Khalil Ramos and Ashley Ortega will tell the story of Gen Z in their Cinemalaya Film 'As If It's True' (Still image from the movie) On social media, we can see various posts that depict different stereotypes about Gen Z, such as they have a short attention span or they need more attention and...
BATCH 2023 Meet the directors and some of the cast members competing in this year's Cinemalaya Film Festival (Image from Cinemalaya) After overcoming the challenges of the past couple of years, Cinemalaya is officially back with its usual lineup of 10 competing films for the full-length category...
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...
A film about a dish and more By Dexter R. Matilla Moviegoers, it seems, have been spoiled with big budget films and complicated stories the past few years that filmmakers almost always want to one-up each other in creating something in that mold. But for director Ronald Espinosa Batallones, that...
Max Eigenmann, daughter of Bing Pimentel and the late actor Mark Gil, bagged the Best Actress award at the just concluded Cinemalaya Film Festival for her performance in "12 Weeks." The story revolves around a 40-year-old single woman who discovered that she is pregnant after breaking up with her...
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....
Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala shares the journey behind the production of this documentary One of the closing films, Delikado , at the 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival was produced by broadcast journalist Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala. Kara Magsanoc-Alikpala The documentary, which runs...
Philippine cinema in books The University of Santo Tomas Publishing House published the two book volumes of Lee— Ang Daigdig ng mga Api: Remembering a Lost Film and Riding the Waves: 15 Years of Cinemalaya. Six books by icons and experts on Philippine cinema have been launched at the 18th...
Delikado by Karl Malakunas, and We Don’t Dance For Nothing by Stefanos Tai are the documentary films chosen to close the 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. The films screened at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) on Aug. 13, at 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m.,...
Peewee and Jerry O’Hara star in this competition entry to the 18th Cinemalaya edition What goes on after retirement? Such is the premise of husband-and-wife tandem Milo Alto Paz and Cynthia Cruz-Paz in their Cinemalaya entry, Retirada . Milo and Cynthia Paz “We witnessed how some of our close...
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...
Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan gets ready for her Cinemalaya debut Cinemalaya is now a debutante! Its 18th edition is slated from Aug. 5 to 14 at cinemas and the Cultural Center of the Philippines. We take a look at one of the newest female filmmakers in the lineup, Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan...
