A hundred years since Filipinos started capturing in film the story of their islands and their people, recorded facts, narratives, and perspectives…
With the Berlin International Film Festival or Berlinale underway, Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño…
The second leg of the Southern Voices Film Lab (SOVOLAB) has kicked off in Davao City this month, continuing the tradition of Film Development…
For the second year in a row, a Filipino film has been chosen to take part in the Southeast Asia Fiction Film Lab (SEAFIC). Filipino director Zurich…
In line with its mandate to encourage the production of quality films and promote Filipino filmmaking in international platforms, the Film…
Following its official press conference held Monday, February 17 at The Podium Hall in Mandaluyong, the sixth edition of the Sinag Maynila…
The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1, Series of 2020 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Film Development Council of the…
A total of 69 honorees were recognized at the 4th Film Ambassadors’ Night (FAN) hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is set to kick off the year celebrating Philippine cinema’s cream of the crop, the…
Set working hours, social welfare benefits, and the “no contract, no work” policy for members of the audiovisual industry are just some of the…
Presented during FDCP’s annual Film Ambassadors’ Night, the ‘Camera Obscura’ award recognizes outstanding representatives of the film industry whose…
Supporters and icons of the Philippine entertainment industry, led by Batangas 6th District Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto, gathered on February 3, Monday,…
Following a successful first run in the country last year, 2019’s ‘First Cut Lab Manila,’ a film lab that develops projects through a series of…
The international film festival season is about to kick off with a bang, starting with the first A-List fest of the year, the Berlin International…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has released the list of honorees for this year’s Film Ambassadors’ Night (FAN), to be held on…
For a third time, the Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development from the Netherlands is calling for interested applicants who wish to secure…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ Cinematheque Centres nationwide will be screening seven Japanese films starting this January and…
Film agencies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Republic of Korea (ROK) have been coming together over the past few years…
The fourth Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) will be back this September 11-17, 2020 where audiences can experience a week-long celebration of…
For its annual kickoff event, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will usher in 2020 by honoring Filipino filmmakers, producers,…
It takes a great deal of time to develop and hone filmmaking skills, that is why it is better to start early when training future filmmakers. This is…
It was a pleasant sight to have so many international film industry movers stop by the Philippines booth at the 2019 FOCUS film locations market held…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) ushers in 2020 with brimming hope as it lays down its numerous projects for the new year.…
Hailed as one of the country's most prestigious award-giving bodies and regarded as the Philippine counterpart to the Academy Awards, the Film…
Launched last October, the Film Philippines Incentive Scheme seeks to encourage international production companies to shoot in the Philippines by…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 — Following the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) COVID-19 Alert Levels System, Metro Manila is currently…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 — As tribute to his 50-year legacy in the filmmaking industry, the Film Development Council of the…
Since the onset of Covid-19, the Philippine film industry has faced incredible drawbacks — from the continued closure of cinemas which affected the…
In honor of the recent demise of former Senator Ramon Revilla, Sr., the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) selected one of the many…
This week’s Binging During Quarantine review is Eduardo Roy Jr.’s 2016 film Pamilya Ordinaryo which was recently made available on Netflix for…
The unexpected love story of Wendy (Jennylyn Mercado) and Sean (Sam Milby) gets complicated when their families interfere, demanding that they sign a…
For this edition of Binging During Quarantine, we have chosen Marlon Rivera’s 2011 satirical comedy film Ang Babae sa Septic Tank. Upon its release,…
In honor of the recent passing of veteran actress Anita Linda, we have chosen to binge on her award-winning 2008 film, Adela. Anita Linda received…
This Cinema One Originals entry is a touching tale that takes audiences down memory lane. A winner of the Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival…
In the name of good fortune, some people rely on a four-leaf clover, a rabbit’s tail, rituals, invocations, superstitions, lucky charms,…
Last week, the Binging During Quarantine series of the Film Development Council of the Philippines featured "I'm Drunk, I Love You." which highlights…
TIME CHECK: Are you happy with what you have right now? Are you satisfied with your achievements? Do you have feelings that you want to let out? Are…
Here is another binge-watch list of short films for the Binging During Quarantine series of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (…
In honor of the late Peque Gallaga and his distinguished body of work, we have chosen to revisit his 1982 classic Oro, Plata, Mata. Often considered…
The Philippine Animation Workers Association (PAWA) introduced a playlist of short films through its “free to watch, pay what you can” project that…
We have previously watched Birdshot, and Signal Rock, and Bayaning 3rd World. For part four of our series, we have chosen to revisit Kip Oebanda’s…
Still building on your binge-watching list during the quarantine period? FDCP's Binging During Quarantine series can help you by highlighting…
This week, we chose Chito Roño’s Signal Rock, a film that premiered in 2018’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino where it won various awards on its way to…
Perhaps the most helpful thing most people can do right now under the pandemic situation is to stay at home, follow the community quarantine, and…
Launched last October, the Film Philippines Incentive Scheme seeks to encourage international production companies to shoot in the Philippines by…
VENICE, ITALY: In my five years as Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson, it was only my first time to attend the Venice…
We're only just two weeks into September as the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) headed the celebration of the first-ever…
The first-ever Philippine Film Industry Month has just kicked off, and it is overwhelming to have already received much support in our first week. We…
