‘Viet and Name’ wins top award at QCinema 2024

The QCinema International Film Festival celebrated its 12th edition by honoring a new slate of winning films in Quezon City, Philippines.

Taking the top prize in its main competition, Asian Next Wave, was “Viet and Nam” from Trương Minh Quý. The Vietnam-set film which premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard is produced by Epic Media and is co-production between the Philippines, Vietnam plus other European countries.

Catch Award-Winning, Critically Acclaimed Films from Around the Globe in QCinema’s Most Anticipated Section: Screen International

QCinema International Film Festival’s Screen International showcases the year’s most talked-about, award-winning films from around the world, carefully curated to engage audiences with diverse perspectives and distinct storytelling styles. This section features 10 films from world-renowned directors, each celebrated for their unique approaches and acclaimed works.

QCinema runs from November 8 to 17 across Gateway Cineplex 18, Ayala Malls Cinema at Trinoma, Robinson’s Movieworld at Robinsons Magnolia, Red Carpet at Shangri-La Plaza, and Powerplant Mall. For more information, visit www.qcinema.ph.

Four Shorts to Headline QCinema International Film Festival

For the first time, a short film program will kick off the QCinema International Film Festival. Now in its 12th edition, the festival will open with the Asian premiere of Directors’ Factory Philippines, an omnibus film project initiated by Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The film debuted at the 77th Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. 

Malaysian Film Leads QCinema 2023’s Asian Next Wave Winners

Malaysian Malay-language body horror Tiger Stripes by Amanda Nell Eu is QCinema International Film Festival’s big winner for 2023. The film scooped the grand prize, the Asian Next Wave Best Picture, and the Best Director Award for Amanda Nell Eu.   The film was hailed for leading a distinctive cinematic trend that merges horror with profound social …

QCinema Unveils New Horizons Section Lineup

QCinema International Film Festival, slated from November 17-26, 2023, announces the lineup of one of its most-awaited sections. The New Horizons section of the 11th edition of QCinema 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 …

‘Triangle of Sadness’ star Dolly de Leon gets a standing ovation during its Philippine premiere

TBA Studios is bringing the critically acclaimed satirical dark comedy film Triangle of Sadness to the QCinema International Film Festival 2022, premiering as the festival’s opening film on Nov. 17 at Gateway Cineplex in Quezon City.  While the premiere is by invitation, moviegoers can still catch the second screening of Triangle of Sadness during the …

Auteurs Take the Spotlight in QCinema’s Screen International

The late French New Wave director, Jean-Luc Godard, once said that “with mobile phones and whatever, everyone is now an auteur.” In QCinema’s specially-curated section, Screen International, however, the bar is certainly set higher as it showcases the world’s renowned directors whose distinctive styles make their acclaimed works undeniably their own. David Cronenberg, Canada’s body …