The Peninsula Manila flies in this highly coveted mid-autumn delicacy from Hong Kong PAN DE LUNA The Peninsula Manila mooncake The mid-autumn festival is one of the most spectacular celebrations in Chinese culture and mooncakes have long been a signature highlight of the festival, which usually...
An ode to deep-rooted Filipino Values Today, Aug. 25, 2021, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), in partnership with the Negros Cultural Foundation (NCF), is launching “Sine Halaga Film Festival.” It showcases 12 Filipino films that highlight our very own cultural values...
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...
Let’s bring back the gems of 2020 Missed last year’s award-winning entries? Now’s your chance to relive the experience as the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival features them once again. Films from the ‘Retrospective’ section This section features six short films, namely...
Perfect for your work breaks Aside from the four full-length films curated for the “Indie Nation” section of this year’s festival, Cinemalaya also features a handful of short films that are divided into three programs. ‘Regta’ by Gab Gantala Program A consists of films such as the short...
“Kun Maupay Man It Panahon” won the Cinema e Gioventù Prize from the Concorso Cineasti del presente Junior Jury at the 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland. This was announced on social media by Film Development Council of the Philippines head Liza Dino. “WOOOOHOOOOO!!! GO...
Four students from PHSA featured at the 22nd International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo PAGTAHI-TAHI NG RETA-RETASONG ALAALA This artwork by PHSA student Minnesota S. Flores earned a certificate of merit at the 22nd International High School Arts Festival in Tokyo. Artworks from the...
A highly-acclaimed Japanese film that tackles the life and struggle of a Burmese boy and his family while living in Japan will be one of the few selected major foreign flicks to be screened in this year’s Cinemalaya 17: Philippine Independent Film Festival. Passage of Life (Japan Foundation...
All titles included are award-winning Clodualdo ‘Doy’ Del Mundo (photo from Mubi) This year, the Dokyu section of Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will consist of five award-winning documentary films curated by acclaimed film director and screenwriter Clodualdo “Doy” Del...
Four full-length feature films to stream in this year’s festival The 17th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival migrates to the online platform, ktx.ph, to continue its mission to discover, encourage, and honor cinematic works of Filipino filmmakers. A well-known...
Never-before-seen films by award-winning directors Premiering in this year’s Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival are four never-before-seen films some of the country’s award-winning directors. Dubbed as Cinemalaya Premieres, the films are slated to be available for streaming online...
(Clockwise from top left) Joji, CL, eaJ, NIKI, Keshi and Japanese Breakfast (88rising) Asian music and media company 88rising has announced the list of performers for the 2021 Head In The Clouds Music & Arts Festival. The event, to be staged in partnership with Goldenvoice, the Los...
