This year’s #MyKwentongJollibee stories bring heartwarming feels and feel-good emotions for Valentine’s!

Jollibee is once again making hearts flutter and emotions rise with two new true stories that aim to share the joy of love this Valentine’s Day. Kicking off the month of love with an exclusive launch event at Bonifacio High Street Cinema last February 12, mainstream media, bloggers, and content creators were treated to an …

Lights, Camera, Panalo: Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival introduces finalist directors

Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, the much-awaited event that is set to hail a new generation of outstanding Filipino films, officially introduced the recipients of its coveted film grants during a press conference held at the Artson Events Place, Quezon City. Attended by representatives from Puregold, the film directors, their respective producers, and other key members …

25 Student Filmmakers Named as Puregold CinePanalo Grant Recipients

Holiday cheers came right on time for twenty-five gifted student filmmakers when Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival named them as the official recipients of film grants worth P100,000 each. The select student filmmakers—coming from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao—turned in the most promising short film projects out of 245 entries submitted to Puregold’s very first CinePanalo Film …

QCinema Launches QC-SEA Shorts Competition: Invites Southeast Asian filmmakers

The new QC-SEA Shorts Competition gives opportunities to filmmakers of the region to showcase their work in one of Southeast Asia’s premier festivals.  The competition is open to all Southeast Asian filmmakers ages 18 years old and above with short films produced from January 2022 to August 2023.   Chosen entries will have its Philippine premiere …

Six short films explore diverse cinematic approaches in QCinema’s Asian Shorts Program

Now a regular feature in QCinema, this specially-curated program showcases the most interesting new short films from the region, including two from the Philippines.  In exploring diverse cinematic approaches, the line-up of six shorts range from the fiction narrative to social critique and to experimental styles of filmmaking.  This section, curated by filmmaker Carlo Manatad, …

QCinema International Film Festival Announces This Year’s #QCShorts Grantees

A refreshingly diverse program of themes and styles are in store for all viewers in QCinema’s 10th year, which will blaze the big screens in November. This year’s winning short films examine cinema and interrogate space created, recreated, and destroyed through it. Its roster covers a range of concerns — from a reflexive attempt to save …

TBA Studios brings 5 hard-to-find Filipino shorts, docus to stream online this August

In case you missed their limited theatrical and festival runs, five award-winning short films and documentaries will be available for on-demand viewing this month on major streaming platforms. Shorts Bundle Premiering on Aug. 20 on the platforms are Goyo prequel Angelito, QCinema Film Festival 2019 Best Short Film Judy Free, Australia Independent Film Festival 2018 …

Viddsee Juree Awards Top Ten Finalists Announced; Young Filmmakers to Win Blackmagic Camera & Film course in L.A.

Manila, 30 Oct 2017 — Fresh, innovative and inspiring stories have been chosen to vie for top honors at the Viddsee Juree Philippines, a festival of short films that aim to celebrate and support filmmaker communities in Asia. The nominated films are by upcoming talents from different schools such as the University of the Philippines, …

QCinema 2016 Announces QCX Shorts Finalists

The Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) has released the list of finalists for their QCX Short Film Competition. With a grant of P100,000, QCinema is the only festival in the country awarding financial grants to winning filmmakers for its actual production as well as owning the rights to the finished short films. Short Films Finalists …