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Celebrating 10 years of fearless storytelling with EnlighTEN: The IdeaFirst Film Festival
Fourteen incredible films, two writing masterclasses, and a Directors and Writers Roundtable—EnlighTEN: The IdeaFirst Film Festival has it all!
Alternative Cinema Continues to Thrive and Make Its Mark on the Philippine Film Scene
As the first film festival of its sort in the Philippines, Sinalang seeks to question the notion of cinematic spaces by fusing performance art with film.
Iranian Film Festival is coming to the Philippines for the first time
Attention to all film enthusiasts! Mark your calendars because Iranian cinema is coming to the Philippines with the first-ever Iranian Film Festival (IFF 2024) in the Philippines this February 6-9. Showcasing Iranian films for FREE.
Catch Japanese films for free at the 2024 Japanese Film Festival
Ozu and anime fans rejoice as ‘Tokyo Story’ and ‘The First Slam Dunk’ are among the films slated to be shown for FREE at the Japanese Film Festival happening this February 1 to March 3 in Manila, Cebu, Baguio, Iloilo, and Davao!
Make it iconic with the 26th French Film Festival
Bonjour mes amis! The party’s just getting started with this year’s French Film Festival making blue, red, and white waves to the Philippines. This year, they’ve partnered with SM Cinemas to bring contemporary and classic French movies to the country.
11 Years and Beyond: An Elevated QCinema
QCinema is coming back, more intense than ever, on its tenth anniversary with a lineup that is sure to make movie lovers happy to be alive this festive season.
QCinema’s RainbowQC Shorts Lineup: Highlighting The Diversity of LGBTQ Experience
QCinema continues to highlight notable LGBT films of up-and-coming Filipino directors with this year’s RainbowQC shorts—with a lineup that surely showcases diverse portraits of the LGBTQ experience.
10’s across the board for QCinema’s powerful tenth installment
QCinema is coming back, more intense than ever, on its tenth anniversary with a lineup that is sure to make movie lovers happy to be alive this festive season.
Asian Next Wave competition returns to QCinema; includes Cherie Gil’s last performance
Cherie Gil’s last film, ‘Elehiya,’ is one of the films playing in this year's Asian Next Wave main competition of QCinema. The competition is making its eagerly anticipated comeback in the 10th special edition of the festival after a two-year absence.
In the Mood for Love, Itim, Kisapmata, all in QCinema this year
From Nov. 17–26, the 10th QCinema International Film Festival will honor the classics. The event will feature newly restored versions of ‘Itim’ and ‘Kisapmata,’ as well as the 4k restoration of ‘In the Mood for Love.’
Did you miss the Cinemalaya film screenings? Catch them at Cinema 76!
Cinema 76 will showcase the full collection of Cinemalaya 18 films starting August 24, Wednesday to August 30, Tuesday. Catch Best Film winner ‘The Baseball Player’ and Best Short Film awardee ‘Black Rainbow.’ Trust us, they deserve to be seen on the big screen.
Don’t know what Full-Length Films are at Cinemalaya? Here’s your One-Stop Guide
Catch 11 fresh independent films at this year’s face-to-face Cinemalaya Film Festival. See Elijah Canlas, Coleen Garcia, JC De Vera, Janine Gutierrez, and Max Eigenmann on the big screen!
Celebrate Philippine Film History with TBA Studios’ ‘Habambuhay’ docuseries
Need a refresher on Philippine Film History? Habambuhay, produced by TBA Studios (Heneral Luna, Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral), aims to highlight the incredible history of filmmaking in the country and celebrate some of the artists who paved the way for the Philippine cinema we know and love today.
