Carlo Ledesma Carlo Ledesma, the 49-year-old director, is back with a vengeance and his return vehicle is no less than the Netflix-produced film Outside , a Black Cap Pictures production shot entirely in Negros Occidental. What inspired him to create a zombie-infested world? “I am an...
TALK IN BUSAN Busan Asian Film School (AFiS) and FDCP MOU ceremony with Kang Sung Kyu and Jose Javier Reyes The Philippines’ participation in the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) in South Korea commenced on Oct. 8 at the Exhibition Center 2, BEXCO in Busan. More than 50...
CONGRATS, EVERYONE! Team Cigarette Girl at the Seoul Drama Awards The recent Seoul International Drama Awards 2024 saw Netflix’ Cigarette Girl winning the best miniseries, based on a novel by Ratih Kumala, about a couple’s unrequited love story set on the historical clove cigarette...
TALKBACK SESSION Sine Kabataan filmmakers Vynce Ong, Gio Alpuente, Josam Dalman, Gian Arre, and Juvy Ann Clarito The nine short films from the 7th Sine Kabataan Short Film Festival 2024 delivered strong voices from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao as we saw the dreams of our young filmmakers on...
HARD AT WORK From left: DGPI members Ellen Ramos, Mark Meily and Paolo Villaluna Come Sept. 27, producers and directors will go on a speed dating event at the annual Film Pitch 2024 organized by the Directors’ Guild of the Philippines (DGPI) and the Film Development Council of the...
Cinemalaya chairman Antonio Cojuangco On Aug. 8, the chairman of the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. Antonio “Tony Boy” Cojuangco and Film Development Council of the Philippines chairman and CEO Jose Javier Reyes gathered the Cinemalaya filmmakers from 2005 to the present to celebrate Cinemalaya’s...
Zig Dulay is all over the Philippines. From Alaminos, Pangasinan to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, the 37-year-old Isabela native has been teaching young students in the regions about filmmaking. Recently, he has been awarded by Tatler Magazine’s Gen T. Leaders of Tomorrow 2024. In the gap between his...
PRESENTING THE FUTURE OF CINEMA Project to Screen participants at the TCCF Two weeks ago, we attended the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Taipei New Horizon to familiarize the creative hub initiated by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA)....
LEARNING FROM THE BEST FDCP chairman & CEO Tirso Cruz III and KOFIC chairman Park Ki-yong at the library On a recent trip to South Korea, we made sure to visit the Korean Film Council (KOFIC) in Haeundae, Busan. KOFIC is under the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism that aims to...
Designated Meisner teacher Angeli Bayani Petite actress Angeli Bayani is an acting powerhouse. Having been discovered in numerous Lav Diaz’ films, like the nine-hour film Death in the Land of Encantos (2007), Melancholia (2008) which won the Horizons Prize at the Venice International Film...
MEET THE DIRECTOR Samantha Lee returns to the 19th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival with *Rookie* (Photo Trish Shishikura) After directing *Baka Bukas (Maybe Tomorrow)* and Billie and Emma, Samantha Lee is back with *Rookie* for the 19th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film...
For indie enthusiasts, August is the time to flock to the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ grounds to witness new works by upcoming filmmakers. On its 19th edition, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival finds a new home at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), CCP...
