Movie and Television Review and Classification Board(MTRCB)

Dear Ms. Tangco: Greetings from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB)! Thank you for your request dated 11 September 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. YOUR REQUEST: You asked for the following information: 1. How many film screenings are held in the Philippines? 2. Among them, how many are Filipino films? 3. Among them, how many are foreign films? 4. Among the, how many are Japanese films? 5. How many people see films annually? 6. What is the average ticket price for movies at the cinemas in the Philippines? RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST: As of January to September 2023, and based on the materials reviewed by the MTRCB: 1. There are a total of 346 screenings held in the Philippines. 2. There are 154 Filipino films. 3. There are 192 foreign films. 4. There are 17 Japanese films. 5. No data with MTRCB. You can try to acquire this information from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) 6. No data with MTRCB. You can try to acquire this information from the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) As for your additional request, we have gathered the number of reviewed local and foreign films by the MTRCB from the years 2010 - 2020. (Please see attached link below.) By virtue, only reviewed and classified films by the MTRCB are permitted to be screened for the public. https://mtrcb.gov.ph/FOI/content/001_Number%20of%20Reviewed%20and%20Classified%20Films.pdf YOUR RIGHT TO REQUEST A REVIEW: If you are unhappy with the response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to MTRCB Chairperson Diorella Maria Sotto-Antonio at MTRCB Building, 18 Timog Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City and/or reach us through our email address at: [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and inform you on the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. MTRCB Building, No. 18 Timog Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines 1103 Tel. No.: (632) 8376-7380 │ Email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s.2011). YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT TO US: We greatly appreciate your FOI inquiry. Please do not hesitate to reach us at (632) 83967380 and look for Mr. Robbi Ramos, FOI Receiving Officer, should you need further assistance. To help us improve our services, we would also encourage you to copy the link below and open it to your URL or address locator for you to access and answer the Feedback Form, for us to know how we assisted/served you. https://bit.ly/MTRCBFOIFeedback Thank you and we wish you the best in your research study. Respectfully yours, ATTY. MAMARICO L. SANSARONA, JR. Executive Director and FOI Decision Maker