ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
As part of the 2nd TOFARM Film Festival’s line-up, HIGH TIDE, a film written and directed by award-winning film editor Tara Illenberger, will be screened at select cinemas from July 12 – 28. HIGH TIDE is a drama-adventure film about how the rising sea level and erratic tide schedule affects the people residing near the …
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ToFarm Film Festival 2016 Best Actor Bembol Roco returns in a new entry this year titled What Home Feels Like. And it looks like he’s going to go home with another Best Actor award for his portrayal of an OFW father who is forced to stay with his family after his company terminated his employment. Watch …
On their official Facebook page, the ToFarm Film Festival just released the posters of its six (6) full length feature entries. 1. BAKLAD by Topel Lee Synopsis: A coming of age story of a fishpen boy who is learning to dream big, triggered by his sexual awakening from his boss’ new lover. He starts to find ways …
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With the usual two or three films being screened at FDCP and SM Cinema’s “Cine Lokal,” Sleepless is the first film to get a full day screening schedule which gives it at least four screenings a day for one week on all participating SM Cinemas – Mall of Asia, Megamall, North EDSA, Fairview, Southmall, Bacoor, Iloilo and …
The 12 finalists for the short feature category for the 2017 Cinemalaya has been revealed. Out of 174 submitted entries, 12 were selected. Here are the 12 finalists of the Cinemalaya 2017 Short Feature Category: ALIENS ATA by Karl Glenn Barit JUANA AND THE SACRED SHORES by Antonne Santiago LOLA CHOLENG by Jean Cheryl Tagyamon …
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A disease-stricken biker attempts to conquer a treacherous terrain on one final adventure that pitted him against nature and the woman he desires. The film directed by Nerissa Picadizo is one of the ten finalists of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2017. It will star Jake Cuenca (Lihis, Mulat) and Anna Luna (Paglipay) as Matt …
The official film festival of Quezon, City, Philippines, the City of Stars, “QCinema” or the Quezon City International Film Festival has unveiled its line-up for this year. Each entry will be given a 1 million peso grant with full ownership of movie rights. This will be funded by Quezon City Film Development Commission for production as part of …
One of the ten (10) Cinemalaya 2017 entries, Ang Guro Kong ‘Di Marunong Magbasa will probably be the first to finish production as they are the first to release a teaser video of their film. Check out the teaser here: Alfred Vargas plays a farmer who pretends to be a teacher in order to save the kids …
Director Jason Paul Laxamana (Mercury is Mine, Magkakabaung) tries something different for 2017, directing a science fiction film in his ToFarm Film Festival entry titled “Instalado.” Announced recently, he will work with PBB Alum and Hashtags member McCoy de Leon together with Francis Magundayao and Gawad Urian Best Supporting actor winner for the movie Philippino Story …
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2 COOL 2 BE 4GOTTEN (2016) Review Directed by Petersen Vargas A film that is packaged as a coming-of-age gay film, you wouldn’t expect it to go intense, dark and twisted. So, how would you tell a coming-of-age story? Go deeply personal, that’s how director Petersen Vargas wants to tell the story of Felix Salonga, played …
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