ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 13, 2022 — Ten (10) young filmmakers have been selected as finalists in the 5th edition of the Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival. Each finalist will receive a PHP 100,000 grant as funds to use in the production of their respective short films. Sine Kabataan is a youth film competition …
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 7, 2020 — Nine out of the 13 films from the Premium Selection Section of the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) were considered for the selection of nominees for the #PPP4SamaAll Awards Night to be held virtually on December 12. The PPP Premium Selection features titles that had a limited release …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 31, 2020 — As the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) opened on October 31 with the Short Film Showcase with free access to all subscribers to 80 short films featuring the 12 finalists of the CineMarya Women’s Short Film Festival Premiere, 63 titles from 21 regional film festivals, and five Sine …
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 28, 2020 — In response to the clamor to lengthen the duration of the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), plus due to the inclusion of new titles to the lineup now totaling 170 films, and to accommodate the final fine-tuning of some works in the PPP Premium Selection section, the Film …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 8, 2020 — It’s a gathering of almost anything and everything Filipino in the 4th edition of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) that features at least 145 titles — 67 full-length films and 78 short films. The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), as organizer of the PPP, extends the …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 6, 2020 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will showcase over 100 films in the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) which will have its first online edition this year from October 31 to November 15 at the agency’s new FDCP Online Channel. The PPP4 is an FDCP-led omnibus …
CIRCA (2019) Review Directed by Adolf Alix, Jr. Seeing most of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino entries this year, it’s hard to review a film that doesn’t feel like there’s any conflict or any drama. Yes, there is. But it’s showcased not like the others as though it looked and felt real. Am I watching …
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LSS (LAST SONG SYNDROME, 2019) Review Directed by Jade Castro I have been searching for a Filipino film that has the same feels as John Carney’s films like ‘Begin Again,’ ‘Sing Street’ and ‘Once,’ it took long enough, but Jade Castro made a film so warm, so uplifting but at the same time, so …
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CUDDLE WEATHER (2019) Review Directed by Rod Marmol I don’t know what it is about movies with characters that are lonely and sad but they just interest me so much. Maybe because being lonely is one of our most vulnerable states and there’s an unexplainable emptiness that visits me every now and then. That being …
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The honorees, living legends, and icons of Philippine Cinema can look forward to taking a trip down memory lane during Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema’s 100 Years on September 12 as the New Frontier Theater is transformed to an Art Deco Cinema as an homage to the standalone theaters during the Golden …
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