The Department of Science and Technology - Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) announced on Thursday, June 8, that the Indie-Siyensya Filmmaking Competition has begun accepting entries. In partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the filmmaking competition seeks...
Films communicating science as a catalyst for positive change can be streamed on JuanFlix, according to the Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) as part of its 6th Indie-Siyensya Film Festival, almost three years after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country....
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....
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...
The program now offers a wider food selection from local micro-entrepreneurs Indie Eats, GrabFood’s latest merchant discoverability program to shine the spotlight on small yet promising and quality food businesses, is now going nationwide. All cities serviced by the Southeast Asian technology...
This campaign by one of the biggest food delivery platforms in the country highlights deserving small food businesses Small businesses are the backbone of the economy according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) make up the majority of the ventures in...
Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez succumbed to stroke Monday, Jan. 3, at the Philippine Heart Center. The filmmaker-writer-actor was 46. His wife, Kaye, told ABS-CBN News Tuesday that he was in coma 11 days prior. Among Barros-Sanchez’ more popular efforts include “Lasponggols,” which he wrote and...
UDD proposes a toast to new beginnings UDD4 On the morning of Dec. 26, UDD officially announced through its Facebook page that its frontman, Armi Millare, is parting ways with the band. In their post, the Alternative/Indie band says, “We thank her for sharing her talent and artistry in the songs...
Dark Pop Queen FLØRE blossoms anew with her second EP Romaniac BUDDING FLOWER FLØRE, photo taken from her Instagran account “Sometimes the most beautiful things make you the most lonely,” sings FLØRE in her title track “Another year like that and we’d all be dead,” released on her new...
Inside the young minds of Parasouls and how they conceived their maiden EP Drifters, Dream Makers NEW KIDS ON THE INDIE BLOCK Parasouls members from left: Siblings Igoy and Dani Dimaano, and Joshua Gaces Listening to Parasouls is a trip down memory lane. Never have I heard a more youthful sound in...
They have reinvented themselves through online tech In this day and age where access to online technology is quite easy for most artists, they no longer have any excuse not to share their creativity. Take the case of Narda, the Filipino indie band from the 2000s, whose members, even though living...
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...
