Metro Manila Film Festival Announces Lineup for 2021

On November 12, Friday, the official lineup for the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival was announced. Out of 19 submissions, 8 were chosen as the official entries for the film festival.

The lineup features 2 films starring John Arcilla, as well as the award-winning film Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather is Fine). 

The official entries are:

• Lawrence Fajardo’s A Hard Day, starring Dingdong Dantes and John Arcilla.

• Jun Robles Lana’s Big Night, starring Christian Bables, John Arcilla, Eugene Domingo, and Martin del Rosario.

• Cathy Garcia-Molina’s Love at First Stream, starring Daniela Stranner, Anthony Jennings, Kaori Oinuma, and Jeremiah Lisbo.

• Carlo Francisco Manatad’s Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather is Fine), starring Daniel Padilla and Charo Santos.

• Lester Dimaranan’s Nelia, starring Raymond Bagatsing and Winwyn Marquez

• Adolf Alix Jr’s Huwag Kang Lalabas, starring Kim Chiu, Joaquin Domagoso, Beauty Gonzalez, Aiko Melendez, and Jameson Blake.

• Fifth Solomon’s The ExorSis, starring Toni Gonzaga and Alex Gonzaga

• Louie Ignacio’s Huling Araw sa Tag-Ulan, starring Ken Chan and Rita Daniela

The Metro Manila Film Festival returns to cinemas following last year’s festival, which was held online due to the pandemic. The annual film festival will run from December 25 to January 7.