CANNES, FRANCE, MAY 23, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has announced its major partnerships for this year for Spotlight Philippines with the Ji.hlava Documentary International Film Festival and the HollyShorts Film Festival. The announcement came during the Agency’s May 20 Daily Networking Hour at the ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film in Cannes, France at the Philippine-Singapore Pavilion. 

CANNES, FRANCE, MAY 23, 2022 — In a back to back announcement, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) officially launched its UniPhilippines program for the international distribution of Filipino films internationally offering a Distribution Fund, as well as a partnership with the newly formed Mongolian National Film Council during its May 22 Daily Networking Hour at the ongoing 75th Cannes Film Festival and Marche du Film in Cannes, France at the Philippine-Singapore Pavilion. 

We are currently bombarded with unprecedented amount of readily-available content on various streaming platforms. The result, at least among producers, is an even tighter competition in the already cutthroat global entertainment industries. Now how can we, still a developing country in the realm of production, compete? How can we emerge when we also have the challenge of limited development programs and funding?

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 20, 2022 — To mark the celebration of 75 years of diplomatic relations between France, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée or National Centre for Cinematography (CNC) of France renewed the cooperation agreement between the two agencies last May 18, 2022 at the Philippine-Singapore Pavilion during the 75th Cannes Film Festival and Marché du Film.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 18, 2022 — After two years of only virtual participation due to the pandemic, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (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, and its industry counterpart, the Marché du Film in Cannes, France. The Philippine-Singapore Pavilion, in partnership with the Singapore Film Commission, also comes back to welcome delegates along Cannes’ Village International-Riviera from May 17 to 28, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 17, 2022 — National film agencies from the Philippines and Singapore continue their partnership at this year’s PH-SG Pavilion at the International Village in Cannes Film Festival 2022. The prestigious festival returns as an in-person event this May 17-28, 2022, in Cannes, France.

BTS Goals. Be The next South Korea. No one can deny the explosive success of the South Korean brand in the global market. Hallyu, or the "Korean Wave," created a phenomenal growth of Korean culture and popular culture encompassing everything from music, games, cuisine, and especially their cinema. For most countries, this is the dream.