From Sundance to Shanghai: 'Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss'
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 10, 2021 — From competing in local film festivals, namely QCinema and Cinemalaya, to the Sundance Film Festival in the United States, Sonny Calvento's short film "Excuse Me, Miss, Miss, Miss" will be participating in the International Panorama Short Films section at this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) from June 11 to 20.
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FDCP Leads Biggest PH Animation Sector Delegation to Annecy Animation Festival 2021
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 14, 2021 — The world’s biggest and most prestigious animation festival, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France from June 14 to 19, has strong representation from the Philippines with the largest country delegation to be led by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), including the country’s first competing film, four projects, and more than 50 animation workers from 29 animation studios
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'Hayop Ka!' — The First Filipino Competing Film in Annecy
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 16, 2021 — The first Filipino Netflix animated film, “Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story” by Avid Liongoren, has been selected to compete in this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France from June 14 to 19.
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1,500 FDCP-Registered Film Workers to be Vaccinated by Quezon City Government under #QCProtekTODO Program
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 16, 2021 — Since the announcement of the A4 Priority Group vaccination on June 7, where film and entertainment workers including freelancers fall under, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has been coordinating with various local government units (LGUs) to assist all workers in the sector with their inoculation registration, especially those registered under the FDCP’s National Registry (NR).
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1,500 FDCP-Registered Film Workers, Babakunahan ng Quezon City Government sa ilalim ng #QCProtekTODO Program
MAYNILA, PILIPINAS, HUNYO 16, 2021 — Mula nang inanunsyo ang pagbabakuna ng A4 Priority Group noong Hunyo 7, kung saan kabilang ang film at entertainment workers kasama ang freelancers, nakikipag-ugnayan na ang Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) sa iba’t ibang local government units (LGUs) para matulungan ang lahat ng manggagawa ng sektor sa kanilang inoculation registration, lalo na ang mga nakarehistro sa National Registry (NR) ng FDCP.
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FDCP Celebrates Pride Month with Online PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 1, 2021 — In celebration of Pride Month this June, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will hold the 2nd PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival online from June 4 to 30.
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PelikuLAYA Spotlight on Iyah Mina: Mamu on and off the Big Screen
Pride Month may seem like the perfect time to bring out your rainbow-colored flags, join fun parades, and purchase a new pride-themed merch to add to your collection; but there’s more to it than meets the eye. The month of June is most significant to every individual representing the different colors in the gender spectrum with a common goal in mind: to achieve equality and be genuinely free.
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FDCP's Sine Kabataan Finalists Undergo Intensive Safe Filming Workshop
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 27, 2021 — Before proceeding with the production of their respective projects and in line with the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) promotion of health and safety guidelines during the pandemic, the 10 finalists of the Sine Kabataan 4 Short Film Competition underwent the Safe Filming Lab to be oriented on the government’s prescribed safety and health protocols for production shoots amid the pandemic.
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FDCP-supported Regional Project 'Dancing the Tides' Chosen for Cannes Film Fest Lab
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 26, 2021 — The Philippines is among the 10 countries with a project in the 2021 edition of La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français in Paris, France, a film lab of the Cannes Film Festival.
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FDCP Reveals 5 Additional Titles to PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival Roster
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 18, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is adding five new titles to your “must-watch” list this Pride Month in the ongoing PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival: “4 Days,” “Daybreak,” “Muli,” and “Porno” by Adolfo Alix, Jr. and “Ang Gasgas na Plaka ni Lolo Bert” by Janina Gacosta and Cheska Marfori.