Lav Diaz, Brillante Mendoza, Charo Santos-Concio Included in FDCP’s Film Ambassadors for 2018

Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will celebrate the triumphs of the Filipino filmmakers by hosting the FDCP Film Ambassadors’ Night on February 9, 2018 at Sampaguita Gardens, Quezon City. This is to give recognition to the Filipino filmmakers who brought honor to the country by winning in various international film festivals last 2017. Aside from the citations, FDCP will also …

Mikhail Red’s “Birdshot” is Philippines’ Entry to the 2018 Oscars

Cinemalaya 2017’s opening film and Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino official entry Birdshot by young director Mikhail Red is the Philippines’ entry to the 90th Academy Awards or more commonly known as the Oscars. It will be submitted for consideration for the Best Foreign Language Film Category. “Birdshot” is a mystery-thriller film that tells a story of a …

“Birdshot” Review: Edge-of-Your-Seat Filipino Suspense Thriller

BIRDSHOT (2017) Review Directed by Mikhail Red There isn’t quite that many suspense thrillers in the Philippines, mostly they are independently produced and are left unnoticed  by the public. But here enters Mikhail Red’s Birdshot, winner of Asian Future Best Film Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016, and it doesn’t feel like anything …