Ni: Ador Saluta
TINUKOY na ng Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) executive committee nitong nakaraang Biyernes ang top 4 movies na pasok sa kompetisyon sa December base sa script na ipinasa sa selection committee.
Ang top four ng 2017 MMFF ay ang mga sumusunod.
ALAMIN: Mga inisyatibo ng NCCA sa pagpapakilala ng kultura ng mga katutubo
Ang Panday, director and lead actor, Rodel Nacianceno a.k.a. Coco Martin. Producer: CCM Creative Productions, Inc.
Almost Is Not Enough, director: Dan Villegas, lead actors – Jennylyn Mercado and Jericho Rosales. Producers: Quantum & MJM Productions
The Revengers, director: Joyce Bernal, lead actors – Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla and Pia Wurtzbach. Producers: Star Cinemaand Viva Films
Love Trap #Family Goals, director: Antonio Y. Reyes, lead actors – Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta. Producer: OctoArts Films
Ayon sa MMFF execom, ang script ng mga pelikulang ito ay sinuri at binusisi at karapat-dapat lang na mapabilang sa 2017 MMFF.
“With the push for artistic excellence that began in 2016, the MMFF this year under the helm of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Lim received a very encouraging and diverse roster of 26 film-entries that already crossed the so-called commercial-indie divide.”
“Our selection committee had a difficult time choosing given the quality of films. We have to thank them for their exhaustive and thorough deliberations,” pahayag ni MMFF Executive Committee Chairman Tim Orbos.
Dagdag pa ni Mr. Orbos, “We also have to give credit to this year’s rules committee which devised the two-part selection process that gave a greater latitude to interested participants for this year.”
“The film entries this year were evaluated based on the following criteria: 40% artistic excellence; 40% commercial appeal; 10% promotion of Filipino cultural and historical values & 10% global appeal.”
Ang susunod na announcement, sa November 17, malalaman ang natitirang apat pa (finished films). Ito ang kukumpleto sa walong official entries na ipapalabas sa taunang Metro Manila Film Festival na magsisimula sa December 25 at matatapos sa unang linggo ng susunod na taon.
