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By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos, Philippine News Agency

The 50th edition of the MMFF, which runs from Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 7, 2025, features 10 competing entries. (File Photo: MMDA/Facebook)

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has called on the public to support and watch the 10 official entries for the 50th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF).

“Ang mga magagandang pelikulang kalahok ngayon ng golden year ng MMFF ay siguradong magbibigay ng gintong saya at magiiwan ng mga ginintuang aral (The beautiful films participating in this golden year of MMFF will surely provide golden joy and leave behind golden lessons),” Marcos said in a video message shown on cinemas.

“Tangkilikin po natin ang kwentong Pilipino. Suportahan po natin ang Metro Manila Film Festival 2024. Isama ang buong pamilya, buong barkada, at panuorin ang sampung pelikula na handog ng MMFF (Let’s patronize the Filipino story. Let’s support the Metro Manila Film Festival 2024. Bring the whole family, friends, and watch the 10 films featured by MMFF),” he added.

The 50th edition of the MMFF, which runs from Dec. 25, 2024 to Jan. 7, 2025, features 10 competing entries.

Film enthusiasts may watch “And the Breadwinner Is…,” “Espantaho,” “Green Bones,” “Hold Me Close,” “Isang Himala,” “My Future You,” “Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital,” “The Kingdom,” “Topakk” and “Uninvited.”

Marcos said the holiday season is a time for Filipino families to come together and love each other.

“Ngayong kapaskuhan, bibidang muli ang mga kuwento ng ating lahi dito ito sa espesyal na selebrasyon ng ika-50 ng Metro Manila Film Festival, kabahagi na ng ating buhay at kultura bilang Pilipino (This holiday season, the stories of our race will once again be featured in this special celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Metro Manila Film Festival, a part of our lives and culture as Filipinos),” he said.

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