For the Short Film Competition which was opened to students, the deadline for submission was set on February 28, 2020.
[1] On March 2, the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Executive Committee announced the eight official entries for these year first ever summer edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival.
The film festival was originally scheduled from April 11 (Black Saturday) to 21 in cinemas nationwide, however, when the cinemas were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the films were either not released or delayed into new dates.
[2] The inaugural Metro Manila Summer Film Festival was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] It was originally scheduled to run on April 11 – 21, 2020.
The Parade of Stars was planned to be hosted in Quezon City prior to the run of the film festival and the awards night was set to be held on April 15.