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Glenn Barit’s Debut Film ‘Cleaners’ Wins Top Award at QCinema 2019

A film made of photocopied stills and hand colored with highlighter pens wins big at QCinema International Film Festival.   Cleaners of debuting filmmaker Glenn Barit won best film, besting seven other films in the QCinema’s main competition section – Asian Next Wave.    The nostalgic coming-of-age film Cleaners, set in schoolyear 2007-2008 in a high …

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WINNERS: The 7th QCinema International Film Festival

Here are the winners at the Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) 2019: QCShorts Competition Audience Choice Award: Excuse Me Miss, Miss, Miss by Sonny Calvento Jury Prize: Tokwifi by Carla Pulido Ocampo Best Film: JUDY FREE by Che Tagyamon Asian Next Wave Competition Audience Choice Award: Cleaners by Glenn Barit Gender Sensitivity Award: Babae …

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‘Culion’ Teaser Brings Back the Glory Days of Filipino Epic Movies

John Lloyd Cruz may be the jaw-dropping surprise of Culion‘s teaser trailer but the scope of the story, the mounting of the film and the overall message of this historical drama is epic. Epic because it catches our attention, epic because it feels like it has an emotionally devastating story. It brings us back when Filipino movies compete …

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Biopic ‘I, Father Fernando Suarez’ Announced

Producer Mark Shandii Bacolod, though Team MSB’s Facebook page, announced a new collaboration with writer and director Joseph Abello in ‘I, Father Fernando Suarez’ – a biopic about the famous healing priest. Check out the post below: Fernando Suarez is a Filipino Catholic priest who performs faith healing here in the Philippines and internationally. At …

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Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Returns to the Big Screen via C1 Originals Movie ‘Yours Truly, Shirley’

Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid finally marks her big screen comeback as she stars in “Yours Truly, Shirley,” an official entry to the highly anticipated 2019 Cinema One Originals film festival. The Nigel Santos-directed comedy picture—one of the eight C1 Originals competition films this year—features the beloved songstress as a widow who believes a young popstar …

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John Lloyd Cruz Makes a Comeback in Teaser Trailer for ‘Culion’

After two years of leaving showbiz, multi-awarded actor John Lloyd Cruz makes a comeback via the teaser trailer of the Ricky Lee-written historical drama movie Culion. The film, written by Ricky Lee, produced by Mark Shandii Bacolod for iOptions Ventures, cinematography by Neil Daza and directed by Alvin Yapan is a dream collaboration for the people in the …

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Critically-Acclaimed Cinemalaya 2019 Movie ‘Edward’ Opens Nationwide October 2

VIVA Films will distribute nationwide one of Cinemalaya 2019’s critically-acclaimed films ‘Edward.’ Witness the coming-of-age story of a boy who has lived in a hospital his whole life to take care of his ailing father. Awarded as Cinemalaya’s Special Jury Award, Best Producation Design and Best Supporting Actress for Ella Cruz, #Edward opens in cinemas …

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Exciting Films Revealed for QCinema’s Seventh Installment

International and local films that are must-sees, that thrill, raise awareness, or spur the imagination are to be screened in the 2019 version of the QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) Considered as a flag-carrying international film festival in the country, QCinema will feature cinematic treasures from October 13 to 22, 2019 at the Gateway Mall, Ayala …

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Getting A-List Actors in the Family Drama ‘Circa’

  Anita Linda, Jaclyn Jose, Ricky Davao, Gina Alajar, Laurice Guillien with the special participation of the late Eddie Garcia, writer and director Adolf Alix, Jr. gathered a plethora of award-winning actors for his family drama ‘Circa.’ But how did he get all these A-List actors from the Philippine entertainment industry? “I have worked with …

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