ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) and the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) have officially launched a new strategic partnership to strengthen support for film industry programs.
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.
QCinema International Film Festival presents its roster of six filmmakers and their projects selected for the 2024 QCShorts program. This prestigious selection represents a diverse range of voices and storytelling styles, all united by a common thread of obsession.
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 …
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QCinema International Film Festival announces the titles competing in its premiere launching pad for Asia’s most promising filmmakers. This year’s Asian Next Wave competition showcases eight exciting feature film directorial debuts competing for the Pylon Award. First is Abang Adik by Jin Ong. Abang Adik is about deaf-mute Abang and younger brother Adi who live …
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QCinema International Film Festival is set to provide another opportunity for Filipino and Southeast Asian filmmakers to reach a global audience as it launches the QCinema Project Market. The QCinema Project Market (QPM) is a platform for Southeast Asian filmmakers and producers to secure funding, expand their networks, gain exposure, develop their skills, and contribute …
It’s a double celebration this November as Cinema ’76 Film Society finally reopens their new branch in Tomas Morato with a lineup of movies from the 10th QCinema International Film Festival. The popular micro-cinema will have its soft launch opening from November 23-25, screening some of the fest’s most sought-after titles under the Asian Next …
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 …
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LGBTQ short films from previous festival editions portray varying diversity and representation in this year’s special QCinema compilation that deserves a second look. From its premiere last year with QCinema, How to Die Young in Manila by Petersen Vargas is about a surreal meet-up amidst a violent setting. The film, which has been exhibited in Busan, LA …
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