ILOILO CITY – A short film on the Panay Bukidnon indigenous peoples won in the 46th Gawad Urian. “Paglupad ka Banog” (The Flight of Banog) by director Elvert Bañares was awarded as Best Short Film in the annual awards given by film critic organization Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) on...
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...
Lee Byung-hun and Jung Yu-mi took home the main acting awards at the 44th Blue Dragon Film Awards held on Nov. 24 at the KBS Hall in Seoul. It was hosted by actress Kim Hye-soo, who did it for the 30th and last time, and actor Yoo Yeon-seok. (Clockwise from top left) Winners Lee...
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...
The 32nd Buil Film Awards ceremony was held on Oct. 5 at Signiel Busan in Busan, South Korea to honor excellence in film. “Concrete Utopia,” the disaster film starring Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young, emerged as the biggest winner at the ceremony, taking home four...
