International Film Industry Conference 2022 aims to bring synergy to stakeholders Hearing film experts from neighboring ASEAN countries and bridging connections for progressive co-productions are the goals of the government to help the film industry rise against the economic slump caused by the...
Senator Jose ‘’Jinggoy’’ Ejercito Estrada, during Tuesday’s plenary session November 8, 2022, raised issues “plaguing the barely surviving” film industry in the country. Only nine local movies have been released out of 20 Filipino films reviewed by the Movie and Television Review and...
In memoriam From left: Benji Garcia, Joseph Israel Laban, and Siegfreid Barros-Sanchez Cinemalaya 2022 honored the legacy of the late artists Benji Garcia, Flor Salanga, Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, Joseph Israel Laban, and Eduardo Roy Jr. at the just-concluded Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival....
Philippine cinema in books The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House published the two book volumes of Lee— Ang Daigdig ng mga Api: Remembering a Lost Film and Riding the Waves: 15 Years of Cinemalaya. Six books by icons and experts on Philippine cinema have been launched at the 18th...
Película Spanish Film Festival is set to return to the big screens Spain is heading to Asia as Película Spanish Film Festival holds its 21st edition this coming October. After two years of virtual celebrations, the movie fest goes back to face-to-face screenings, bringing the best of Spanish...
A screenplay on the return of the Philippine independent film festival By Poch Eulalia RIVER OF TEARS Motorists struggle to pass knee-deep flood following a heavy downpour at the service road of Roxas Boulevard, Friday night (Ali Vicoy) FADE FROM BLACK EXTERIOR. CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES...
Korean Film Festival is back in Manila with Korean filmmakers Hong Wonchan and Lee Woojung gracing the event There is no denying that Filipinos are big Hallyu lovers. It can be seen in our obsession with Korean food, beauty regimen, and even on the shows and movies we watch. If you’re among the...
The Korean Film Festival (KFF) in the Philippines is back with live screening after two years since the pandemic started. This year’s film festival will open on Aug. 10 with seven Korean movies at SM Aura Premier in Taguig for selected audiences. (Clockwise from top left) “Deliver Us From...
Five Korean films have been invited to the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from Sept. 8 to 18. The TIFF announced the 63 films included in its 2022 Official Selection consisting of 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations. Korean films invited to the 2022 TIFF are...
Three films centering on families from Universal Pictures will be shown in Philippine cinemas in August: “Beast,” “Nope” and “Easter Sunday.” “Beast,” which will open in Philippine cinemas on Aug. 10, is a new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves...
Hopes and wishes for the incoming FDCP Chair With the appointment of Tirso Cruz III as the next Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chairperson and CEO (he’s just waiting for the official appointment documents), we have asked stakeholders in the film industry to share their wishes...
To say that streaming platforms are a huge hit is an understatement. The pandemic-stricken millions have been keeping to these sites like ants. It helps that most of these sites offer a ton of choices, from vintage cinema to soft porn and many others in between. Suffice it to say that at this...
