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ABS-CBN Film Restoration’s Sagip Pelikula continues to celebrate the rich legacy of Philippine cinema by partnering with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Manila Metropolitan Theater (MET), bringing back restored classics on the big screen through the free public screening event “Mga Hiyas ng Sineng Pilipino.”

Striking balance between traditional and new media as platforms to educate the youth with values

The good news is, says FDCP Chair Liza Dino-Seguerra, in the latest study released, there had been zero cases of Covid-19 transmission in cinemas.

 Watching movies on the big screen in a cinema setting remains a dream for most of us. While there have been in the recent past sporadic screenings of certain films in various areas, the idea of movie watching in mall cineplexes hasn’t resumed, given the Covid-19 pandemic setting we are in.  

‘’Naiyak po ako, kasi it’s such a great validation of what we have been working hard for in the last five years,’’ stated Mary Liza Diño, Chairperson and CEO of the Film Development of Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

Eight films that helped mold the nation’s film heritage will be screened on the FDCP Channel in celebration of Philippine Film Industry Month. Starting this year, Film Industry Month will be celebrated every September, an annual month-long observation mandated by President Duterte. It is designed to commemorate the heritage, significance, and legacy of Philippine Cinema. The inaugural celebration has for its theme, “Ngayon ang Bagong SineMula!”

Elwood ‘’El Maestro’’ Perez is one of the last few men standing, if not the last one, from among his batch of 1970s film directors.

Multi-awarded poet and screenwriter Jerry Gracio has said that the movie industry needs proper pandemic response, not events like the film industry month.

Beginning this year, the country will officially celebrate and commemorate the heritage, significance, and legacy of Philippine Cinema through the Philippine Film Industry Month in September.

Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson Liza Diño has issued a statement on the controversial production shoot of Feelmaking Productions in Baguio City.

Liza Diño, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair, was surprised to learn of talks she is running for an elective position in 2022. 

Launched on April 27 through the initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee (NQC) is Kidlat Tahimik’s inaugural Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) Short Film Competition.  

As uncertainty mounts moving into the second year of community quarantine, the Fashion and Design Council of the Philippines (FDCP) reinforces its belief in a better tomorrow by bringing the industry together once again.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is exploring Latin American markets as new frontier for the Philippine films and televisions contents. 

The independent film “Cleaners” was the biggest winner at Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) 2020, a nationwide film festival event of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) headed by its Chair and CEO Liza Diño-Seguerra.

Virtual event hosting is one of the things that I get to do in our new normal. (na sana, mag old normal na soon!) Organizers of showbiz functions and brand launches have no choice but to utilize the live streaming to mount important events. (kesa naman sa nga nga!)

It’s a gathering of almost anything and everything Filipino in the 4th edition of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) that features at least 145 titles — 67 full-length films and 78 short films.

Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair Liza Diño-Seguerra is ready to move past recent debacles, eager to focus on projects the agency has scheduled in the coming days.