After a successful and historic inaugural year in 2024, the Manila International Film Festival (MIFF) returns in 2025 to showcase the 10 Metro Manila Film Festival entries as well as a curated exhibition of notable Filipino American films. Set to take place from January 30 to February 2, 2025, MIFF will feature screenings at the TCL Chinese Theatre, where stars and film makers will be present to share their movies with the Fil-Am audiences, and will cap off with a glamorous awards gala to be held at The Beverly Hilton.

The 10 MMFF entries that will be shown at the Manila International Film Festival are:

Green Bones (Starring Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid / Directed by Zig Dulay)

And The Breadwinner Is… (Starring Vice Ganda and Eugene Domingo / Directed by Jun Robles Lana)

Espantaho (Starring Judy Ann Santos, Lorna Tolentino and Chanda Romero / Directed by Chito S. Roño)

The Kingdom (Starring Vic Sotto and Piolo Pascual / Directed by Michael Tuviera)

Isang Himala (Starring Aicelle Santos and Bituin Escalante / Directed by Pepe Diokno)

My Future You (Starring Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin / Directed by Crisanto B. Aquino)

Hold Me Close (Starring Carlo Aquino and Julia Barretto / Directed by Jason Paul Laxamana)

Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Hospital Killer (Starring Enrique Gil and Jane De Leon / Directed by Kerwin Go)

Uninvited (Starring Aga Mulach and Vilma Santos / Directed by Dan Villegas)

Topakk (Starring Julia Montes and Arjo Atayde / Directed by Richard Somes)

Continuing to build a connection between the Philippines and U.S., MIFF will also include special screenings of the following:

A Filipino in America (Starring Doroteo B. Ines and Vincent Calzado / Directed by James Love)

Faith Healers (Starring Jose Manuel G. Romualdez / Directed by Regina Aquino)

Genghis Khan (Starring Manuel Conde and Elvira Reyes / Directed by Manuel Conde)

Hello, Love, Again (Starring Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards / Directed by Cathy Garcia-Sampana)

Love Hurts (Starring Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose / Directed by Jonathan Eusebio

Nurse Unseen (Starring Aveline Abiog, Meriden Angeles, and Steve Angeles / Directed by Michele Josue)

Song of the Fireflies (Starring Morisette Amon and Rachel Alejandro / Directed by King Palisoc)

The Debut (Starring Dante Basco and Tirso Cruz III / Directed by Gene Cajayon)

You don’t want to miss out on this incredible, highly-anticipated week! Tickets are now available for the screenings and gala – for the complete schedule and more information on MIFF 2025, check out the official website here. Stay tuned to Arambulo Live for more updates!