Like many things that were great during the first bloom of youth, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) today has fallen into hard times. The film festival today is in desperate need of a redesign and rethink, by talents and managers who know how to nurture and grow an event like this. The movie industry has been suffering over the past decade from a pervasive lack of creativity. But the direction and revival of our movie industry is not a task for government bureaucrats; it is a task for creative minds and visionary investor-leaders. Philippine cinema needs a fresh dose of talent, looks and brains.

Source: Manila Times December 25, 2017 16:41 UTC