In 1975, the first Metropolitan Film Festival was held in commemoration of the the third year anniversary of the continuation of Martial Law.
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In 1977, the Metropolitan Film Festival was changed to its current name, Metro Manila Film Festival.
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In 1981, President Ferdinand Marcos passed Executive Order 640-A, which established the Film Academy of the Philippines, the Philippines' official counterpart of the United States' Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Metro Manila Film Festival (held every December 25 to January 7 in all cinemas nationwide)
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