ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Produced by GMA Public Affairs and GMA Pictures, “Lost Sabungeros” will premiere at the 20th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on August 8, 5 PM, at Ayala Mall Manila Bay Cinema 2.
Take a trip to Japan with Kono Basho, an official film entry to the yearly awaited Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival – in theaters this August 2024 from Mentorque Productions and Project 8 Projects.
Guided by artist-mentors Ricky Lee, Rody Vera, Jeffrey Jeturian, Issa Manalo Lopez, Raffy Tejada, and Ellen Ongkeko Marfil, Pelikulove presents its debut film featuring unfiltered perspectives of the youth that yield unbridled hope through five winning film and theater works strung in an eye-popping anthology. Entitled “SHOUTOUT PINAS 2022”, the anthology will be shown as an exhibition …
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For its 19th edition, the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival promises to deliver the best visual storytelling with new competing films to be screened at a new venue. With the CCP Main Building undergoing rehabilitation, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc. push the boundaries and bring its brand of cinematic …
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – ANIMA Studios celebrated its seven years in business with an after-dinner party that unveiled three of its big film projects this year: “Rookie,” “When This Is All Over,” and “I Am Not Big Bird.” The films, revealed via the aptly-titled celebration Future Horizons, reflect ANIMA’s passion for quality storytelling and pushing boundaries …
Competition films from the recently concluded 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will be shown in Cinema ‘76 Anonas starting August 24, Wednesday to August 30, Tuesday. This will give a chance for indie fans and movie audiences who were not able to catch the screenings at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and other …
The gut-wrenching documentary on Palawan’s threatened natural resources and valiant environmental defenders brought an emotional audience – including foreign ambassadors – on their feet multiple times. Closing film, “Delikado,” a documentary on illegal logging in Palawan, screened last August 13, drew the biggest crowd for Cinemalaya 2022, observed festival director Chris Millado. Directed by Deputy …
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I still remember the thunderous applause and cheers at the end of the gala screening of Cinemalaya 2018 official entry Liway at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo). After the hair-raising ending, people stood up, clapped their hands and shout their praises for the movie. Kip Oebanda’s political drama movie …
Cinemalaya has been a platform for artists to show their talents and to be discovered by the mainstream media. Having a newbie star in the Cinemalaya 2021 Short Pugon, it makes one wonder how and why they got the part. “Audition. Bilang director kasi, kalahati ng trabaho mo tapos na after ng casting. And alam …
PAN DE SALAWAL (2018) ReviewDirected by Che Espiritu What is your favorite holiday movie? Mine’s Home Alone. It’s those simple joys of being with your family or finding the meaning of having a family. But what’s the connection with Che Espiritu’s Pan de Salawal? I felt that same warmth when I watched it not only …
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