2025 Metro Manila Film Festival

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. == Parade of Stars ==

Makati hosted the customary Parade of the Stars float motorcade for the first time in MMFF history. ==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. 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 Multiple nominations ==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. ==References==