‘Fan Girl’ creators urge public to report MMFF pirates

The creators of Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Fan Girl” are calling on the public to report pirates or those who are selling its film illegally.

This year, the Filipino film festival goes online due to the continued movement restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

All ten MMFF entries are available to stream on demand via Upstream and GMovies starting Christmas day. The festival will have a two-week run.

Since the films were made available online, creators of “Fan Girl” reminded the public to stop reproducing the movies illegally and issued a stern warning against “pirates.”

Black Sheep, a studio under ABS-CBN film, the production behind this film festival entry said the MMFF and Upstream “are tripling their efforts to catch film pirates.”

“DO NOT attempt to record this film, or sell, buy or watch pirated copies. PIRACY IS A CRIME. You may end up in jail. We are watching,” it said.

“Report any pirates or links to this page,” it added. The production studio also urged the public to watch other MMFF entries legally.

Antoinette Jadaone, director of “Fan Girl” and Charlie Dizon, the film’s lead actress, also retweeted the production studio’s reminder.