The return of PINOY MOVIES’ golden age

THE Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) held annually during Christmas season has been a festival of commercial films for the family and children but the Summer MMFF is the answer to requests for a festival of artistic and quality films.

Unravel is a testimony to its serious intent to be the game player to contend in producing worthwhile motion pictures.

As one of the eight SMMFF entries, Mavx’s Unravel dazzles, as it signals the Rennaissance of the Golden Age of Philippine Cinemas (the years when now classics Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?, and Insiang, to name a few, were shown).

In recent years, MMFF through Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), has pre-chosen Top 4 slots based on script submission. Later, the Top 4 has been based on the commercial viability of the project/box office bankability of the stars.

In an advance screening of Unravel at Ayala North Vertis Cinema 3, (and another celebrity screening in nearby Trinoma) on March 29, it’s clear why Mavx is a serious game-player in film productions: the story on mental health was a brainchild of one of its prime movers. The script was from an awarded and seasoned film and television writer, Senedy Que. The lead actors have been acknowledged to be serious in their craft.