2025 Manila International Film Festival

Welcome to the 2025 Manila International Film Festival! Get ready for a cinematic experience like no other at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre. Join us on Tue, Mar 4, 2025 through Fri, Mar 7, 2025 for a week filled with screenings, Q&A sessions with filmmakers and talents, and networking opportunities. Don't miss out on the chance to immerse yourself in the world of Philippine cinema. See you there!

Info: SPECIAL SCREENING - TO BE ANNOUNCED - in Theatre #1

Info: Director: Jonathan Eusebio | "Love Hurts" starring Key Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose | Marvin is a Milwaukee realtor who receives a crimson envelope from Rose, a former partner-in-crime whom he left for dead. He now finds himself thrust back into a world of ruthless hit men and double-crosses that turn his open houses into deadly war zones. Hunted by his brother, a volatile crime lord, Marvin must confront the choices that haunt him and the history he never truly buried.

Info: Director: Gene Cajayon | "The Debut" starring Dante Basco, Tirso Cruz III & Eddie Garcia | A young man struggles with his desire to study art when his family thinks he's headed for premedical studies. Conflicts between Filipino traditions and expectations vs. personal dreams in the contemporary world erupt at his sister's debut.

Info: (MQuest Ventures, Inc. APT Entertainment, Inc., MZET TV Productions, Inc.) (Action/Drama) Director: Michael Tuviera. Cast: Vic Sotto, Piolo Pascual, Cristine Reyes, Sue Ramirez, and Sid Lucero. King Lakan Makisig (Vic Sotto) of the Kingdom of Kalayaan faces a looming succession crisis as he struggles to choose the rightful heir among his three children. His eldest son, Magat Bagwis (Sid Lucero), known for his fiery temper; his daughter, Dayang Matimyas (Cristine Reyes), who has a strained relationship with him due to her romantic involvement with a political adversary; and his youngest, Dayang Lualhati (Sue Ramirez), who enjoys the closest bond with the monarch. When Lualhati is abducted before her marriage to a Thai prince, a rescue mission led by Bagwis fails. However, an outcast named Sulo (Piolo Pascual) secretly rescues her, sparking doubts about the kingdom’s leadership and putting Sulo's life in jeopardy.

Info: (ABS-CBN Studios, GMA Pictures) (Romance, Comedy). Director: Cathy Garcia-Sampana. Cast: Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards.

Due to insistent public demand, MIFF will screen "Hello, Love, Again," the first Filipino film to gross over P1 billion at the box office and the first Filipino movie to break into the US box office top 10.

After fighting for their love to conquer time, distance and a global shutdown that keeps them apart, Joy and Ethan meet again in Canada but realize that they have also changed a lot, individually.

Info: (Quantum Films, Cineko Productions, Purple Bunny Productions) (Horror) Director: Chito S. Roño. Cast: Judy Ann Santos, Lorna Tolentino and Chanda Romero.

Monet and her mother Rosa are mourning the death of the family patriarch, Pabling. During the nine days of pasiyam, dark secrets and a malevolent plot start to unravel.

Info: (Documentary) Director: Michele Josue. Cast: Aveline Abiog, Meriden Angeles and Steve Angeles.

"Nurse Unseen," a feature documentary, explores the little-known history and humanity of the unsung Filipino nurses risking their lives on the front lines of a pandemic, thousands of miles from home.

Info: (ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., The Idea First Company) (Comedy). Director: Jun Robles Lana. Cast: Vice Ganda and Eugene Domingo.

The film focuses on Bambi Salvador, a breadwinner working as an OFW in Taiwan for her family back home. She returns home to Arayat, Pampanga expecting her dream house to be finished. Instead, she returns to see their dilapidated house.

They restart Papsy's Panaderyuh, Home of the Original Kalil, a bakery shop and funeral parlor. The film pays tribute to the unsung heroes – OFWs – who carry the weight of their loved ones' dreams on their shoulders.

Info: (Nathan Studios, Inc., Strawdogs Studio Productions, Fusee) (Action) Director: Richard Somes. Cast: Julia Montes, Arjo Atayde and Sid Lucero.

An ex-special forces operative (Arjo Atayde) who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, attempts to save a woman's life (Julia Montes) whose life is being pursued by a corrupt police death squad working for a drug cartel.

Info: (Reality MM Studios Inc.) (Horror). Director: Kerwin Go. Cast: Enrique Gil, Jane De Leon and Alexa Miro.

Following the format of the Korean original, a group of Filipino amateur ghosthunters explores the notorious Xinglin General Hospital in Taiwan, which is reputed to be one of the most haunted places in Southeast Asia.

Info: (Culturtain Musicat Productions) (Drama, Musical) Director: King Palisoc. Cast: Morisette Amon and Rachel Alejandro. With music by National Artist Ryan Cayabyab. Music direction: Krina Kayabyab. Songs: Ryan Cayabyab, Louie Ocampo, Raymond Marasigan, Jazz Nicolas.

MIFF proudly presents the world premiere of "Song of the Fireflies," a new film from the team behind "Ang Larawan," the acclaimed film adaptation of the stage musical based on "Portrait of the Artist as Filipino" by Nick Joaquin, National Artist for Literature.

"Song of the Fireflies" tells the origin story of how a children's choir in a small town in Bohol, through their unique, almost magical singing talent and the sheer determination of their teacher/founder from the 1980s to this day, continues to wow the world and bring pride and honor to the Philippines.

Info: (Viva Communications, Inc.) (Romance, Fantasy) Director: Jason Paul Laxamana. Cast: Julia Barretto and Carlo Aquino.

Woody has spent seven years traveling across the world to find a place to settle. He checks out Japan where he meets Lynlyn, who has the special ability to tell if a certain person will cause happiness or harm to her by merely touching them.

Info: (Mentorque Productions, Project 8 Projects) (Crime, Revenge, Thriller) Director: Dan Villegas. Cast: Aga Muhlach and Vilma Santos.

Viewers are transported to an opulent mansion where a billionaire's lavish birthday celebration spirals into a night of socialite intrigues, buried secrets and shocking revelations.

Info: (Regal Entertainment, Inc.) (Romance, Comedy) Director: Crisanto B. Aquino. Cast: Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin.

Karen (Francine Diaz) and Lex (Seth Fedelin) meet on an online dating app. They live in two different timelines set 15 years apart and whose connection was made possible through a comet. After learning about their strange situation, they work on changing the past to alter their fate.

Info: (GMA Pictures, GMA Public Affairs, Brightburn Entertainment) (Drama) Director: Zig Dulay. Cast: Dennis Trillo, Ruru Madrid and Kylie Padilla.

The movie follows notorious criminal Domingo Zamora and newly assigned correctional officer Javier Gonzaga, who strives to prevent Zamora's release from Pr*son.

Info: Tickets available at miff2025gala.eventbrite.com

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