MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 — As tribute to his 50-year legacy in the filmmaking industry, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)’s Philippine Film Archive (PFA) showcases free screenings of nine (9) films from the seminal works of Elwood “El Maestro” Perez on the FDCP Channel from September 25 to 30. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, AUGUST 31, 2021 — As we celebrate the first Philippine Film Industry Month on September, the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) Philippine Film Archive (PFA) will hold free screenings of eight restored film classics  through From the Archive: Pamanang Pelikula from September 1 to 30 on the FDCP Channel. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 10, 2021 — Filipino film archiving recently marked a milestone when the Philippine Film Archive (PFA), a division of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), became an Associate Member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 — The intellectual property rights of Filipino audiovisual performers will soon be protected internationally through the recent signing of the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances by President Rodrigo Duterte.

The Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), an association of organizations and individuals involved in the development of audiovisual archiving in Southeast Asia and the Pacific as to preserve and provide access to region's rich audiovisual heritage, will be organizing its 25th Conference virtually within the week of April 19 to 23, 2021, with the theme "AV Archiving in Changing Times: Successes, Failures, and Challenges".

The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), a federation the brings together the world's leading institutions in the field of moving picture heritage, has announced that it will not be possible to hold an in-person Congress in Dhaka this spring as initially planned. The current pandemic which is still globally affecting nations has caused such a decision in which can be understood. Travel restrictions and health and safety concerns for all involved just does not allow the congress to take place in person.