We’ve only just hit the third month of this year and yet the slate of films that came out in the first quarter had us elated. From local releases such as Alone/Together, Born Beautiful, Elise among others to Hollywood blockbusters like Captain Marvel and Alita: Battle Angel have made great returns in
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QCinema 2018 gives homage to french cinema classics
[Editor’s note: This is a press release from QCinema.] The QCinema International Film Festival pays tribute to French cinema’s richness by highlighting classic titles for the Filipino cinephile. The sixth edition of QCinema casts a spell with Diabolique, And God Created Woman, and Five and the Skin. All films were all
QCinema 2018 unleashes Asian Next Wave competition entries
[Editor’s note: This is a press release from QCinema] A new breed of Asian filmmakers emerges in the third edition of the Asian Next Wave (ANW), a section of the coming QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema). All works are of promising Asian directors who have less than three feature films
QCinema 2018 reveals colorful line-up of LGBT Films for RainbowQC
W[Editor’s Note: this is a press release from QCinema] QCinema International Film Festival (QCinema) gives visibility to noteworthy cinematic craftsmanship with a wide array of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) films from across the globe. Co-presented by The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), RainbowQC presents a stellar lineup of
Viddsee announces finalists for second annual Juree Awards Philippines 2018
[Editor’s note: This is a press release from Vidsee] Ten bold and emotionally stirring stories have been selected as the finalists for the second Viddsee Juree Philippines, a festival of short films that celebrates and supports filmmaker communities in Asia. The nominated films were submitted by a range of independent
The messy, mundane, and other #BuhayElbi things
Submitted by Cidee Despi Each year, Pelikultura: the CALABARZON Film Festival attempts to showcase the diverse cultures of Los Baños, Laguna through the #BuhayElbi category. The category is open only to residents of LB. The premise of the competition gives the filmmakers, often students of the University of the Philippines Los
“MOTHERLAND” Returning for Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, Motherland (Bayang Ina Mo) by Ramona Diaz returns to Philippine cinemas at the Cine Adarna of the UP Film Center on March 8, Thursday, 7 pm. This is only the 3rd time this multi-awarded documentary film shall be screened in the Philippines. The screening is organized by DAKILA through its
“Black Panther” holds advanced screenings Feb. 13, 7 pm onwards
MANILA, Feb. 9, 2017 – The King arrives earlier than you think! Due to popular demand, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther will have advanced screenings on Tuesday, February 13 starting at 7:00 PM onwards in cinemas nationwide – one day before its grand opening Feb. 14. Fans are advised to check with their favorite cinemas for exact screening
Oscar Contender “Darkest Hour” Opens Exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas on Feb 14
Nominated for six major Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor, Focus Features’ historical drama Darkest Hour will be shown exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas (Trinoma, Greenbelt 1) starting February 14. Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), Darkest Hour is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which
Filipino Artist Wins “Insidious: The Last Key” Alternative Poster Contest
The Insidious: The Last Key art activation campaign that Blumhouse Productions, the powerhouse studio of blockbuster thrillers (The Purge, Get Out, Split) collaborated with the open-source creative platform Talenthouse, has recently ended with Blumhouse’s Jason Blum himself selecting the five winners from participants all over the world. Among the winning entries is created
Cine Lokal Opens This Year With “Ang Taba Ko Kasi”
Cine Lokal opens this year with laughter and love with Ang Taba Ko Kasi, a 2016 entry to CineFilipino Film Festival starting January 12 in select SM Cinemas. From director Jason Paul Laxamana, who also directed 100 Tula Para Kay Stella, a film featured in the FDCP’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2017, Ang
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI returns to Philippine Cinemas this Monday, January 8.
The Force makes a spectacular return as Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi finds its way back to Philippine cinemas starting Monday, January 8. The film bounces back after a two-week hiatus, giving fans and moviegoers an opportunity to catch the action-adventure again or for the first time. In Lucasfilm’s Star
“The Post,” “Darkest Hour,” “Call Me By Your Name,” to be Screened in the Philippines
Three critically acclaimed films that will soon be shown in the Philippines are expected to reap honors in the 7th Golden Globe Awards on Monday morning, January 8. They are Steven Spielberg’s The Post, Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name and Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour – all distributed locally by Columbia Pictures. Starring Tom Hanks and Meryl
“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” First Screenings Start 5pm this Wednesday, Dec 13
Opening three days earlier than in the US, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi begins its roll-out in Philippine cinemas on Wednesday, Dec. 13 with screenings starting at 5 in the afternoon. Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets in now at their favorite theaters to avoid missing out to be one of the
Salamindanaw 2017 Winners Announced
A Nepalese short film emerged as the winner of the Golden Durian Prize for best Asian film in the recently concluded Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival. Dadyaa (Woodpeckers of Rotha), directed by Bibhusan Basnet and Pooja Gurung, bested 14 other entries in the Asian competion for a “powerful cinematographic work that
Don’t miss Batch ’81 at the Cine Adarna this Dec 1!
“History is being blatantly rewritten and the martyrdom of countless martial law victims is denigrated as stupidity and a dictator is given a hero’s burial in the dead of the night. In this situation, what can one film do? Nothing much … in fact, very little. But there are still
The Things You Need to Know About Salamindanaw
The fifth edition of Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival starts in seventeen days (November 27 – December 1, 2017). Here are some of the things you need to know about the Festival. The name of the Festival is a play on three words: salamin (mirror), salam (peace), and Mindanao. The redesigned
2017 Viddsee Juree Awards Top 10 Finalists Announced
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,
“Battle of the Sexes,” C1 Originals’ Closing Film, Exclusive at Ayala Malls
Emma Stone and Steve Carell star in the exciting and moving new film “Battle of the Sexes,” which is based on true events and revolves around tennis legend Billie Jean King’s historic 1973 match against Bobby Riggs. Oscar winner Emma Stone stars as King; Oscar nominee Steve Carell plays Riggs,
“4 Days” Opens October 18 Exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas
Adolf Alix Jr.’s LGBT themed film “4 Days” starring indie actor Mikoy Morales and Sebastian Castro that made its debut at the 2016 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival will now screen at exclusively at Ayala Malls Cinemas’ Greenbelt 1 and Trinoma starting October 18. “4 Days” takes on the struggles of a
PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival at Ayala Malls Cinemas’ Greenbelt 3 Now Playing until October 15
Currently on screen until October 15, PELÍCULA-PELIKULA, the biggest Spanish film festival in Asia, will be featuring the best of contemporary Spanish cinema at the Greenbelt 3 Cinemas, Makati. Presented by Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain-AECID, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Ayala Cinemas, the 16th edition of
QCinema fetes five years with strong roster of films
The Quezon City International Film Festival (QCinema) 2017 opens with a major splash with the advance Philippine premiere of “Loving Vincent” and digital comeback of Mike De Leon’s “Batch 81.” In “Loving Vincent,” dubbed as the “world’s first fully painted feature film,” directors Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman paint the
Yabang Pinoy Relaunches This Year’s Philippine Cinema Sessions with the Theme “The Art of Openness”
Being open entails a lot of meanings. It can be a doorway, a passage, or it may mean transparent. Cinema, as we know, stems from ordinary stories of daily lives in different faces. These representations may be formulaic or experimental, streamlined or self-expressed. And we must look at films with
TBA Studios Unveils Big Movie Projects, Partnership Deals
TBA Studios, the independent film company behind such acclaimed movies as the blockbuster “Heneral Luna”, the Urian-winning & MMFF best picture “Sunday Beauty Queen,” “I’m Drunk, I Love You”, and “Bliss”, held its grand launch on Wednesday, July 26 at the Marquee Tent of EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. TBA Studios executive
Viddsee Launches Filmmaker Programme in the Philippines
The online entertainment platform Viddsee launched a filmmaker programme with its first efforts through a filmmaker community initiative, Viddsee Juree Awards for the Philippines. With a growing Filipino audience and an expanding network of creative content producers from the Philippines, the Viddsee Juree Awards aims to bridge the gap between
