Movie News, Reviews
Happy Pride Month! In celebration of Pride Month, the most talked about and awarded films at last year’s Cinema One Originals also center on narratives about the LGBTIA+ community — … Continue Reading Cinema One Originals Favorites ‘Sila-Sila’ and ‘Metamorphosis’ to be Available on iWant this June
One of Philippine cinema’s most triumphant moment was this documentary’s historic win at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 2016. Sunday Beauty Queen, the first documentary film to be included in … Continue Reading Award-Winning Documentary ‘Sunday Beauty Queen’ Streams for Free on May 15
Cinema One Originals puts off the film festival slated this year and extends deadline for the submission of script entries for its 16th run until June 1 (Monday), allowing more time … Continue Reading Cinema One Originals 2020 Postponed, 16th Edition Extends Entry Deadline to June
QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) announces its three new feature film production grant winners for 2020. Filmmakers Christian Linaban, Joseph Abello, and Bebe Go will each receive a grant of 1.5 … Continue Reading QCinema 2020 Grantees Named
In light of recent news related to the confirmed novel corona virus (COVID-19) cases, the organizers of the Sinag Maynila 2020 have postponed the independent film festival. Sinag Maynila 2020, … Continue Reading Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2020 Postponed Amid Coronavirus Spread
Celebrating 100 years of Philippine Cinema and presenting Filipino documentaries that push the boundaries of storytelling, Daang Dokyu selects the IDFA-winning film Aswang as its opening film. The 6-day documentary film festival, … Continue Reading Award-Winning Docu Film ‘Aswang’ Opens Daang Dokyu Film Festival
A hundred years since Filipinos started capturing in film the story of their islands and their people, recorded facts, narratives, and perspectives have been shaped and developed. This year marks … Continue Reading A Celebration of Filipino Stories: Daang Dokyu premieres Philippine Documentary Festival
Daang Dokyu Documentary Film Festival slated on 16-21 March 2020 calls on the public to help bring back the country’s oldest existing documentary films currently archived at the British Film … Continue Reading Help bring home the oldest existing Philippine documentaries
VIVA Films made big announcements at their VIVA Visions 2020 event at the Novotel Hotel, Araneta City, Cubao, Quezon City. 2019 was a banner year for Viva, who produced 19 … Continue Reading VIVA Films Ready for 2020 as its Biggest Year with 34 Films to be Released
After ‘TPO’ in 2016, ‘Tale of the Lost Boys’ in 2018 and ‘Jino to Mari’ in 2019, writer and director Joselito “Jay” Altarejos returns to the Sinag Maynila Film Festival this 2020 with the political drama … Continue Reading Jay Altarejos Returns to Sinag Maynila Film Festival with ‘Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan’
Fresh from its successful world premiere in Europe where director Jun Robles Lana was awarded Best Director, Kalel, 15 will finally be screened in selected Philippine Cinemas this Wednesday, December … Continue Reading Award-Winning ‘Kalel, 15’ Gets Special Limited Release in PH Cinemas
CULION (2019) Review Directed by Alvin Yapan It was hard to move on from that heartbreaking and awe-inspiring ending. I was trying not to cry for being overwhelmed at the … Continue Reading #MMFF2019 ‘Culion’ Review: A Heartbreaking and Awe-Inspiring Story of Hope
With 100 years on its back, Philippine cinema celebrations have mainly focused on narrative films. A group of filmmakers now feel it is high time that films with real-world impact … Continue Reading Daang Dokyu: A Festival of Philippine Documentaries Launched
The coming-of-age drama film “John Denver Trending” by TV writer-turned-director Arden Rod Condez competed at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)’s New Currents section, the festival’s main competition section. “John … Continue Reading Cinemalaya 2019 Best Film Competes at the Busan International Film Festival
Eight impressive Filipino films will be featured at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) starting October 28 in Tokyo, Japan, including Paul Soriano’s “Mañanita” and Bradley Liew’s “Motel Acacia” … Continue Reading ‘Mañanita,’ ‘Motel Acacia,’ and More PH Films Join Tokyo International Film Festival
CLEANERS (QCinema 2019) Review Directed by Glenn Barit With no star power on its cast, Glenn Barit’s Cleaners is making noise for its visuals prior to its release but you’d be surprised … Continue Reading #QCinema2019 ‘Cleaners’ Review: Nostalgia in Remarkable Coming-of-Age Stories
