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...
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...
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...
Indie and Alternative music this time! On July 23, The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) staged another concert billed as “The PPO Spotlight: Virtual Pocket Performance,” which streamed through the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) website. Ayesa Cruz on Violin and Madeline Jane...
Among other surprises, a drive-in cinema! With the flow of our global health crisis still gripping the country, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival navigates through the social current and plugs in the life support for the industry as it journeys anew to the digital platform this coming...
Pintô Art Museum showcases collaboration between Filipino indie singer and rapper Curtismith and visual artists BEFORE SOCIAL DISTANCING Electric Saturation, photograph on paper, by King Puenstespina, 2021 If you could see music, what would it look like? More than symbols on pages of sheet music,...
Since its fruition in 2005, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival has been the most prominent film festival for indie films—often seen as the platform for rising filmmakers to share their art and vision. Cinemalaya, the most prominent film festival in the Philippines On its 17th...
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...
It came as a surprise in 2020 when an obscure game developer uploaded 13-minutes of official gameplay footage on YouTube of an RPG title no one has heard of. (Game Science Studios) The only thing folks knew at that time was that the game looked sick, featuring a character that resembled the...
