MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 2, 2022 — Three Filipino films are set to have their Japanese premiere in the 17th Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF), a platform that showcases a high-quality selection of Asian films every year, from March 10 to 20, 2022. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 26, 2022 – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in anticipation of the 6th Film Ambassadors’ Night, gathered friends from the press last February 22, 2022 in Quezon City. 

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announces the recipients of the special awards given by the Agency—the Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award and the Gabay ng Industriya Award for the 6th Film Ambassadors’ Night (FAN) to be held this month. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 — Ten (10) projects have been selected as finalists of the CineIskool Short Film Lab and Festival and will each receive a PHP 125,000 grant (PHP 100,000 for production costs and PHP 25,000 for safe filming protocols) to be used for the production of their respective short films. 

For the past few years, despite the ongoing pandemic, Asian content has been making waves in the global arena of the film industry — gaining recognition and awards in international film festivals and markets, as well as in online streaming platforms. But what makes Asian films standout? Is there a formula that needs to be followed in order to guarantee its success? Is there such a thing as ‘the right path’? 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 (UPDATED AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2022) — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will once again be honoring the stalwarts of Philippine cinema whose performances and cinematic work have brought recognition to our country through their awards and citations from the foremost international film festivals of the world, at the 6th Film Ambassador’s Night on February 27, 2022 at the reopened historical Manila Metropolitan Theater.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 — With a common goal of creating globally appealing content for both global and domestic markets, Philippines, Hong Kong, and United States-based companies have signed an agreement at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival’s European Film Market (EFM) to co-produce a new slate of Asian genre content.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 — The Philippines is proudly represented by 1 competition film, 1 featured film, 6 production companies, 8 filmmakers, and event participation to be led by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in one of the world’s leading and most reputable film festivals, the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), slated from February 10 to 20, 2022 in Germany. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 (UPDATED AS OF FEBRUARY 15, 2022) – Eleven (11) Filipino filmmakers were selected to participate at the recently concluded Kyoto Filmmakers Lab (KFL) last January 28 to 30, 2022, held in-person in Kyoto, Japan for participants within the country, and virtually for participants outside Japan.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 (Updated) — The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ FilmPhilippines Office is now accepting applications for this year’s Incentives Program Cycle 1. The call is open to international production companies in business with a Philippine film producer/company on an ongoing project.