ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
A film project from the Philippines stood out and won the prestigious Cre8 Co-Production Award during the Southeast Asia Film Financing Forum (SAFF) Project Market, beating out 15 projects from Southeast Asia. The project-in-development titled Filipino by Mel Allego wowed the jury for its powerful storytelling and potential to be commercialized and co-produced globally. Allego took home a …
Man’s fight for survival against a super typhoon is front and center in John Stephen Baltazar’s The Signs which is featured in FDCP’s Cine Lokal theaters in SM starting December 7. The Signs tells the story of Tony Hughes whose famous meteorologist father died while researching about typhoons. He discovers a manuscript predicting a series of signs that lead …
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The MAGINHAWA FILM FESTIVAL (MFF) returns for its second edition this coming December. The Festival is an initiative of CINEMA CENTENARIO, the premier alternative cinema of Quezon City along food hub Maginhawa Street. It strives to contribute in the promotion of Philippine Cinema and the development of its local audience. This year’s edition is not …
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After its successful Philippine participation in Busan International Film Festival at Busan, South Korea, the Film Development Council of the Philippines leads the country again as Country of Focus at the Singapore Media Festival, celebrating two important milestones in its history – the 100 Years of Philippine Cinema and the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Singapore for …
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It’s not for the faint of heart. You may call Benedict Mique’s Cinemalaya 2018 hit ML a challenge for its disturbing choices of how to present what really happened during Martial Law to the youth today. The idea came when director Benedict Mique heard his niece talk about Martial Law like it was an event that was blown …
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This coming December, Cinema Centenario celebrates its first anniversary dedicated to pay tribute to the core foundation of its existence, the one hundred years of Philippine Cinema, by launching the 2nd Maginhawa Film Festival. MFF is the biggest annual event along the food hub in Quezon City which started in 2017 as a platform to …
Here are the winners of the Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) 2018: Circle Audience Choice: Hintayan ng Langit Gender Sensitivity Award: Billie & Emma Circle Best Artistic Contribution: Oda Sa Wala – Neil Daza Best Supporting Actress: Cielo Aquino – Billie & Emma Best Supporting Actor: Marcus Adoro – Dog Days Best Screenplay: Dwein …
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Original. The word, and all its permutations, has been a significant part of the festival name for the last 13 years. Originality has always been the one thing Cinema One Originals has championed and pushed for. “I Am Original” is the tagline of the 14th Cinema One Originals. It is both a declaration, by the filmmakers …
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World renowned Filipino film director Brillante Mendoza is back in the international scene with his newest film “ALPHA, The Right to Kill” competing in the main competition at San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain. The San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in the Spanish city of …
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Are you original? The 2018th edition of Cinema One Originals Film Festival puts “star-studded” as an understatement as it releases its stellar promotional video featuring the directors and artists included on its 14th year. Check out the video below: https://web.facebook.com/CinemaOneOriginals/videos/287669988506649/?t=8 Here are the stars of the upcoming feature-length entries at the Cinema One Originals 2018: …
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