In an attempt to make the Philippines a top film production hub, Philippine officials, led by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, have presented "compelling" incentives to Hollywood's biggest film production companies to film in the Philippines. Photos from First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos/Instagram In...
The Adamson University Communication Department successfully held its fourth annual KOMMotion Film Festival (KMFF), a showcase of short films created by its third-year students, on Tuesday, Nov. 26. CELEBRATING STUDENT FILMMAKING — The comedy short film 'Bert, Tubero!' bags the Audience...
Despite the strong earthquake felt in Manila, the third ComMotion Film Festival (CMFF) of the Adamson University Communication Department was a success, with the comedy short film bagging 10 of the 18 awards on Tuesday, Dec. 5. CELEBRATING STUDENT FILMMAKING — Communication students from Adamson...
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...
Apart from the catalog of free-to-watch films of different genres, there are many restored and remastered Filipino classics from different film outfits in crisp visual and audio quality, courtesy of ABS-CBN Film Restoration. Here are five of the digitally-restored films that you can add to your...
Films have always been made using high-quality DSLR and other professional-grade cameras. Samsung took steps to revolutionize the creative process of filmmaking by releasing a smartphone equipped with the technology to break the rules of content creation. Samsung Philippines recently held its...
John Lloyd Cruz just confirmed that he is all set to star in a new film. He described it as a "passion project" that he has long wanted to see fruition. Playing his leading lady in the film is Jasmine Curtis-Smith. According to John Lloyd, he and producers picked Jasmine simply because she is...
Students, out-of-school youth, teachers, filmmakers, and science professionals have until Oct. 30 to submit their entries for the 5th Indie-Siyensya Filmmaking Competition. (DOST-SEI) This was announced by the Department of Science and Technology–Science Education Institute’s (DOST-SEI) in a...
Not sure about it? Let Nespresso Talents 2021 Filipino champions convince you Through 100 years of Philippine cinema, Filipino viewers have marveled on the talent and craftsmanship of local filmmakers as they present stories through reels flashed on horizontal big screens. Seeing movies in that...
What’s with that indie vibe? Do you want to be a filmmaker or a wannabe filmmaker? (Manila Bulletin/Unsplash) Remember when Martin Scorsese criticized Marvel movies as “not cinema?” It was a divisive statement because superhero films were at their highest point then. Almost everyone loved...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos congratulated on Thursday, April 29 the group of students from Pangasinan who bagged the "Best International Documentary Film" award at the recently concluded Fresh International Film Festival in Ireland. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
