Filipino filmmakers and actors together won four major awards at the 19th edition of the Asian Film Festival held in Rome, Italy.
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Brillante Mendoza’s Gensan Punch scores Kim Jiseok Prize in Busan Film Fest
Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s new film “Gensan Punch” has bagged the prestigious Kim Jiseok award in the 26th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Asia’s largest film festival in South Korea.
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Judy Ann Santos-starrer Mindanao is Philippines’ entry to Oscars 2021
Filipino film ‘Mindanao’ starring Judy Ann Santos and Allen Dizon is set to represent the Philippines in the 93rd Film Academy Awards, more popularly known as the Oscars, as an entry in the International Feature Film category.
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Judy Ann Santos is Best Actress awardee at Cairo Int’l Film Fest in Egypt
One of the Philippines’ premiere dramatic actresses, Judy Ann Santos, has taken home the Best Actress Award at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival held Friday at the Cairo Opera House in Egypt. The Cairo jury, headed by Oscar-winning U.S. writer-director Stephen Gaghan, chose Judy Ann Santos as the best actress for […]
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Verdict’s Maxine Eigenmann wins Best Actress at Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane
Verdict’s lead actress, Maxine Eigenmann, won Best Actress at the 2019 Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) held in Brisbane, Australia. The Filipino actress was recognized for portraying the role of Joy who, together with her six-year-old daughter Angel, suffers abuse from her husband Dante played by Kristoffer King in the Filipino film directed by Raymund […]
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Brillante Mendoza’s Mindanao starring Judy Ann Santos premieres in Europe at the Estonian Film Fest
Mindanao, the new movie directed by award-winning filmmaker Brillante Mendoza and written by Honee Alipio, is set to have its European Premiere at the 23rd POFF Talinn Black Nights Film Festival this November 15 to December 1. The award-winning film director’s new movie, top-billed by Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo and Allen Dizon, will be screened in […]
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Philippines is 1st Southeast Asian nation in focus in Mexico’s Guanajuato International Film Festival
The Philippines is the first Southeast Asian nation to be given the spotlight at the celebrated Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) in Mexico, marking another milestone for Philippine cinema’s 100 years anniversary. The focus on Philippine cinema at the 22nd GIFF will run until July 28. The biggest and most celebrated film festival in Mexico […]
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Brillante Mendoza’s Alpha wins Jury Prize in Bucharest Film Festival in Romania
Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza won the Special Jury Prize Award for his film “Alpha: The Right to Kill” at the 15th Bucharest International Film Festival (BIFF) held in Romania. The Academy’s Filipino member received the Jury Prize at the BIFF Awards held June 30 at the Cinema Elvire Popesco. The Cannes-awarded filmmaker’s new winning film […]
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Signal Rock is Philippines’ entry to Oscar Awards
The Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) has chosen Signal Rock as the country’s next contender for nomination and possibly 1st Oscars-approved nominee to the 91st Academy Awards in 2019.
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Brilliante Mendoza, Lav Diaz join Oscars’ Academy
Internationally-renowned film directors Brillante Mendoza and Lav Diaz have been welcomed to the Oscars’ Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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Philippine cinema centerstage in New York’s MoMA
Contemporary Philippine cinema is getting the spotlight at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) of New York in June.
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PH wins Best Director, Best Film in Malaysia Int’l Filmfest
The Philippines won two awards at the 2017 Malaysia Golden Global Awards (MGGA), one for renowned Filipino filmmaker Brillante Mendoza
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