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In the Philippines, movies will soon open on Friday


In a Facebook post, Liza Dino, chairperson of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), shared a few changes that will take place in Philippine cinema, chief of which is the opening day release of movies: From Wednesdays, movies will now have a Friday opening day.

The move is “to push for Philippine cinema’s growth and development…to accommodate more potential moviegoers during the weekend,” she said.

“There will also be a minimum run-length of at least seven (7) days for every film booked for theatrical release, as well as a theater assignment guarantee for the first three (3) days to avoid movies from getting pulled out of cinemas.”

 

Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash
Photo by Felix Mooneeram on Unsplash

Another positive change? Ticket prices for students 18 years old and below will only be at P200 in Metro Manila and a maximum of P150 in provinces every Wednesdays.

The new policies will take effect 15 days after June 25, when the circular gets printed in a national newspaper. If our math is correct, that will be on July 10.

All together now: hallelujah! — LA, GMA News

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