FDCP Chairperson Mary Liza Dino and Albert Barbera, Film Festival director of Venice Film Festival ‘’Naiyak po ako, kasi it's such a great validation of what we have been working hard for in the last five years,’’ stated Mary Liza Diño, Chairperson and CEO of the Film Development of...
FDCP Chair Mary Liza Dino Eight films that helped mold the nation’s film heritage will be screened on the FDCP Channel in celebration of Philippine Film Industry Month. Starting this year, Film Industry Month will be celebrated every September, an annual month-long observation mandated by...
Elwood ‘’El Maestro’’ Perez is one of the last few men standing, if not the last one, from among his batch of 1970s film directors. Most everyone else has passed: Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Joey Gosiengfiao, Maryo de los Reyes, Peque Gallaga, Mel Chionglo, Danny Zialcita. Elwood, 76, who...
Jerry Gracio Multi-awarded poet and screenwriter Jerry Gracio has said that the movie industry needs proper pandemic response, not events like the film industry month. Gracio made the comment after Film Development Council of Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson and...
Beginning this year, the country will officially celebrate and commemorate the heritage, significance, and legacy of Philippine Cinema through the Philippine Film Industry Month in September. The annual month-long observation is as mandated by President Rodrigo Duterte. He has tasked the Film...
Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson Liza Diño has issued a statement on the controversial production shoot of Feelmaking Productions in Baguio City. "As FDCP has been informed of the incident with the Feelmaking Production in Baguio City, I personally reached out to...
Liza Diño, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair, was surprised to learn of talks she is running for an elective position in 2022. She addressed the speculation at the launch of the Pelikulaya film festival Tuesday. “Saan kaya nanggagaling 'yan? I am not running." She went...
Launched on April 27 through the initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) is Kidlat Tahimik's inaugural Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition. In a recent press conference, Kidlat...
Taking direct economic hits resulting into cancelled expos and shelved orders, the fashion industry was still one of the first sectors to help out during the pandemic. Fashion designers and retail brands provided protective overalls and washable face masks, as well as mounted donation drives and...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is exploring Latin American markets as new frontier for the Philippine films and televisions contents. The Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Latin America, together with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)...
The cast of 'Cleaners' The independent film “Cleaners” was the biggest winner at Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) 2020, a nationwide film festival event of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) headed by its Chair and CEO Liza Diño-Seguerra. On December 12, the virtual...
Virtual event hosting is one of the things that I get to do in our new normal. (na sana, mag old normal na soon!) Organizers of showbiz functions and brand launches have no choice but to utilize the live streaming to mount important events. (kesa naman sa nga nga!) One of the virtual events I...
