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Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan’s '2 Valid IDs' shows us how interconnected we are to each other until it blindsides the viewer for dramatic effect.
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Director Noni Abao on how a thesis concept about the slain activist Randy Malayao became a three-part documentary that swept four Gawad Urian awards.
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Best Director winner BC Amparado allows his scenes to breathe, demanding the audience to let emotions within them simmer.
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Giancarlo Abrahan's Cinemalaya Best Film winner swaps Kisapmata's monstrous father for a National Artist matriarch and finds the household just as capable of running a dictatorship.
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Sisa was baliw because her actions made sense in an otherwise impossible situation. The crazy are truly brave.
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Most people, and even filmmakers, think short films are just mere stepping stones to making a feature. It is high time we shift this attitude.
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The Mother of Philippine Movies has finally rolled her end credits.
Lily Yu Monteverde was a self-confessed movie fan. She also described herself as an adventurer. The youngest among 12 children of copra magnate, philanthropist, and educator Don Domingo Yu Chu and his wife Profetiza Buban Yu wasn't shy to admit ...
The veteran director imparts invaluable insights on storytelling, collaboration, and nurturing passionate voices in the film industry.
Acclaimed director Carlos Siguion-Reyna fondly reminisces about his journey as a filmmaker. In an interview with Esquire Philippines, he shares that it was the brilliance of veteran director Lino Brocka's masterpieces Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kulang and Maynila sa mga Kuko ...
He's now the chair of the Competition and Monitoring Committee.
Carlos Siguion-Reyna has been appointed as the chairman of the Cinemalaya Competition and Monitoring Committee. He replaces Jose Javier Reyes, who now serves as the new chairman of the Film Development Council of the Philippines.This places the award-winning filmmaker ...
"[That] was my love letter to the industry I always dreamed of. And when you get there, it's like, 'Ay ganito pala dito. Akala ko ganito siya. Hindi to tinuro sa film school.'"
In the mid-to-later half of the 2010s, director Antoinette Jadaone's name was synonymous with the sawi. She had been catapulted by the success of That Thing Called Tadhana in 2014, sending her into a stratosphere of celebrity she hadn' ...
Let’s face it, Filipinos are past the need for predictable love stories and cookie-cutter slapstick comedy films.
There's more to Philippine cinema than predictable dramas and slapstick comedies. Mainstream movies might share the same overused plots and tropes, but the indie scene has produced plenty of brilliant productions deserving of all their awards and recognition. From heavy social ...
Wilfredo Manalang of the FDCP talks about why movie openings will be moved to Fridays, and the other initiatives of the Council.
As the nation continues to celebrate the centennial of Philippine Cinema, things are just about to get better according to the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).FDCP Chairperson Liza Diño-Seguerra announced in a Facebook post on March 14 ...
Local film producers and distributors agreed to make the change, FDCP Head Liza Diño said.
For the longest time, Filipinos have been going to the cinemas on a weekday to catch the first day showing of new movies.New film releases usually open in local cinemas on Wednesdays, but this will change soon according to Film Development ...
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