2025 Metro Manila Film Festival
| No. of films | 8 |
|---|---|
| Festival date | December 25, 2025 to January 2026 |
The 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival to be held on December 25, 2025 to sometime in January 2026, as the 51st edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (excluding IMAX and 4D theaters).
Entries
Feature films
The first four official entries were announced on July 8, 2025, at the Glorietta in Makati, selected from 23 scripts submitted by production companies. This marks the first time that Makati is the designated host city of the MMFF which has the theme "A New Era for Philippine Cinema".[1][2]
The next four entries will be announced on September 30, 2025. It will be based on feature films submitted as finished works on or before September 15, 2025.[2][3]
The MMFF selection committee is headed by Boots Anson-Rodrigo. The entries were selected based on the following criteria: artistic excellence, commercial appeal, Filipino cultural sensibility, and global appeal.[3]
| Title | Starring | Production company | Director | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First batch | |||||
| Call Me Mother | Vice Ganda, Nadine Lustre | Star Cinema, The IdeaFirst Company, Viva Films | Jun Robles Lana | Comedy, Drama | [1] |
| Rekonek | Gerald Anderson, Gloria Diaz, Alexa Miro, Carmina Villaroel, Zoren Legaspi | Reality MM Studios | Jade Castro | Family drama | |
| Manila's Finest | Piolo Pascual | Cignal TV, Inc. | Rae Red | Crime-thriller | |
| Shake, Rattle and Roll: Evil Origins | Ivana Alawi, Francine Diaz, Kaila Estrada, Fyang Smith, Loisa Andalio, Manilyn Reynes, Janice de Belen, Carla Abellana, Ysabel Ortega, Ashley Ortega, Elijah Alejo, Richard Gutierrez, Ryan Bang, JM Ibarra, Dustin Yu, Seth Fedelin | Regal Entertainment | Shugo Praico, Joey de Guzman, Ian Lorenos | Horror, Supernatural, Anthology | |
| Second batch | |||||
| To be announced in September | |||||
Parade of Stars
Makati will host the customary Parade of the Stars float motorcade for the first time in MMFF history.[2] It is scheduled on December 19, 2025.[4]
Awards
| 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 27, 2025 |
| Site | TBA |
The Gabi ng Parangal (transl. Awards Night) of the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival will be held on December 27, 2025.[5]
References
- ^ a b Santiago, Erwin (July 8, 2025). "First four official entries to MMFF 2025 announced". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c Krishnan, Ganiel (July 8, 2025). "MMFF announces first batch of entries for 51st edition". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Murcia, Alvin (July 9, 2025). "MMDA unveils 4 official entries for 51st grand launch". Daily Tribune. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ Purnell, Kristofer (July 8, 2025). "New 'SRR,' Vice Ganda, Nadine Lustre films among MMFF 2025 1st batch". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "MMFF releases first batch of official entries for 2025 film festival". GMA News. July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
