41st Metro Manila Film Festival
| 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
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| Date | December 25, 2015 to January 7, 2016 |
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| Best Picture | #Walang Forever |
| Most awards | #Walang Forever (6) |
The 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 41st edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival held in Metro Manila and throughout the Philippines. It organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA, a government agency. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (except IMAX theaters).
The festival began on December 23, 2015, kicking-off with the traditional Parada ng mga Artista (Parade of the Stars) float parade from Mall of Asia in Pasay to Quirino Grandstand in Manila. Showings are from December 25 until January 7.
The Gabi ng Parangal (Awards Night) was held on December 27 at the Kia Theatre, Araneta Center, Quezon City, hosted by KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez. Both the Parade of Stars and the Awards Night are aired via delayed telecast on TV5 thru a co-production with Viva Entertainment.
Metro Manila Film Festival reported that the total earnings of the festival was 1 billion pesos (Dec. 25-Jan. 6 only). It did not report the earnings for each film.
This is the first and last festival under MMDA chairman Emerson Carlos.
The official list of entries was announced on June 20, 2015. From the 21 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival.
OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment, GMA Films, MEDA Productions
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