Events and Activities

HEALTHY PILIPINAS SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The Film Development Council of the Philippines and the Department of Health (Philippines) (DOH) have partnered to launch the Healthy Pilipinas Short Film Festival (HPSFF) with the aim of promoting a healthier country, happening this June 24, 2022 at Shangri-La Plaza Red Carpet, Ortigas. Online screenings will also follow and will run from June 25 to 26, 2022. The Festival was presented by the FDCP and DOH to the members of the press during a virtual meet-up last June 7, 2022.

RTVM Turns Over 18,000 Video Materials to FDCP’s Philippine Film Archive

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 4, 2021 — A total of 18,222 audiovisual materials from the Presidential Broadcast Staff – Radio Television Malacañang or RTVM were formally handed over to the Philippine Film Archive (PFA) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in a ceremony held last Thursday, June 2 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila. The event was attended by the FDCP staff and RTVM management committee, and Research and Archive employees.

Miss U PH Queens Grace PH-SG Pavilion in Cannes

Two reigning Miss Universe Philippines queens made the already sterling performance of the Philippine delegation even more sparkling with their presence at the PH-SG Pavilion in the Marché du Film 2022 in Cannes, France last May 28, 2022.

PHCinema in 75thCannes

After two years of only virtual participation due to the pandemic, the FDCP, the country's national film agency, will lead the Philippine Cinema’s return to one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, the Cannes Film Festival.

Events and Activities

Pamanang Pelikula
Learn more on the line-up of “From the Archive: Pamanang Pelikula!” These selected masterpieces of our National Artists will be screened for FREE in different cinemas nationwide.

FDCP Celebrates National Heritage Month with Free Screenings of Classic Filipino Films Nationwide

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 26, 2022 — In line with the celebration of the National Heritage Month, the Philippine Film Archive (PFA) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding free film screenings of classic Filipino films online and onsite in SM Cinema movie theaters, the Metropolitan Theater, and FDCP Cinematheque centres from May 20 to 30. 

Philippines Celebrate Alliance with Singapore; Presents Filipino Delegation at the Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film

CANNES, FRANCE — National film agencies Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Singapore Film Commission (SFC) celebrated their continued partnership and cooperation at the Philippine-Singapore Reception last May 21, 2022 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film. 

Philippines Announces 2022 Film Recipients in Cannes

CANNES, FRANCE, MAY 23, 2022 — During its hosting of the Philippine-Singapore Pavilion at the 75th Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film, the FilmPhilippines Office (FPO) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced six recipients of its FilmPhilippines Incentives Program First Cycle of 2022 who will be receiving over PHP 42 M (approx. 803,000 USD) worth of production funding. The announcement came during the Daily Networking Hour hosted by the Agency where it officially launched FilmPhilippines. 

PH Returns to Cannes Producers Network as Spotlight Country, FDCP Presents Five Filipino Producers

CANNES, FRANCE, MAY 23, 2022 — For its third year, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) introduced five Filipino film producers at the Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film’s Cannes Producers Network as a Spotlight Country during the CPN Breakfast Meeting last May 23 in the Plage De Palmes Lerins. Producers E Del Mundo, Joyce Bernal, Pamela Reyes, Cecilia Mejia, and Carlo Valenzona comprised this year’s Spotlight producers.