Filipino director Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s “Aswang” won the grand prize at the 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, or DMZ Docs, held from Sept. 17 to 24 in South Korea. “Aswang,” a Philippines-France production, was selected by the jury to win the White Goose Award, the grand...
American actor and director Joseph Gordon-Levitt created a short film through his online collaborative media community HitRecord titled “The Beauty of the Philippines.” On Saturday, the star of famous movies such as Don John , Inception , and 500 days of Summer , among others, thanked...
Korean actress Oh In-hye, who was found unconscious on Sept. 14 at her home in Incheon City in South Korea, has died. She was 36. Oh In-hye’s last selfie on her Instagram account (Instagram / MANILA BULLETIN) She was found at about 5AM after suffering cardiac arrest at her home in Songdo...
SCREENCRUNCH: But don’t get us wrong, it’s a zombie movie you need to watch DON'T LOOK DOWN Yoo Ah-in stars in the new Korean zombie flick There’s a new Korean zombie film that’s out today. Well, new-ish because it was shown in South Korea earlier this June. Oh and there are, in fact, two...
Spotlight on Filipino-American documentary director PJ Raval and his Call Her Ganda Supporters hold up posters of transgender Filipina Jennifer Laude during a protest near the courthouse in Olongapo City, Philippines, on February 23, 2015 (AFP Photo/Noel Celis) Straight from the airport, Fil-Am...
Enough with the shaming scenes, let Rain Valdez show you what trans people are in real life and how they should be depicted on screen Rain Valdez (photo from Razor Tongue) Actress Audrey Hepburn once said, “Everything I learned, I learned from the movies.” Apart from transporting you to a...
Janine Gutierrez A Filipino film will be shown at this year's New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). The special virtual edition runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 12, and it will still highlight women both behind and in front of the camera. The NYAFF features a specific focus on women filmmakers: "women...
JUST A THOUGHT: “The best education I have ever received was through travel.” – Lisa Ling Xx TRAVEL PASS: If anything, this lockdown of more than 100 days thus far, and counting, has allowed me to travel the world. I didn’t need a travel permit or health clearance and rapid testing to do...
Lav Diaz's latest film will vie for honors at the 77th Venice International Film Festival organized by La Biennale di Venezia. His "Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)" is among the line up under the Orizzonti Competition, along with 18 other participants from France, India, Iran, Italy, USA, Australia,...
(From left) 'Peninsula' director Yeon Sang-ho and stars Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re and Kang Dong-won celebrate the 3-million ticket milestone with a cake (Next Entertainment World) The Korean zombie film “Peninsula,” which stars Kang Dong-won and Lee Jung-hyun, has reached another milestone at the...
Scene from 'Here, Here' (Facebook) Joanne Cesario is lone Philippine representative to the upcoming Locarno Film Festival's Pardi di domani international competition. Her short film "Here, Here" is one of 43 short films selected from over 2,200 entries from all over the world. "Here, Here"...
After Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Danilo Delapuz Lim informed Film Development Council of the Philippines Chair Liza Dino in a letter dated July 21 that they have withdrawn her appointment as member of the Executive Committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF),...
