On December 25, the long-cherished tradition of watching original Filipino movies will go on as before with the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) unfolding on digital for the very first time. What’s more, given the MMFF’s digital platform this year, even Filipinos outside the country can enjoy watching the entries the same time they run in the Philippines. These are the newest transactional video-on-demand (VOD) platform and an online cinema ticketing platform, respectively, which will stream the official entries. “The film industry continues to grapple with the effects of Covid-19 but it should not dampen the Filipinos’ spirit of watching Filipino movies during the Christmas season. All that said, The Sunday Times Magazine likewise maintains its tradition to spotlight all the official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival, which now more than ever truly need the Filipino’s support wherever they may be.

Source: Manila Times December 19, 2020 16:07 UTC