Filipino filmmakers are making their mark at the 43rd Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). Aside from acclaimed director Brillante Mendoza who is Chairman of the MIFF Competition Jury, and Lav Diaz in the Masters program, another Filipino has achieved a feat at the prestigious filmfest. Filipino-Australian director Matthew Victor Pastor’s
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Filipino filmmakers to get travel assistance from FDCP
Yeshua listens. [dropcap size=big]V[/dropcap]ia Inquirer.net, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (F.D.C.P.) has announced a travel assistance program that promises a standardized incentive scheme for filmmakers who require financial aid to attend international, outside-the-country film festivals that their films are competing in. The timing of this news—while doubtless welcome—to me,
Kapatiran
Pepe Diokno is no stranger to breaking trends in cinema. His first film Engkwentro, a film about two boys on the run from a vigilante death squad was produced under a meager budget of 20,000 USD. His second film Above the Clouds, which was a little more personal, about a grandfather and grandson’s
Upcoming biopic ‘Felix Manalo’ chronicles the life of an icon
VIVA Films mounts yet another production of epic proportions as it presents the Felix Manalo biopic earmarked for release in theaters nationwide on October 7 under the direction of multi-award-winning Joel Lamangan. Felix Manalo chronicles the life of the First Executive Minister of Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ). The biopic
Taklub
[highlight color=#939393 ]This review tackles a few scenes from the film in detail. Tread lightly if you haven’t seen the film. Mild spoilers ahead![/highlight] There’s a different speculation towards Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s new film that can only be summed up in one word, one that film buffs and his fans
Chain Mail
The premise of Chain Mail, the new film from Viva Films Adolf Alix Jr., is problematic: a cursed chain e-mail is being looped around, terrorizing a group of teenagers who think they know better by ignoring it. From the outset—given how social media is becoming imprinted on our daily lives and
