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[Jade Francomb @jadefrancomb]

Those born in 2000-2004 got the perfect mix of old-school and modern. It's the greatest generation of all time.

[a n x i e t y @ohanxiety]

Affirm this now.

[Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR) @sffrPinoyRebyu]

THE SCORES ARE IN!

A total of 18 Society members were able to watch at least 5 entries from the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 as of January 2.

Click the individual photos to see how our members rated the 8 entries of the MMFF. The MMFF is ongoing until January 7.

#MMFF51

[Jun Robles Lana @junrobleslana]

As a filmmaker, what you choose not to put in the final cut is often as crucial as what stays in. These photos are from a scene in "Call Me Mother"that we spent weeks planning and an entire day shooting. It was a massive parkour sequence: Twinkle, in a desperate dash to get her child to the hospital, runs out of the shower in nothing but a towel. Trapped in a narrow alley packed with cars caught in traffic, she realizes that her only way forward is to bypass the pavement entirely, launching into incredible parkour stunts and mid-air flips over the traffic below.

It was a logistical beast. While we were filming inside the house, parkour rehearsals were happening simultaneously outside to ensure the choreography aligned with our storyboards, plan the camera angles, and prioritize the safety of Meme. We had a huge setup: VFX teams, stunt directors, additional safety officers, and a high-end 3-camera rig. Through it all, Meme was a total trooper, wearing a harness and running on car roofs even as the rain began to pour.

It was visually spectacular. Everyone was excited to see Twinkle doing "impossible" parkour while perfectly balancing a towel on her head. But in the end I cut it. It wasn't easy. I wanted to honor the hard work of my cast and crew and the investment of my producers, but while the scene worked on paper and was technically impressive, it felt tonally out of place once edited into the sequence. The absurdity was just too high, it risked derailing the grounded comedy we needed to make the eventual shift into heavy drama feel seamless.

From cutting Mara’s "Squid Game" style pageant training to removing the PBB cast’s samurai confrontation, my editor Ben Tolentino and I were relentless. Ultimately, filmmaking isn't about flexing the spectacle or showing off your technical range as a director. It’s about honoring the story above all else, even if that means leaving your most ambitious work on the cutting room floor.

[Jun Robles Lana @junrobleslana]

For decades, the MMFF was the "people's festival." It was the one time of year when ordinary workers took their children to the mall to see their idols. But today, a family of four would need at least ₱1,500 just to enter the theater, not including transportation or even a single bag of popcorn.
By pricing the ordinary Filipino out of the theater, the industry hasn't just lost customers, it has lost its soul. Cinema has shifted from a shared national culture to a middle-class privilege.
You cannot promote a "National" Film Festival while maintaining prices that exclude the nation. Until we admit that cinema has become a luxury that the "₱500 Noche Buena" family cannot afford, we are simply watching the slow, expensive sunset of Philippine cinema.

[Denverrr @demboiii]

The Official Theatrical Posters I designed for Star Cinema's Call Me Mother (2025). An official entry to the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival.

Directed by Jun Lana
Starring @vicegandako and #NadineLustre

#CallMeMother

[SINEGANG.ph @sinegangdotph]

For this year's #MMFF2025, we bring live updates on the ratings* of Letterboxd users with Boodle Fight! You may still catch the 8 entries in cinemas nationwide.

*These ratings were manually calculated based on the total tally of ratings on the website.

[dane @twigsswift]

MY GAWDD this is for benjamin, for girlie, for peter, for mark, for panying, for bambi, for bernice, for erika, for natalia, for arci, for gandarra, for petra, and for every character she played sa mmff! 😭

[Bi Abunda @titobi_abunda]

JUN ROBLES LANA, the best actor maker that you are

Paolo Ballesteros - MMFF 2016 (Die Beatiful)
Martin del Rosario - PPP 2019 (Panti Sisters)
Christian Bables - MMFF 2021 (Big Night)
Vice Ganda - MMFF 2025 (Call Me Mother)

[epan / ipan @efanhamza]

I’ve lost myself. My spark, my confidence, my peace.

I don’t know when it started, but it hurts to realize I’ve been pretending to be okay for so long.

I just want to feel like myself again, not this empty version that’s merely existing.

[Big Timi @OrevaZSN]

I just want to bounce back man, I really miss my spark.

[lexi, MD🔜🩺 @bratzburn]

How big is ₱35,240,000,000.00?

To exhaust that amount in just one year, you would need to spend a staggering ₱96.85 million every single day. Sounds unreal? Even if you decided to spend ₱3 million a day, it would still take you 32 years and 4 months before the money finally runs out.

In a real-life situation, ₱35.24 billion could have funded the complete 4-year college education of 1.7 million Filipino students, assuming an average tuition of ₱20,000 per semester. That’s an entire generation of future professionals whose dreams could have been secured with this amount.

That is how massive ₱35.24 billion is. Ganun ka kalala, Zaldy Co!

[manic pixie dani girl @denielemein]

in light of ABS-CBN Sagip Pelikula’s shutdown, this thread honors their legacy through the art that helped bring these classics back to life.

⊹₊ ⋆ justin besana’s posters for ABS-CBN Film Restoration project: a thread

[Jun Robles Lana @junrobleslana]

She's back. And she's unlike anything you've ever seen before. Hilda Koronel as Sisa. ❤️ Feeling incredibly grateful for this moment. #SISA

[Jun Robles Lana @junrobleslana]

This has been one of the most rewarding filmmaking experiences of my life. We poured our hearts into creating a film that would resonate deeply, and the response has been overwhelming. "And the Breadwinner Is" is a testament to the power of love, collaboration, and shared vision. I'm eternally grateful to Vice, our incredible cast and crew, and Star Cinema for bringing this story to life. #AndTheBreadwinnerIs Special shoutout to our indefatigable writers Daisy and Jumbo! Your writing is one of the reasons why this film shines.

[The IdeaFirst Company @theideafirst_co]

KABOG NA WINNER! 🥖🌟

The Asia’s Unkabogable Phenomenal Box Office Superstar Vice Ganda was awarded a SPECIAL JURY CITATION at this year’s MMFF50 Gabi ng Parangal 🏆

#AndTheBreadwinnerIs, a film by Jun Robles Lana and an official entry to the #MMFF50 – NOW SHOWING IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE! 💖🎄

[uno. @juanarchist]

meme vice was so real for this 💀 #MMFF50GabiNgParangal

[CinemaBravo @cinemabravoph]

JUST IN: Special Jury Citation award goes to Vice Ganda as Bambi for 'And The Breadwinner Is...' at #MMFF2024 Gabi ng Parangal.
#MMFF50GabiNgParangal #ViceGanda #AndTheBreadwinnerIs