A victory for the Filipino movie scene The Philippines’ entries to this year’s Sundance Film Festival bagged major nods. Martika Ramirez Escobar’s directorial debut film “ Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago ” (“Leonor Will Never Die”) took home the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award:...
A feature-length adaptation of the horror-fantasy comic book is also in the works Prolific comic creator and animator Mervin Malonzo’s short film adaptation of Julius Villanueva’s horror-fantasy graphic novel series just bagged an award from the recent Paris International Animation Film...
PH wins Best ASEAN Short Film Award at 7th Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival The Philippine Embassy in Bangkok is pleased to announce that the Philippine entry entitled How to Die Young in Manila was given the Best ASEAN Short Film Award by the jury of the ASEAN Short Film Competition held during the 7th...
With only days left until the end of the festival’s run, the noted filmmaker challenges moviegoers’ prejudicial statements with his top picks from MMFF 2021’s movie roster It is an understatement to say that this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is unlike its previous editions....
Fans of K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol defended him after Korean reporters voted him as the No. 1 worst film actor in Korea in 2021. On Dec. 27, Korean media outlet Sports Kyunghyang released the results of its yearender 5th Raspberry Film Festival , which was patterned after the Golden...
'Not even the big Hollywood films (like “Eternals”) are able to approximate the gross that MMFF 2021 has generated so far,' MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer said As expected, the comeback to the cinemas of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) went viral this year. Unfortunately, it trended...
Eight movies are competing at this year's Metro Manila Film Festival. They are "A Hard Day," "Big Night," "Love At First Stream," "Kun Maupay Man It Panahon," "Nelia," "Huwag Kang Lalabas," The Exorsis," and "Huling Ulan sa Tag-Araw." Here are the winners of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi...
K-pop boy band EXO member Chanyeol, girl group Red Velvet’s Irene and former Berry Good member Johyun were voted as the worst film actors in Korea in 2021. The two were chosen through the 5th Raspberry Film Festival, the Korean version of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, in the US. ...
Where have all the movie fans gone? The 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival got off to a slow start, as moviegoers cited the lack of child-friendly flicks. In a report by MJ Felipe of ABS-CBN on Christmas Day, movie fans also noted the rainy weather and the restrictions to eat inside the theaters as...
With the recent news about the devastation brought by typhoon Odette hitting the headlines, the subject of the Metro Manila Film Festival entry film "Kun Maupay Man It Panahon" (which opens in theaters nationwide on Dec. 25) is as timely as ever. The globally recognized drama film starring Charo...
Twitter may have a short allowance for characters per tweet but it surely doesn’t lack things to talk about. To further explore a topic, Twitter users have used the thread to connect more information, concepts, and updates that are related to their previous tweets. And back in December...
'Pandemiocracy' Filipino-Italian actor-director Ruben Soriquez with his feature documentary Pandemiocracy, has just represented the Philippines at the 18th Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival, one of the oldest and most widely internationally established festivals on Human Rights, that has taken...
