MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 5, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) welcomes the great news that cinemas may reopen in both general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified GCQ (MGCQ) areas as stated in a Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) memorandum circular (MC).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 5, 2021 — The Philippines is now a co-financer of major international film projects after two FilmPhilippines Incentives awardees of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) have been picked up for overseas distribution.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 2, 2021 — In its aim to encourage the industry to comply with the government’s prescribed minimum health standards, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), through its Safe Filming Program, organized the free Training for Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) for Safety Officer II (SO2).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 1, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), through its National Registry (NR) Program, is currently working on a list of freelance film and audiovisual workers to be submitted to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for consideration for the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) financial assistance worth PHP 5,000 to PHP 8,000.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 1, 2021 — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made known the list of films that could be nominated for Best Picture at the 93rd Academy Awards.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 — The Philippines returns to the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in Germany amid the pandemic, represented by one competition film, one project, eight filmmakers, nine production companies, and two event participations to be led by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 — Five producers with projects in development who wish to pursue international co-productions will represent the Philippines in the Online Visitors Programme of the 18th Berlinale Co-Production Market at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in Germany. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 23, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) amps up its continued partnership with the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland by supporting the Match Me! Program for the first time.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 — The intellectual property rights of Filipino audiovisual performers will soon be protected internationally through the recent signing of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances by President Rodrigo Duterte.

On January 14, President Duterte signed the Instrument of Accession to the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances, which seeks to provide a clearer international legal framework to safeguard the rights of performers against the unauthorized use of their performances in audiovisual media and fixations.

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), a federation the brings together the world's leading institutions in the field of moving picture heritage, has announced that it will not be possible to hold an in-person Congress in Dhaka this spring as initially planned. The current pandemic which is still globally affecting nations has caused such a decision in which can be understood. Travel restrictions and health and safety concerns for all involved just does not allow the congress to take place in person.