Tolentino bares 39th Metro Manila Film Festival top 8 films

Francis Tolentino, chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines—Francis Tolentino, chair of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), which spearheads the annual Metro Manila Film Festival, announced on Tuesday the eight finalists, chosen from 15 entries.

There are Joyce Bernal’s action-drama “10,000 Hours” (starring Robin Padilla); Francis Villacorta’s religious-historical drama “San Pedro Calungsod, Batang Martir” (JM de Guzman); Wenn Deramas’ comedy “Boy, Girl, Bakla, Tomboy” (Vice Ganda, Maricel Soriano); Jeffrey Jeturian’s romantic-comedy “Be Careful With My Heart” (Jodi Sta. Maria, Richard Yap);

Frasco Mortiz’s thriller “Pagpag” (Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla); Chris Martinez’s comedy “Kimmy Dora: Prequel” (Eugene Domingo, Piolo Pascual); DonDon Santos’ action-fantasy “My Super Kap” (Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Toni Gonzaga); and Bernal’s comedy-drama “Torky and My Little Bossing” (Vic Sotto, Kris Aquino).