In a first for his esteemed festival, Filipino director Luis Pedron is taking the International Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM) to France. The groundbreaking filmmaker-actor and festival director announced on Facebook today that the festival will be hosting an industry screening at the Marche Du Film, one of the world’s largest film markets, on May 24, 2023. The screening will be held at the Palais G at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, 1 Bd de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France.
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LEGO adopts Filipino director Ivan Guerrero’s USS Cardboard Spaceship design
Filipino commercial director Ivan Guerrero’s “The Adventures of the USS Cardboard” design is now under development as an official LEGO set.
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Aswang bags White Goose Award in Korea’s DMZ Festival
“Aswang” (Filipino for shape-shifting evil spirits) conquered South Korea’s 12th DMZ International Documentary Film Festival, winning the White Goose Award for Best Film in the international section of the competition.
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Filipino Erik Matti wins Best Director at inaugural Content Asia Awards
Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti has again raised the Philippine colors after competing with Asia’s best and winning Best Director at the inaugural Content Asia Awards.
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Supertyphoon Yolanda film by Joanna Arong wins Utah’s Slamdance Film Festival
A film about Supertyphoon Yolanda’s impact in the Philippines has won the Grand Jury Prize at Utah’s 2020 Slamdance Film Festival.
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1st Filipino Film Festival in South Korea opens in September
Filipino Filmmaker Erik Matti to direct an HBO originals episode
Award-winning writer and director Erik Matti, known for the groundbreaking films BuyBust (2018), Honor Thy Father (2015), and On the Job (2013) will direct an episode of “Food Lore,” an original production of HBO Asia. The show is an eight-part anthology series focused on Asian cuisine, created by Singaporean filmmaker Eric Khoo, the showrunner of […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review Episode 4 featuring Angelica Hale, Heart Evangelista, Illac Diaz, and more!
Good News Pilipinas! TV presents the Week In Review, a weekly wrap up of the 5 best Filipino Pride Stories featuring love for the Philippines and Filipinos – with Angelica Hale, Heart Evangelista, Illac Diaz, and more! Here’s a rundown of the stories Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra presents in the Week In Review on Good News […]
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Good News Pilipinas! TV Week in Review Episode 3 featuring Pixar’s Float, Philippine Beaches, and more!
Good News Pilipinas! TV presents the Week In Review, a weekly wrap up of the 5 best Filipino Pride Stories featuring love for the Philippines and Filipinos – with Kidlat Tahimik, Bobby Rubio of Pixar’s Float, Philippine Beaches, and more! Here’s a rundown of the stories Positivitrix Trixie Esguerra presents in the Week In Review […]
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Baguio’s Kidlat Tahimik awarded Prince Claus Laureate in Amsterdam
Filmmaker Kidlat Tahimik a.ka. Eric de Guia was awarded as Prince Claus Laureate by the Royal Palace in Amsterdam in the Netherlands for his achievements in filmmaking. Acclaimed as the “Father of Independent Philippine Cinema” or the “Godfather of the Filipino New Wave”, Kidlat’s work ranges from film and photography to weaving, free-style architecture and […]
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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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