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Student documentarists feature street artists

  The Film Development Council of the Philippines recently screened five student documentaries on arts and the community during the Dokyumentado film festival held across its cinematheque centres nationwide. The FDCP also organized a talkback session with the documentary filmmakers in Manila. Richard Soriano Legaspi, award-winning filmmaker and faculty of the University of the East College of Fine Arts, Architecture, and Design, moderated the panel discussion with Josh Mutia, director of “Balde at Brotsa,” De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde; Trisha See, producer of “Guhit Recto,” Far Eastern University; Elvin Jay Macanlalay, one of the filmmakers of “How the Beasts Got Hyped,” UE CFAD; Jasper Tan, producer of “A Bad Name,” FEU; and Christina Alyssa “Aysie” Damaso, director of “Pinta,” Mapúa University. The discussion provided an engaging platform for the audience, exploring the transformative power of the arts in shaping communities and emphasizing its ability to reflect and chal...

Dokyumentado filmfest gets personal with student docus on childhood memories

  Student filmmakers focus on childhood experiences, both good and bad, in Set B of the documentaries lined up for Dokyumentado, the inaugural documentary film festival of the Film Development Council of the Philippines, which runs from November 23 to December 7 in FDCP cinematheques nationwide. FDCP Chair and CEO Jose Javier “Direk Joey” Reyes stressed the importance of documentary filmmaking “most especially at a time of information overload and alternative truths. The Film Development Council of the Philippines emphasizes the significance of this genre especially among the young in order to bring about a generation rich with thought, courage and dedication to the value of truth.” In “Ate Si Bunso,” filmmaker Raphaela “Rapha” Dominguez sums up the daily life, struggles, and joys of her family as they raise Andre, her eldest brother who has autism. As the younger sister, Rapha recounts her thoughts, feelings, and musings about her brother and the relationship she has with him now ...

Citizen Jake reveal the deeper side of corruption and his personal demons

Director-producer Mike de Leon has a stellar ensemble cast for his newest movie Citizen Jake, which opens in Philippine cinemas nationwide last May 23. Citizen Jake is about Jake Herrera, journalist and estranged son of a powerful Philippine Senator. Driven by disdain for his father, Jake moves to Baguio City where he attempts to build a new life. But circumstances force him to try to solve the brutal killing of a young, female student in the university where he teaches in. Jake conducts an investigation—a move that leads him to face corruption and his personal demons.  The screenplay is written by Mike de Leon, Atom Araullo and Noel Pascual. The film is produced by Cinema Artists Philippines and distributed by Solar Pictures.

2018 Complete list of Sinag Maynila Film Festival

Finalist of 2018 Sinag Maynila Film Festival 2018 Finalists for Sinag Maynila’s Film Festival Full Length, Short Film, and Documentary categories were announced last 21st of February at The Block, SM City North EDSA. With its theme on their 4th season this year, “Sine Lokal, Pang-Internasyonal” truly defines how good award winning Filipino Movie Makers are when it comes to film, bringing it into the next level and showing them what we’ve got in international film festivals.

Movie Review : UNEXPECTEDLY YOURS (Cathy Garcia-Molina, 2017)

I think I just had a Classic Pare Titos and Titas of Manila moment while watching this movie since I couldn’t help myself from twitterpating (kilig lang yan, inartehan ko) over such a cute couple. Nope, not talking about JoshLia (even if Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto were also really charming here).