Dondon Monteverde Releases Statement on "Honor Thy Father" Disqualification

Dondon Monteverde of Reality Entertainment the production house of Erik Matti's Honor Thy Father finally speaks out after he received a letter yesterday about the disqualification of the film due to "non-disclosure" of the participation in the Cinema One Originals Festival.

When the news broke out, Erik Matti was the first to share to the public about the fiasco on facebook and other social media expressed disgust that along with the shrinking cinema screenings of the movie, then comes this disqualification for Best Picture in the MMFF Awards.

After a few hours and with the hashtag #DemandForHonorThyFather trended on twitter. They finally released a full statement via Dondon Monteverde. Below is the statement posted on their facebook page.

Honor Thy Father Barred For Best Picture By MMFF Committee?

In an post by "Honor Thy Father" director Erik Matti, the MMFF Committee advised Reality Entertainment Roland Monteverde that due to "non-disclosure" of the participation of his film at the Cinema One Originals Festival as Opening Film, this would disqualify the film for Best Picture for the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards.

The director has posted dismay about several theaters that are removing the film from their line up to give way to the popular entries this year. Despite great reviews about the film from its earlier screenings, it was raved to be a contender for best film.

However, along with the post of Erik Matti was the letter that shows the disclosure of the film as it was shown in the Cinema One Festival. People took to social media in support of the film with the hashtag #DemandForHonorThyFather. 

Would there be politics behind this?