Hindi lang ito basta filmfest—isang malaking selebrasyon ng pelikulang Pilipino ang 51st Metro Manila Film Festival ngayong Pasko 2025. Aprubado na ng MTRCB ang walong pelikulang kalahok, at handa na ang mga artista, float, at red carpet ganaps!

 8 OFFICIAL ENTRIES ng MMFF 2025

 I’MPERFECT (G Rating)

Isang puso’t kaluluwang romansa tungkol sa dalawang taong may Down Syndrome.

Bida: Krystel Go, Earl Amaba

Direk: Sigrid Bernardo

 Pinaka-family-friendly entry ngayong taon.

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 SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL: EVIL ORIGINS (R-13)

Ang nag-iisang horror entry—at pinakamahabang pelikula sa festival.

Tatlong kuwento, tatlong panahon: 1775, 2025, at 2050.

Bida: Carla Abellana, Francine Diaz, Richard Gutierrez, Ivana Alawi

The legend of fear returns.

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 CALL ME MOTHER (PG)

Balik-MMFF si Vice Ganda kasama si Nadine Lustre sa isang pelikulang may puso, tawa, at lalim.

Direk: Jun Robles Lana

May bahid ng klasikong pelikula, pero very now.

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LOVE YOU SO BAD (PG)

Isang modernong love triangle na susubok sa lakas ng DustBia at WillCa tandems.

Bida: Dustin Yu, Bianca de Vera, Will Ashley

Kilig with emotional stakes.

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BAR BOYS: AFTER SCHOOL (PG)

Sequel ng 2017 hit na mas matured, mas personal, at mas makabayan.

Direk: Kip Oebanda

“Love letter for the country,” ayon kay Sassa Gurl.

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 MANILA’S FINEST (PG)

Police drama na set noong 1969—action, history, at bigating performances.

Bida: Piolo Pascual, Enrique Gil

Direk: Raymond Red

Period film na may lalim at aksyon.

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 UNMARRY (PG)

Hindi lahat ng forever nagsisimula sa kasal.

Bida: Angelica Panganiban, Tom Rodriguez, Zanjoe Marudo, Solenn Heussaff

Direk: Jeffrey Jeturian

Tahimik pero tagos na drama—pang-award vibes.

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REKONEK (PG)

Paano kung mawala ang internet 10 araw bago mag-Pasko?

Bida: Gerald Anderson, Bela Padilla, Andrea Brillantes

Direk: Jade Castro

Smorgasbord ng pamilya, pag-ibig, at koneksyon.

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MMFF PARADE OF STARS

Disyembre 19 (Biyernes)

1:00 PM

Macapagal Blvd. to Ayala Circuit, Makati

Order ng floats:

1. I’mPerfect

2. Call Me Mother

3. Rekonek

4. Love You So Bad

5. Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins

6. Manila’s Finest

7. Bar Boys: After School

8. UnMarry

 Maghanda sa trapik—MMDA advises alternate routes.

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 PREMIERE NIGHTS SCHEDULE (7:00 PM)

Dec 15 – Manila’s Finest | Robinsons Manila

Dec 16 – Love You So Bad | Lucky Chinatown

Dec 17 – Rekonek | Trinoma

Dec 18 – Shake, Rattle & Roll | Gateway Cubao

Dec 20 – UnMarry | Trinoma

Dec 21 – I’mPerfect | SM North EDSA

Dec 22 – Bar Boys: After School | Robinsons Galleria

Dec 23 – Call Me Mother | SM Megamall

Gabi ng Parangal: December 27 | Dusit Thani Hotel

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Bottom line

Mas kaunti ang entries, pero mas diverse ang kuwento—mula horror at romansa hanggang social drama at pamilya. Kaya ngayong Pasko, imbes na ma-stress sa traffic, makisaya na lang at suportahan ang pelikulang Pilipino.