The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is aiming to expand the country’s entertainment industry this year by fostering greater exposure in international markets. Driven by world-class Filipino talent, Trade Secretary Cristina Roque said the agency is set to push local films and teleseryes...
"We give the world our best." This was First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' remark as she called on the local film industry to rally behind a renewed vision of showcasing Filipino talent on the world stage. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Liza Marcos/Facebook) First Lady Liza said this as she graced the...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos has expressed her desire to support the Philippine film industry as she met key industry players in Manila last week. First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos meets Philippine film industry key players in her office in Manila on Feb. 6, 2024. (Liza Marcos/Facebook) On her...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has asked the Actors Guild of the Philippines leaders to raise the standards of the country's movies and shows as they promote the well-being of creative industry practitioners. *PHILIPPINE ACTORS GUILD — President Marcos administers the oath of office to...
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed Filipino actress Dolly de Leon pleads to the government to support the local film industry. In an interview with the members of the press during the launch of the 19th edition of Cinemalaya Film Festival last Wednesday, July 5, 2023, the new Filipino...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a bill seeking to institutionalize the holding of a festival promoting new Philippine quality genre films and a free physical and online screening of classic Filipino movies in September of every year. Estrada, who is also an actor and film...
Why not spare a minute or two delving into our vast culture through film? ‘Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries’ or ECQ2 filmmakers and their films “ Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2 (ECQ2): Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries” gears up its online cinemas for a free screening of...
Starting the year with short feature films The Cinemalaya logo put on view at the CCP Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2022 is now open for submissions for its Short Film Category. The Short Film Category is open to Filipino filmmakers...
Live on CCP Vimeo! The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with the Quisumbing-Escandor Film Festival for Health, launches its first online film screening for the fourth QEFF. The online film screening is currently on the CCP Vimeo platform that is running up until Oct. 29,...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will be launching today, Aug. 25, its new online film festival dubbed "Sine Halaga" that will feature films highlighting Filipino cultural values. Sine Halaga Film Festival Director Elvert Bañares said the virtual film fest, organized in...
UPSTREAM partners with GMovies to bring films closer to Filipino viewers and help content creators showcase their works Many will agree that watching a movie in a cinema is an experience on its own—the smell of buttered popcorn wafting inside the place, the anticipation for the film to begin as...
