MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 (UPDATED AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2022) – Eleven (11) Filipino filmmakers were selected to participate at the recently concluded Kyoto Filmmakers Lab (KFL) last January 28 to 30, 2022, held in-person in Kyoto, Japan for participants within the country, and virtually for participants outside Japan.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 (Updated) — The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ FilmPhilippines Office is now accepting applications for this year’s Incentives Program Cycle 1. The call is open to international production companies in business with a Philippine film producer/company on an ongoing project.

The challenges of lockdowns and government protocols have forced the local film industry to find alternative distribution platforms and pivot to digital online platforms.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 2, 2022 — Five producers with projects in development who are aiming for international co-production and partnerships have been selected by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to participate in the online Visitors Programme of the 19th Berlinale Co-Production Market (BCM) at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival in Germany on February 12 to 16, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 2, 2022 —The short film It’s Raining Frogs Outside directed by Maria Estela Paiso and produced by Gale Osorio will be representing the Philippines at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 10-20, 2022 in Berlin, Germany.

Philippine Cinema is alive and kicking — just take a look at some of the films slated for release this year. Despite being in the thick of a pandemic, our filmmakers have persevered to give us great films.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JANUARY 30, 2022 — Bringing the Philippines two of its first historic wins this year from an A-list festival, “Leonor Will Never Die” by Martika Ramirez Escobar, the first Filipina feature film director to win the Special Jury Award for Innovative Spirit, and  Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan’s “The Headhunter’s Daughter,” the first-ever short film to bag the Short Film Grand Jury Prize made their mark at the Sundance Film Festival. 

Film, as an art form and a product, engages its stakeholders with its dualistic nature; it has both cultural and economic value and effects. It is not a homogenous monolith but a big, multi-faceted entity. While it deals with mainstream cinema, it also has a thriving independent film scene with a robust new breed of young filmmakers. While it is about story development, artistic endeavors, and content, it is also a business enterprise.