DAVAO CITY – The Japanese Film Festival 2025 formally kicked off on Friday night, Feb. 21, at SM City Davao here, celebrating Japanese cinema and its growing influence in the Philippines. TICKETS to the Japanese Film Festival 2025 beginning Friday, Feb. 21, at SM City Davao in Davao...
“Village Keeper,” a movie produced by Filipino-Canadian Enrique Miguel Baniqued and directed by Karen Chapman, will be premiering at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California. The film festival opened on Feb. 4 and will run until Feb. 15. The poster for the...
Taskovski Films’ CEO and founder Irena Taskovski Documentary producer Irena Taskovski was in town recently for a five-day DocsConnect training program. Along with Taskovski were Oscar nominee Hubert Sauper and editor Alexander Goekjian. Their visit was part of a collaborative partnership...
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos urged creatives to join CineGang Inc., an initiative supporting the country’s movie industry, as she convened Filipino film industry stakeholders to discuss ways for the government to support the sector. Photos from First Lady Liza Marcos' Instagram "We’re ready...
READY TO SHOOT Bacolod filmmakers at the BFF 2024 Directors' Forum Bacolod City Government officials and Negrense filmmakers met with the Film Development Council of the Philippines and global creative industries research organization Olsberg•SPI to discuss the development of a strategic...
The Asian Film Awards Academy announced the nominees for the 18th Asian Film Awards (AFA) which will be held on March 16 at Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong. With the support of the Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency and the Film Development Fund, different events will be held prior...
The highest box-office films for 2023-24 are Petersen Vargas’ Un/Happy for You and Cathy Garcia-Sampana’s Hello, Love, Again , and Mae Cruz-Alviar’s Rewind all romantic movies by real ex-lovers Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto, reel hottest love team, Alden Richards and Kathryn...
President Marcos has enjoined Filipinos to support the 10 films that are part of the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), saying this year's entries offer "golden lessons" that reflect the Filipino story. MMFF AT 50 — Stars of the entries to the 50th year of the Metro Manila Film Festival...
The yearly Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is considered by American filmmakers as a market access issue that US trade officials should address. "During typical film festivals, such as the annual MMFF in December, only local independent films are allowed to screen. Such restrictions without...
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is now pushing for a measure that seeks to grant cash incentives of up to P1 million to film makers, literary writers and other performers in the creative sector who will win major awards in international competitions. In filing House...
As the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) celebrates its golden anniversary, let us look back on cinematic treasures produced in the last five decades. Eddie Romero’s Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? was screened on Christmas day of 1976. The epic period drama starring Christopher de...
Movie personalities expressed hopes that the "concerted effort" of the Marcos administration in helping the film industry would continue. Konsyerto sa Palasyo (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer Jose...
