ILOILO CITY – After the Covid-19 pandemic and a smaller edition last year, the CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival is back. This year’s edition of CineKasimanwa, the brainchild of Ilonggo director Elvert Bañares, is a two-leg film festival – the December and January screening that...
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...
Internationally acclaimed French actress and director of Un Silence Si Bruyant (Such a Resounding Silence) documentary and godmother of the 26th French Film Festival in Manila Emmanuelle Béart It was a date with an angel. At the charity gala of the French film festival, held at a ballroom at the...
The French Embassy in the Philippines and Micronesia, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Cinema, stages the 26th French Film Festival from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, 2023. Featuring 21 French films, these will be shown simultaneously at SM Mall of Asia and SM Megamall, with a selection of new...
The French Embassy in the Philippines launched the 26th French Film Festival last Nov. 25 at the SM Mall of Asia, in partnership with SM Supermalls and SM Cinema. This is set to run until Dec. 3, showcasing a selection of around 21 contemporary French feature films. Ambassador Extraordinary...
Prepare to transform the city into a canvas of blue, red, and white, as the French Film Festival marks its iconic presence, commemorating 26 years of delivering a selection of top-notch contemporary French movies to the Filipino audience. The French Embassy in the Philippines and Micronesia, in...
Filmmakers, film programmers, and film executives have started arriving in South Korea since Oct. 4 to attend the “Cannes of Asia” at the 28th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and to participate in the Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). Asian Contents and Film Markets (ACFM) The...
Selecting 10 official entries of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) was never done before, except for this year! It is unprecedented and surreal. Let us weigh in the pros and cons. With four shoo-in titles, (K)ampon starring Beauty Gonzales and Derek Ramsay, Penduko with Matteo Guidicelli,...
Scrapper The New Horizons section of the 11th edition of QCinema, which runs from Nov. 17 to 26, features five acclaimed directorial film debuts: City Of Wind by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Foremost By Night by Victor Iriarte, Scrapper by Charlotte Regan, Through The Night by Delphine Girard, and...
AWARD WINNING SHOT Anton Juan shooting a scene in the international film Amon Banwa sa Lawud at the mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental (Photo courtesy of the Sagay City PIO and Tourism Office) Amon Banwa sa Lawud (Our Island of the Mangrove Moons), co-produced by the Erehwon...
The Filipino film “Filipiñana” by director Rafael Manuel won three awards at the 2023 Asian Project Market (APM) being held as part of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan, South Korea. The APM announced the winners on Oct. 10 during the awards ceremony at Paradise Hotel...
Empowering Filipino storytellers TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and Viva, a premier multimedia company, have teamed up to launch the short film festival #ForYouPelikula. It’s a transformative initiative, which aims to nurture the Philippine short film industry and...
