Granted that Filipino indie films can now easily sneak into the mainstream, several films this year got recognition whether in the local box office or in the international arena. Still, that won’ an assurance to be our entry at the Academy Awards. As we get closer to the Oscars season,
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‘Pamilya Ordinaryo’ to have its commercial run on August 31
Cinephiles, I come bearing good news. Fresh from its Cinemalaya win, Eduardo Roy Jr.’s award-winning drama Pamilya Ordinaryo is going to have a run at commercial theaters later this month. The film, which follows Ronwaldo Martin and Hasmine Killip as teenage vagabonds whose infant child gets kidnapped, is easily one of the
Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2016 winners
The awards night of the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival wrapped last night, and we’ve got the full list of winners. Concluding its twelfth year run, Cinemalaya proved that it’s only going to get bigger from here, announcing that 2016 holds the biggest audience turnout in the festival’s history. Of course,
Pamilya Ordinaryo
The everyday routine of a Filipino family is founded on endurance and survival: surviving the traffic during rush hours, and surviving to make good on their respective jobs; and enduring the heat, the exhaustion, and the every struggle to make ends meet. That is of course unless you are privileged
Cinemalaya XI announces winners; ‘Pusong Bato’ melts judges’ hearts
After more than a week of Philippine cinema celebration, the 2015 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival has finally come to an end. Capping of the festival was the awarding ceremony held last August 15 (Saturday) at the the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino. Different from its previous years,
