ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
After the successful run at their respective film festivals, 1st Ko Si 3rd which premiered at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2014 and Saving Sally which premiered at the Metro Manila Film Festival in 2016, are going to Netflix! The two will be having their online premiere at the giant streaming service on October …
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As part of the Film Ambassadors’ Night of the Film Development Council of the Philippines to be held on February 9, 2018, the agency will recognize filmmakers who won in A-list international film festivals, as well as award the Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award to three (3) recipients. FDCP’s A-Listers are winners from top international and globally-recognized film festivals. In …
An impressive nine (9) Filipino films will be participating in the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2017, three (3) of which are part of the main competition section. Jerrold Tarog’sBliss, Sigrid Andrea Bernardo’s Kita Kita, and Borgy Torre’s Tisayare part of the competition section and will compete with thirteen (13) other Asian films for the Grand …
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February is not enough to satisfy your film cravings. With this, the Freedom Film Festival have extended until March to feed you with the iconic works of acclaimed Filipino filmmakers! Here are the official line-up of the February Series of The Fifth Freedom Film Festival Resurgent Philippine Cinema: FEBRUARY 16 (6PM – 9PM) – 2 COOL …
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NOW SHOWING IN PHILIPPINE CINEMAS January 4, 2017 ASSASSIN’S CREED – Rated PG COLLATERAL BEAUTY – Rated PG INCARNATE – Rated PG MANG KEPWENG RETURNS – Rated PG PASSENGERS – Rated PG SING – Rated PG STILL SHOWING ANG BABAE SA SEPTIC TANK 2 #ForeverIsNotEnough – Rated PG DIE BEAUTIFUL – Rated R-13 KABISERA – Rated R-13 ORO – Rated …
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“The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is an annual film festival held in Metro Manila, the Philippines. The festival, which runs from December 25 (Christmas) through New Years Day and into first weekend of January in the following year, focuses on Filipino films. During the course of the festival, only films approved by the jurors …
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Written in 2004, first shot in 2005, edited & animated 2006-2009, re-shot from scratch in 2010, re-edited & re-animated from 2011-2015 & finally competed in 2016. Avid Liongoren’s “Saving Sally” was indeed a hardwork for its team, the artists on and off camera. A rare feat in Philippine cinema, live-action and animation combined to tell a simple story but …
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A bittersweet love story dipped in a glaze of sci-fi and fantasy. Starring Rhian Ramos, Enzo Marcos and TJ Trinidad and directed by Avid Liongoren, Saving Sally is an independent film that took 10 years to make due to budget and production issues. It’s part animation, part live-action, a rare feat in Philippine cinema that …
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It’s December once again, and Christmas time means the Metro Manila Film Festival will also open to feature Filipino films for the audience this holiday season. Last November 18, the Metro Manila Film Festival announced its line-up of eight short films and eight full-feature films. Here are the eight short film entries for #MMFF2016: “Birds” …
The “Countdown to MMFF 2016” grand launch will be opening this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival this December 3, Saturday, 4 pm at the SM North EDSA Skydome in Quezon City, free and open to our budding MMFF audiences, with the event co-hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). Reflecting the changing …
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