10 fiery Filipino fiestas you’ve probably never heard of When this pandemic is over, and we can street party again, why not plan a tour of the many Filipino fiestas through the maze of our multicultural archipelago? You've perhaps danced along the streets of Cebu City, marveled at the ...
The documentary film “Remnants of a Revolution” is set to premiere at this year’s Sheffield International Documentary Festival. In a Facebook post on Friday, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) congratulated the production team. “Congratulations Cha Escala and the...
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...
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...
A reason to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival September is the month many gear up for the holidays. And for the Filipino-Chinese community, this month is the time to prepare for the annual Mid-Autumn Festival, which will take place on Oct. 1 this year. Based on Chinese tradition, the festival is...
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...
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,...
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Lim informed Film Development Council of the Philippines Chair Liza Dino in a letter dated July 21 that they have withdrawn her appointment as member of the Executive Committee of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF),...
Poster for 'Life In A Day' project Oscar-winning director Kevin MacDonald and producer Ridley Scott are once again calling on people from all over the world to create a footage of a single day in their lives. Â The two first garnered snippets of people's lives a decade ago through the...
