MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 9, 2020 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) brought to the forefront not only the Filipino film industry but Asian Cinema as well in two key events held during the 25th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in South Korea.

In this edition of PPP4 Spotlight, we will be covering “Noontime Drama,” a short film co-directed by Kim Timan and Sam Villa-Real currently screening at the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP). 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 31, 2020  —  As the 4th Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) opens today with the Short Film Showcase with free access to all subscribers to 80 short films featuring the 12 finalists of the CineMarya Women’s Short Film Festival Premiere, 63 titles from 21 regional film festivals, and five Sine Kabataan shorts together with the free Special Screening of “Anak Dalita” by National Artist for Theater and Film Lamberto V. Avellana, PPP has also released its full festival calendar for its lineup of the Main Feature Film Showcase from November 20 to December 13, 2020. 

In this year’s online edition of the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), there are 13 films in the PPP Premium Selection. The Premium films are titles that have never been released to audiences in the Philippines or only had a limited release in the country. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 30, 2020 — On a night centered around the celebration and excellence of Philippine Cinema at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) introduced its latest program, the ASEAN Co-production Fund (ACOF), formed to further strengthen the Philippine Film Industry through international collaborations with neighboring countries in the ASEAN region.

World renowned Filipino film director Brillante Mendoza is back in the international scene with his newest film “ALPHA, The Right to Kill” competing in the main competition at San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain.

Agencies, institutions, and stakeholders have united to support the celebration of the 100 years of Philippine Cinema - the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced at a press conference on September 6, 2019 at Novotel Hotel Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City. With the actual commemoration of the centennial on September 12, 2019, FDCP will be marking the momentous occasion through the Sine Sandaan: Celebrating the Luminaries of Philippine Cinema in the New Frontier Theater in Quezon City.

It was in 2016 when then newly-appointed FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño of Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) attended the Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition (NABIFILMEX) and met with the community's filmmakers which led to the planning and construction of the first Cinematheque in Compostela Valley.

After a series of intensive documentary film labs, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) announced the SineSaysay Bagong Sibol winners at the Cinematheque Centre Manila last November 30, 2018. The Bagong Sibol Documentary Film Lab is a program geared towards emerging documentary filmmakers and focuses on telling authentic and significant stories of Filipinos and our country.

Man’s fight for survival against a super typhoon is front and center in John Stephen Baltazar’s The Signs which is featured in FDCP’s Cine Lokal theaters in SM starting December 7.