MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 — In line with its goal to bring world cinema to the Philippines, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is set to screen Cannes Film Festival official selection titles in the QCinema International Film Festival from November 18 to 25.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 7, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines joined the worldwide celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage through talks and film screenings at the Cinematheque Centre Manila last October 27, 2022. A two-day screening of Asian heritage films was also held at the same venue as part of the festivities last November 3​​–4, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 29, 2022 — The International Film Industry Conference (IFIC), an international platform hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) geared towards bringing together international and local industry professionals to share and discuss the latest trends, developments, and cooperation opportunities, will be holding its sixth edition in hybrid format from November 18 to 20 at Novotel Manila Araneta Center in Quezon City and online via Zoom and Facebook.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 24, 2022 —The Philippine delegation at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and its industry arm, the ​​Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), led by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), concluded its participation in South Korea last October 14, 2022. Two Filipino works, The Atom Araullo Specials: Munting Bisig (Young Arms) and Mother Maybe (Inahing Baka), and three Filipino scholars, Jan Kyle Nieva, April Dayne Garcia, and Jean Cheryl Tagyamon, received awards during the festival. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 12 October 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in cooperation with the Batangas Provincial Government and the Batangas Forum, brings FDCP Film Talks at Doon Po Sa Amin sa Batangas Digital Film Festival 2022, a series of free online workshops on filmmaking which started last October 11 and will run until November 8, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 10, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) leads the Philippine delegation to the biggest film festival in Asia, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) happening in South Korea from October 5 to 14. Five (5) official selection films, three (3) films for market screenings, one (1) Philippine pavilion, seventeen (17) production companies, 31 filmmakers, ten (10) scholars, and three (3) FDCP-led Philippine events comprise the country’s representation to this year’s BIFF.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 3, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) held the “Filmmakers and Shakers Night” last September 30, 2022, to officially conclude the 2nd Philippine Film Industry Month (PFIM) at the Gallery MiraNila in Quezon City.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 3, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) kickstarts UFlix, a platform for short films created by students, with screenings and a forum gathering student filmmakers and educators at the Cinematheques Centers nationwide last September 24, 2022. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) flagship film festival, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), announced the winners of the Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival and the Sine Isla: LuzViMinda Short Film Competition last September 16 at the Cinema 6 of TriNoma Mall in Quezon City. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 — The Philippine Film Archive (PFA) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with the South East Asia Pacific Audio-visual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), hosted the book launch of Keeping Memories: Cinema and Archiving in the Asia-Pacific edited by esteemed film historian and filmmaker Nick Deocampo last Wednesday, September 21 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila.