Six Shorts are set for its World Premiere at QCinema2023
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Short films in International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) 2023 now streaming exclusively on iWantTFC
International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) 2023, with Filipino-American Luis Pedron as its Festival Director, is a cool film festival for short films, being held annually in Manhattan, New York City, USA. Now on its 13th year, IFFM was physically held from October 12-15, 2023 where quality short films from around the globe were screened at several theater …
TikTok and Viva Launch #ForYouPelikula Short Film Festival to Empower Filipino Storytellers
TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and Viva, a premier multi-media company, introduce #ForYouPelikula, a transformative initiative aimed at nurturing the Philippine short film industry and providing emerging filmmakers and passionate storytellers with a unique platform to shine. With a commitment to unlocking and tapping into the potential of the Philippine short film …
Entries pile in as the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival nears its submission deadline
Puregold’s CinePanalo Film Festival is witnessing an influx of participants aspiring to become the next celebrated Filipino filmmaker. With the call for entries closing on October 27, many young filmmakers have been racing to get their entries in and show the world how they can inspire others through film. Puregold says it has already received …
QCinema Launches QC-SEA Shorts Competition: Invites Southeast Asian filmmakers
The new QC-SEA Shorts Competition gives opportunities to filmmakers of the region to showcase their work in one of Southeast Asia’s premier festivals. The competition is open to all Southeast Asian filmmakers ages 18 years old and above with short films produced from January 2022 to August 2023. Chosen entries will have its Philippine premiere …
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ANIMA Short Film Lab’s ‘HITO’ joins Vienna Shorts this June
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — ANIMA Short Film Lab entry “HITO” is set to screen at the 20th edition of Vienna Shorts happening from June 1 to 6, 2023. Fresh off the reels of the Berlinale’s Generation14plus, the critically-acclaimed short joins another prestigious international film festival to inspire a new cinematic experience for film enthusiasts around the …
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Filipino short ‘HITO’ competes at Berlin International Film Fest this February
ANIMA Short Film Lab entry “HITO” joins the youth-focused category of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) happening on February 16 to 26, 2023. Together with other international entries, “HITO” enters the Generation14 programme that caters to audiences under 18. “HITO,” directed by Stephen Lopez, is one of the products of the ANIMA Short Film …
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Diverse Portraits of the LGBTQ Experience in QCinema’s RainbowQC Shorts
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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Six short films explore diverse cinematic approaches in QCinema’s Asian Shorts Program
Now a regular feature in QCinema, this specially-curated program showcases the most interesting new short films from the region, including two from the Philippines. In exploring diverse cinematic approaches, the line-up of six shorts range from the fiction narrative to social critique and to experimental styles of filmmaking. This section, curated by filmmaker Carlo Manatad, …
Young filmmaker from Iloilo wins Best Pitch at Globe and ANIMA’s pitching contest
Globe Prepaid and production company ANIMA gave aspiring Filipino filmmakers a rare proposition —a shot at making their dream short films come true through a learning program that concluded in an exciting pitch to directors Mihk Vergara and Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, actor Paulo Avelino and Kroma Entertainment’s Office-in-Charge for ANIMA, Eileen Borromeo. Last May, Globe Prepaid …
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