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Twenty five years… This 2025, ‘Isang Himala’ star Bituin Escalante will be celebrating her 25 years in the industry via a concert on May 10, 2025 at the Samsung Perfroming Arts Theater, telling her story through music. But what are her thoughts about doing the movie musical for the ongoing Metro Manila Film Festival? What …
The Philippine film industry is breathless with anticipation as the 2025 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival draws closer, promising another showcase of homegrown talent and compelling storytelling. Adding to the excitement, entries from the festival’s inaugural 2024 edition continue to garner international acclaim, earning coveted spots in prestigious global film festivals and shining a light on …
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“Sabi nga nila, you cannot escape your passion. Kahit na may business kami, you can’t escape something you love doing.”
Watch GARTH GARCIA’s birthday concert will happen this Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the Aromata in Quezon City, 8PM with guest performances from Lucho B., Angel R., 4th Impact, Thor D. and Wize Estabillo.
“Unassumingly beautiful.” That’s how ‘Paquil’ star Beauty Gonzalez described the vibe of the location of her upcoming movie with JM de Guzman.
The Philippine film industry is buzzing with excitement as the iconic ‘Gold Standard’ of acting, Hilda Koronel, makes her highly anticipated return to the big screen. After years away from the spotlight, she is set to star in SISA, helmed by multi-awarded filmmaker Jun Robles Lana, whose celebrated body of work as writer and as director has earned him acclaim both locally and internationally.
Get ready to craft your world. “A Minecraft Movie,” starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, will premiere only in cinemas April 2, 2025. Also starring Emma Myers (“Wednesday”), Oscar nominee Danielle Brooks (“The Color Purple”), Sebastian Eugene Hansen (“Just Mercy, “Lisey’s Story”), with Jennifer Coolidge.
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.
The complete lineup for the upcoming 2025 Puregold CinePanalo has now been finalized, with the announcement of the twenty-five student films to be showcased at the festival under the short film category. The promising young filmmakers will each receive a P150,000 production grant.
The twenty-five student shorts will be screened alongside eight feature films at the festival proper at Gateway Cinemas from March 14 to 25, 2025.
Dance with the devil and he’ll follow you home. From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther,” “Creed”) comes a new vision of fear in “Sinners,” starring Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed”) in a dual role, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell and more. Watch the trailer and check out the teaser poster.
What’s it feel like to die? From the Academy Award-winning director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes “Mickey 17,” starring Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie and Steven Yeun, with Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo. Only in cinemas January 29, 2025.