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GUIDE: ToFarm Film Festival 2016

Lights! Camera! Action! All is set and cinema curtains are raised as Dennis Marasigan’s Free Range, Paolo Villanueva’s Pauwi Na, Zig Dulay’s Paglipa, Maricel Carriaga’s Pitong Kabang Palay, Victor Acedillo Jr’s Kakampi, and Jose Johnny Nadela’s Pilapil, the six official film entries to the first TOFARM (The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines) Film Festival, are …

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12th Cinemalaya Opens This August at the CCP; Expands to Cebu

The 12th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival will be bigger this year as it expands its reach beyond Metro Manila to Cebu City this August. In Metro Manila, Cinemalaya opens its main venue on August 5 – 14 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and at satellite venues at Ayala Cinemas in Greenbelt 3 …

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Manuel Solis’ ‘Biyaya ng Lupa,’ The Most Fitting Gala Film for ToFarm Film Festival

Biyaya Ng Lupa, the 1959 Filipino drama film directed by Manuel Silos, serves as the opening gala film of the TOFARM Film Festival 2016, which is on July 13, 6pm at SM Megamall Cinema 7. The first TOFARM (The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines) Film Festival showcases the films of Dennis Marasigan’s Free Range, Paolo …

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Filmmakers From All Over The Philippines for CineSB’s Cinemarehiyon

The 6th Edition of the CineSB independent Film Festival shall be held from 18 to 29 July 2016 at the DLS – CSB School of Design and Arts Building.           CineSB is a fast-rising collegiate independent film festival in the Philippines showcasing the best efforts of Benildean students. It has grown to highlight the finest …

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Love & Respect for Farmers Celebrated in the First ToFarm Film Festival

Lights! Camera! Action! All is set and cinema curtains are raised as Dennis Marasigan’s Free Range, Paolo Villanueva’s Pauwi Na, Zig Dulay’s Paglipa, Maricel Carriaga’s Pitong Kabang Palay, Victor Acedillo Jr’s Kakampi, and Jose Johnny Nadela’s Pilapil, the six official film entries to the first TOFARM (The Outstanding Farmers of the Philippines) Film Festival, are …

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Dark Drama ‘Ringgo: The Dog-Shooter’ at the World Premieres Film Festival 2016

“RINGGO, THE DOG-SHOOTER” is one of the six finalists in the Filipino New Cinema section of the 3rd World Premieres Film Festival (WPFF) 2016. Organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in cooperation with the Cinematheque Centre Manila, “Ringgo, the Dog-shooter” is slated to run from June 29 to July 10 in …

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21st French Film Festival: French and Filipino cinema à l’honneur !

The French Film Festival returns with its 21st edition to present the best of contemporary French film and to honour the excellence of Philippine cinema. For 21 years, the French Film Festival in the Philippines has been offering an alternative venue for Filipinos to discover and appreciate a different kind of cinema, culture and language. …

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WATCH: Brillante Mendoza’s Ma’ Rosa, PH Entry to Cannes

Philippines’ entry to the Palme d’Or this year, none other than a film from Brillante Ma Mendoza titled Ma’ Rosa starring Jacklyn Jose. Watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/164823317 “Ma’ Rosa” will compete with 38 other films from different countries, including “The Unknown Girl” from previous Palme d’Or winners Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne and “The Last …

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