Metro Manila Film Festival: Difference between revisions

As with most film festivals, the MMFF is no stranger to controversy either. Over the years the MMFF has been criticised by film scholars and directors alike for favouring mainstream entries which are [[Christmas Rushed|rushed]] to sate "masa" families flocking to malls during Christmas and [[Viewers Are Morons|lack artistic merit or meaningful content]]. To the likes of [[Vic Sotto]] and [[Vice Ganda]], it didn't matter to them as long as, to quote Sotto, [[Money, Dear Boy|"it was a record-breaking festival"]]; this led a film council to come up with the Festival of Filipino Films (''Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino'') as a [[Take That]] to what was perceived as the MMFF's [[Network Decay|degeneration]] to [[Pandering to The Base|commercialised content]] and sappy romcoms as opposed to films worthy of taking pride on in the world stage. As director Joel Lamangan lamented during the 2018 edition of the film festival, ''“Sana naman, huwag lang komersyo ang kanilang isipin. Irespeto rin sana ng mga sinehan ang sining at industriya.”'' (“I hope they shouldn't just think about the commercial aspect; they should respect artistry and the film industry as well.”)<ref>[https://businessmirror.com.ph/2018/12/31/the-2018-mmff-awards-night-new-winners-same-old-problems/ The 2018 MMFF Awards Night: New winners, same old problems]</ref>