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Coco Martin, Vice Ganda movies in MMFF 2017's 'Magic 8'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/entertainment/06/30/coco-vice.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Entries from Coco Martin and Vice Ganda will be part of this year&#x27;s Metro Manila Film Festival <cite> </cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Four feature films have been chosen as official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017. </p><p>Based on script submissions, the MMFF executive committee announced on Friday the first half of the so-called &quot;Magic 8.&quot; </p><p>It includes Coco Martin&#x27;s adaptation of &quot;Ang Panday,&quot; and Star Cinema&#x27;s superhero flick &quot;The Revengers,&quot; which stars Vice Ganda, Daniel Padilla, and Pia Wurtzbach. </p><p>Also part of the &quot;Magic 8&quot; are &quot;Almost is Not Enough&quot; directed by Dan Villegas and starring Jennylyn Mercado and Jericho Rosales; and Antonio Reyes&#x27; &quot;Love Traps #FamilyGoals&quot; top-billed by Vic Sotto and Dawn Zulueta.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BV9F8swBKuz/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Noel Ferrer (@iamnoelferrer)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-30T07:01:10+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 30, 2017 at 12:01am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The other four, which will be picked from finished film submissions, will be announced at a later date. </p><p>The executive committee said that the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/05/17/how-to-join-mmff-2017">new rule </a>in choosing entries is in pursuit of &quot;both artistic excellence and audience appeal that can equate to more benefits to its target industry beneficiaries.&quot; </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BV9I3cjBH2B/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Noel Ferrer (@iamnoelferrer)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-06-30T07:26:40+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jun 30, 2017 at 12:26am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>Four feature films have been chosen as official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017. </p>

Four feature films have been chosen as official entries to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2017.