Entries from Coco Martin and Vice Ganda will be part of this year's Metro Manila Film Festival
MANILA - Four feature films have been chosen as official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017.
Based on script submissions, the MMFF executive committee announced on Friday the first half of the so-called "Magic 8."
It includes Coco Martin's adaptation of "Ang Panday," and Star Cinema's superhero flick "The Revengers," which stars Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla, and Pia Wurtzbach.
Also part of the "Magic 8" are "Almost is Not Enough" directed by Dan Villegas and starring Jennylyn Mercado and Jericho Rosales; and Antonio Reyes' "Love Traps #FamilyGoals" top-billed by Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta.
The other four, which will be picked from finished film submissions, will be announced at a later date.
The executive committee said that the new rule in choosing entries is in pursuit of "both artistic excellence and audience appeal that can equate to more benefits to its target industry beneficiaries."