Poster for the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Image credit: MMFF/Facebook
One of the most anticipated parts of the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the Walk of Fame Grand Parade, which will be held on Saturday, December 21 in Manila.
The parade is scheduled for 2 p.m and will cover a 12-kilometer route stretching from Kartilya ng Katipunan in Ermita to the Manila Central Post Office in Liwasang Bonifàcio. Ten colorful floats carrying films from the festival will greet fans and movie lovers, according to the Manila Film Festival Facebook page.
The parade will pass through Natividad Lopez Street, P. Burgos, Jones Bridge, Quintin Paredes, Reina Regente Street, Recto Avenue, Abad Santos Avenue, Tayuman Street, Lacson Avenue along España Boulevard, Nicanor Reyes Street (along Morayta), CM Lento Avenue, Legarda Street, P. Casal Street, Ayala Boulevard, Taft Avenue, TM Kalaw Street, P. Burgos Avenue, Roxas Avenue, Jones Bridge, and Magellan Avenue before ending at the Manila Central Post Office.
Map of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Walk of Fame 2024. Image credit: MMFF/Facebook
Map of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Walk of Fame 2024. Image credit: MMFF/Facebook
According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), roads along the parade route will be closed to the public. A “stop-and-go” system will also be implemented on designated roads on the day of the parade.
The participating films include “The Breadwinner Is…”, “Green Bones”, “The Uninvited Guest”, “Love in the Himalayas”, “Kingdom”, “Espantajo”, “Hold Me Tight”, “Strange Frequency: Taiwan Killer Hospital”, “Future You” and “Topak”, which will be released in theaters from December 25 to January 7, 2025.
Last year’s Starlight Parade was held in cities in the Camanawa region (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, and Valenzuela). The Best Float Award went to a Japanese-style version of “When I Met You in Tokyo” starring Vilma Santos and Christopher De Leon.