially and rightfully belong.”

From the nineteen (19) finished film submissions from various production companies, the esteemed members of the Selection Committee headed by the multi-awarded and much respected leader of the film industry, Ms. Boots Anson Roa-Rodrigo, chose the Top 8 based on the following criteria:

• Artistic Excellence – 40%;
• Commercial Appeal – 40%;
• Filipino Cultural Sensibility – 10% and
• Global Appeal – 10%.

The Official 8 Entries to the 2021 MMFF are the following (in no particular order):

MMFF 2021 ENTRIES + MOVIE TRAILERS A Hard Day Big NIght Love At First Stream Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether The Weather Is Fine) Nelia Huwag Kang Lalabas The Exorsis Huling Ulan sa Tag-Araw

Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2021 Official Entries

1. "A Hard Day"

Starring: Dingdong Dantes and John Arcilla
Directed by: Lawrence Fajardo
Produced by: Viva Communications, Inc.

2. "Big Night"

Starring: Christian Bables
Directed by: Jun Robles Lana
Produced by: Cignal Entertainment, Ideafirst Company, Octobertrain Films, and Quantum Films

3. "Love At First Stream"

Starring: Anthony Jennings, Jeremiah Lisbo, Daniela Stranner, Kaori Oinuma
Directed by: Cathy Garcia-Molina
Produced by: ABS-CBN Films Productions, Kwentolabs, Inc.

4. "Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether The Weather Is Fine)"

Starring: Daniel Padilla and Charo Santos
Directed by: Carlo Francisco Manatad
Produced by: Cinematografica, Plan C, House on Fire, etc.

5. "Nelia"

Starring: WynWyn Marquez, Raymond Bagatsing
Directed by: Lester Dimaranan
Produced by: A and Q Production Films

6. "Huwag Kang Lalabas"

Starring: Kim Chiu, Beauty Gonzales, Aiko Melendez
Directed by: Adolf Alix Jr.
Produced by: Obra Cinema

7. "The Exorsis"

Starring: Toni and Alex Gonzaga
Directed by: Fifth Solomon
Produced by: TinCan

8. "Huling Ulan sa Tag-Araw"

Starring: Ken Chan and Rita Daniela
Directed by: Louie Ignacio
Produced by: Heaven's Best Entertainment

Other official movie trailers will be added here as soon as they become available online.

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