The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) just announced the lineup of films competing in their New Wave competition. The competition will be split into three categories: Full-Length Features, HOOQ Short Films, and Animation. All will be open-themed, making competition pretty steep as editors, writers, and directors — both old and new — are allowed to collaborate in the said festival. These selections will be screening at SM Megamall, Glorietta 4, and Robinsons Ermita from December 17 to 24.
Full-Length Features
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Ari by Carlo Enciso Catu tells the story of a boy named Jaypee (portrayed by Ronwaldo Martin — actor Coco Martin’s younger brother), and that of an old sage named Conrado (played by Kapampangan poet Francisco Guinto). Jaypee, who does not know how to speak Kapampangan, meets Conrado, the “King of Poets,” in Pampanga. This leads the young man on a journey of discovering his native language. Check out the trailer here.
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Mandirigma by Arlyn Dela Cruz depicts the true stories of struggle and peril the Philippine Marines face. Luis Alandy plays the lead character Capt. Ariel Salcedo, whose experiences on the battlefield from 2006 to 2014 are chronicled in the film. The movie also features Ping Medina, Alwin Uytinco, Victo Basa, Marc Solis, Carlo Cruz, and Mon Confiado as the main antagonist. Check out the trailer here.
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Tandem by King Palisoc is set in the traffic-laden streets of Metro Manila, where two brothers use the chaos of the city roads as a smokescreen for their shady occupation—tandem-riding robbers. Soon, a robbery goes sour, forcing the brothers to graduate from low-level thieves to high-profile hit men in an act that tests both their resolve and their relationship. The movie stars JM de Guzman, Nico Antonio, Alan Paule, Paolo O’hara, Joel Saracho, Elora Españo, Simon Ibarra, Karl Medina, BJ Flores, and Rochelle Pangilinan. Check out the trailer here.
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Toto by John Paul Su is about a young Filipino hotel room service attendant who is determined to obtain a U.S. visa. When his schemes put the lives of his loved ones in danger, he is forced to question the extremity of his actions and reevaluate the cost of fulfilling his dream. The movie stars Sid Lucero, Thou Reyes, Blake Boyd, Mara Lopez, Neil Ryan Sese, Bembol Roco, Bibeth Orteza, Liza Diño, and Rafa Siguion-Reyna.
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Turo-Turo by Ray An Dulay tackles the issue of illiteracy and that of how poverty is not a reason for anyone to be illiterate, The movie stars: Enchong Dee, Janna Dominguez, Mosang, and AJ Dee.
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HOOQ Short Films
- Ding Mangasyas (Tough Guys) by Justine Emmanuel Dizon
- Daisy by Bryan Reyes
- Momento by Jan-Kyle Nieva
- Lapis by Maricel Cariaga
- Mumu by Jean Cheryl Tagyamon
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Animation
- Marvino’s League of Superheroes by Ja Marti Escandor
- 8 by Johanna Kaye Boncodin
- Buttons by Marvel Obemio, Francis Ramirez and Jared Garcia
- Little Lights by Rivelle Mallari
- Geo by John Aurthur Mercader
The winner of Best Picture for the Full-Length Category will win P 300,000 while the winners for both the Short Film and Animation Category will be given P100,000 each.
The MMFF Awards Night is slated on December 27, 2015.
