Filmmaker Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s International Critic’s Prize-winning documentary “Aswang” is coming home for its Philippine premiere in a festival of documentaries titled Daang Dokyu.
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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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Yellow Rose scores Best Feature triumph in 2019 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Yellow Rose, the film by Diane Paragas starring Eva Noblezada, Princess Punzalan, and Lea Salonga, adds yet another recognition to its credit after having won Best Feature at the 2019 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival in Canada. Yellow Rose was the closing night gala film of the Toronto Reel Asian event. The award for […]
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Aswang competes for First Appearance Prize at 2019 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
Filmmaker Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s “Aswang” – a term in the Philippines for witches, vampires, ghosts and werewolves – has been selected for the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Competition for First Appearance slated to happen from November 20-December 1, 2019. The Filipino director’s film, produced by Cinematografica films and credited as an international production […]
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Alden Richards-Kathryn Bernardo movie “Hello, Love, Goodbye” is Best Asian Film nominee in Australia
Blockbuster Filipino film “Hello, Love, Goodbye” starring Alden Richards and Kathryn Bernardo received a nomination for Best Asian Film at the 2019 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards (AACTA). The highest-grossing Pinoy movie of all time will be the sole representative of the Philippines in the competition that pits high-caliber films, produced by […]
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Jericho Rosales-starrer Basurero competes in Busan film festival
Basurero, a short film starring Jericho Rosales, is competing at the 2019 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea. The 17-minute film by Eileen Cabiling is screening in Busan for the Asian Short Film Competition of the 24th Annual BIFF held in Haeundae-gu, The screening is also the World Premiere of the 2018 film […]
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A Century of Pinoy Cinema commemorated in official movie ticket stamps
Philippine cinema’s one century of history is marked on the newest Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) commemorative stamps bearing a movie ticket design. The new collectible stamp titled “SANDAAN – Celebrating 100 Years of Philippine Cinema”, depicts the logo of SANDAAN appearing on a stylized movie ticket, highlighting the dates 1919-2019. The limited copies of the […]
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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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Metro Manila Film Festival to hit P1 billion target
The 2018 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is expected to achieve its P1 billion box-office target by the end of the theater run on January 7, 2019. Festival organizers revealed in a statement released to media that the 2018 MMFF surpassed the box-office gross sales of 2017. MMFF spokesperson Noel Ferrer said that they were […]
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Walk Of Fame awardees dedicate stars to film and TV colleagues
The 2018 Walk Of Fame (WOF) Philippines awardees, whose names have been immortalized and permanently carved on stars in the grounds of the Eastwood City Central Plaza in Libis, dedicated their newly unveiled stars to movie and television workers behind the camera. The nine Filipino film and television personalities given the tribute by the German […]
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Pia Wurtzbach leads Walk of Fame inductees in Movie, TV & News, unveiling their stars Dec. 10
International celebrity Pia Wurtzbach will lead the new inductees to the German Moreno Foundation – Eastwood City Walk Of Fame (WOF) who will unveil their stars on Monday, December 10.
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Sandaan sa Visayas Expedition to spark discourse on filmmaking issues and challenges
Sandaan sa Visayas of the Sandaan The Filipino Film Centenary Expedition (TFFCE) aims to initiate a discourse on pertinent issues challenging the filmmaking industry today.
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