Change has indeed come to the Metro Manila Film Festival this year, and along with it a host of controversies.

Back in June, the festival’s executive committee announced that a new set of rules had been drawn up to ensure a better selection of finalists for this December’s 42nd outing of the all-Filipino film festival, the most significant of which is the submission requirement of completed films. Until this adjustment, entries have only been submitted via movie scripts.

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