The 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival was the 51st edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival which started on December 25, 2025, and ended on January 14, 2026. During the festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine theaters (excluding IMAX, 4DX, and ScreenX).
Entries Feature films The first four official entries were announced on July 8, 2025, at the Glorietta in Makati, selected from 23 scripts submitted by production companies. This marks the first time that Makati is the designated host city of the MMFF which has the theme "A New Era for Philippine Cinema".
The next four entries was announced on October 10, 2025 at the University of Makati Performing Arts Theater. They were feature films which were submitted as finished works on or before September 30, 2025. The original deadline was September 15, 2025, but was later extended. The committee selected four finished films among more than twenty entries.
The MMFF selection committee is headed by Boots Anson-Rodrigo. The entries were selected based on the following criteria: artistic excellence, commercial appeal, Filipino cultural sensibility, and global appeal.
Most of the entries were given the Parental Guidance rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board; I'mPerfect was deemed suitable for a general audience, while Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins received an R-13 rating. Title Starring Production company Director Genre First batch Call Me Mother Vice Ganda, Nadine Lustre Star Cinema, The IdeaFirst Company, Viva Films Jun Robles Lana Comedy drama Manila's Finest Piolo Pascual, Rica Peralejo, Enrique Gil, Ashtine Olviga Cignal TV, Inc., MQuest Ventures Raymond Red Period crime-thriller Rekonek Gerald Anderson, Gloria Diaz, Carmina Villarroel, Zoren Legaspi, Alexa Miro Reality MM Studios Jade Castro Family drama Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins 1775: Carla Abellana, Janice de Belen, Loisa Andalio Regal Entertainment 1775: Shugo Praico Horror, Supernatural, Anthology 2025: Francine Diaz, Seth Fedelin, Fyang Smith, JM Ibarra 2025: Joey de Guzman 2050: Richard Gutierrez, Ivana Alawi, Manilyn Reynes, Dustin Yu 2050: Ian Loreños Second batch Bar Boys: After School Carlo Aquino, Rocco Nacino, Enzo Pineda, Kean Cipriano 901 Studios Kip Oebanda Drama I'mPerfect Krystel Go, Earl Amaba Nathan Studios Sigrid Andrea Bernardo Social romance Love You So Bad Bianca de Vera, Will Ashley, Dustin Yu Star Cinema, GMA Pictures, Regal Entertainment Mae Cruz-Alviar Romance Unmarry Angelica Panganiban, Zanjoe Marudo Quantum Films, Cineko Productions Jeffrey Jeturian Drama
Parade of Stars Makati hosted the customary Parade of the Stars float motorcade for the first time in MMFF history. It was held on December 19, 2025, with the parade starting from the World Trade Center Manila in Pasay and ended in Circuit Makati. The route is long. The event culminated with a musical festival.
Awards
The Gabi ng Parangal () of the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival was held on December 27, 2025, at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati and was streamed live on TV5's Facebook page and had a delayed broadcast in its terrestrial channel. Enchong Dee, KaladKaren, and Michael Sager served as hosts of the event.
Manila's Finest garnered the most awards. Vice Ganda became the first openly-queer individual to win the Best Actor award while Krystel Go became the first person with Down syndrome to win the Best Actress award.
Best Picture Best Director I'mPerfect – Nathan StudiosUnmarry – Quantum Films, Cineko Films (2nd Best Picture) Call Me Mother – ABS-CBN Studios, The IdeaFirst Company, Viva Films and Manila's Finest – Cignal TV, MQuest Ventures (tie) (3rd Best Picture) |valign="top"| Jeffrey Jeturian – Unmarry Kip Oebanda – Bar Boys: After School Jun Lana – Call Me Mother Sigrid Andrea Bernardo – I'mPerfect Raymond Red – Manila's Finest Best Actor Best Actress Vice Ganda – Call Me Mother Carlo Aquino – Bar Boys: After School Earl Amaba – I'mPerfect Will Ashley – Love You So Bad Piolo Pascual – Manila's Finest Zanjoe Marudo – Unmarry Krystel Go – I'mPerfect Nadine Lustre – Call Me Mother Bianca de Vera – Love You So Bad Angelica Panganiban – Unmarry Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Tom Rodriguez – Unmarry Will Ashley – Bar Boys: After School Joey Marquez – I'mPerfect Zaijian Jaranilla – I'mPerfect Cedrick Juan – Manila's Finest Zack Sibug – Unmarry Odette Khan – Bar Boys: After School Janice de Belen – I'mPerfect Sylvia Sanchez – I'mPerfect Ashtine Olviga – Manila's Finest Eugene Domingo – Unmarry Solenn Heussaff – Unmarry Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Chris Martinez and Therese Cayaba – Unmarry Kip Oebanda, Carlo Catu and Zig Dulay – Bar Boys: After School Jun Robles Lana, Daniel Saniana and Daisy Cayanan – Call Me Mother Moira Lang, Sherad Anthony Sanchez and Michiko Yamamoto – Manila's Finest Sigrid Andrea Bernardo – I'mPerfect Raymond Red – Manila's Finest Carlo Canlas Mendoza – Call Me Mother Zach Sycip – Love You So Bad Moises M. Zee, Mark Joshua Tirona and Rommel Andreo Sales – Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins Kara Moreno – UnmarryBest Production DesignBest Editing Digo Ricio – Manila's Finest Jaylo Conanan – Call Me Mother Maolen Fadul – Love You So Bad Remton Zuasola – Rekonek Leo Velasco Jr. – Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins: 2050 Benjo Ferrer – Unmarry Chuck Gutierrez – Bar Boys: After School Benjamin Tolentino – Call Me Mother Marya Ignacio – I'mPerfect Marya Ignacio – Love You So Bad Jay Halili and Noe Paguiligan – Manila's Finest Best Sound Best Original Theme Song Roy Santos – Manila's Finest Mark Locsin – I'mPerfect Mike Idioma, Bien Sparks, Denise Simone and Michael Docena – Love You So Bad Ditoy Aguila – Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins Lamberto Casas Jr. and Alex Tomboc – Unmarry "Sandalan" from Manila's Finest – by Vehnee Saturno "Bagong Simula" from Rekonek – by Sabine Cerrado "Pahinga" from Rekonek – by Sabine Cerrado "Patungo" from Rekonek – by Sabine Cerrado "Balak sa Dilim" from Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins – by Mikhail Ali Hooshmand "Dugo" from Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins – by Paulo Almaden Best Musical Score Best Visual Effects Frederik Sandoval and Emerzon Texon – Manila's Finest Teresa Barrozo – Call Me Mother Francis Concio – Love You So Bad Jose Buencamino, Mikhail Ali Hooshmand and Paulo Almaden – Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins Len Calvo – Unmarry Santelmo Inc. – Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins John Kenneth Paclibar – Bar Boys: After School Mylav Infante – I'mPerfect Eoplus, Inc. – Manila's Finest Reality MM Studios Post – Rekonek Best Child Performer Best Float Lucas Andalio – Call Me Mother Argus Aspiras – Love You So Bad Ellie Cruz – Rekonek Manila's Finest and Unmarry (tie) Bar Boys: After School Call Me Mother I'mPerfect Love You So Bad Rekonek Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil OriginsFernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for ExcellenceGatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural AwardBar Boys: After SchoolManila's Finest Gender Sensitivity Award Call Me Mother Bar Boys: After School Unmarry Other awards
Male Star of the Night – Dustin Yu and Will Ashley Female Star of the Night – Bianca de Vera Special Jury Prize for Best Breakthrough Performance – Zack Sibug (Unmarry) Special Jury Prize for Best Ensemble – I'mPerfect
Multiple awards Awards Film 8 Manila's Finest 7 Unmarry 4 Call Me Mother 3 I'mPerfect 2 Bar Boys: After School
Multiple nominations AwardsFilm 14 Manila's Finest 12 Unmarry 11 Call Me Mother 10 I'mPerfect 9 Love You So Bad Bar Boys: After School 7 Shake, Rattle & Roll Evil Origins 5 Rekonek
Box office gross According to Butch Francisco, a commentator on the entertainment industry, the combined box office of the festival's entries declined from the previous edition of the MMFF, with none of the eight films earning a profit. The decline was also noted by PEP, with Call Me Mother being cited as the highest-grossing entry of the festival at above ₱300 million. However, the festival's executive committee has refrained from releasing any box office figures per an agreement with the films' producers; as in previous editions of the MMFF, only the festival's organizers at the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) can issue official box office data. Noel Ferrer, a spokesperson for the MMFF, stated that seven out of the eight film entries "reach[ed] the eight-digit mark in gross receipts (some even surpassing it)", noting that the highest-grossing entry has since become the highest-grossing Filipino film of 2025.
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