The 40th Metro Manila Film Festival was the edition of the annual film festival that is held in

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and is organized by the

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(MMDA). During the film festival, no foreign films are shown in Philippine cinemas and theaters (except

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theaters) in order to showcase locally produced films. The film festival began on December 23, 2014 and was kicked off by the yearly Parade of Stars' float parade starting from the

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. It is expected to run until January 7 of the following year. The awards night commenced on December 27, 2014 at the

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, and was hosted by

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and

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. It was also aired via delayed telecast on

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Official entries

The official list of entries were announced on June 21, 2014. From the 13 submissions, 8 were chosen for the festival;

New Wave entries

MMDA started to accept entries for the New Wave category until October 7, 2014. On October 24, 2014, the official list of entries were announced. Films were screened on selected cinemas from December 17 to 24, 2014.

Student shorts

*''Bimyana'' - Kim Zuñiga, De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde *''Bundok Chubibo'' - Glenn Barit,

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*''Kalaw'' - Immy Belle Rempis, Asia Pacific Film Institute *''Kubli'' - Regine Ynieto,

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*''Siyanawa'' - Gio Alpuente,

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*''Ang Soltera'' - Arielle Louise Naguit, De La Salle Lipa

Animated films

*''Cherry'' - Dustin Uy *''Gymsnatch'' - Eric Dequitos *''Isip-Bata'' - Eugene Ceriola & Keith Bercero *''An Maogmang Lugar'' - Mary Ann Espedido *''Shifter'' - Jerico Fuentes

Awards

Major awards

The following are the winners of the mainstream category:

Other awards

*Commemorative Award for Vision and Leadership –

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*Special MMFF 40th Year Award –

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*Special Recognition Award (posthumous) – Guillermo de Vega; accepted by wife Maria de Vega *Face of the Night –

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New Wave category

The following are the winners of the New Wave category: *Best Picture – '' Magkakabaung'' *Best Director – Jason Paul Laxamana, '' Magkakabaung'' *Best Actor – Allen Dizon, '' Magkakabaung'' *Best Actress –

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, ''M (Mother's Maiden Name)'' *Best Supporting Actor – Kristoffer King, ''Maratabat (Pride and Honor)'' *Best Supporting Actress –

Gloria Sevilla Gloria Sevilla (January 31, 1932 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino film actress. Career Sevilla was heralded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her screen portrayal legacy in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines during the 1950s and 1960s ...

, ''M (Mother's Maiden Name)'' *Special Jury Prize – ''M (Mother's Maiden Name)'' *Best Student Film – ''Bundok Chubibo'' by Glenn Barit *Student Film Special Jury Prize – ''Kalaw'' by Immy Rempis *Best Animation Film – ''An Maogmang Lugar'' by Mary Espedido *Animation Film Special Jury Prize – ''Cherry'' by Dustin Uy

Multiple awards

Mainstream

New Wave

Box office gross

The

was criticized for releasing incomplete official earnings of each film. This led to some film studios releasing their own earnings.

References

External links

*
Special coverage of the 40th MMFF
by Philippine Entertainment Portal
IMDb:2014 MMFF
{{MMFF Metro Manila Film Festival MMFF MMFF MMFF MMFF 2015 in Philippine cinema December 2014 in the Philippines January 2015 in the Philippines