MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 19, 2021 — To further promote ‘edutainment’ on its streaming platform and make it more accessible to local and international audiences, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) upgrades FDCP Channel’s website with additional features.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 15, 2021 — On its 25th year, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) selected three films from the Philippines to participate in its film festival happening in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia which started last November 12 and will conclude on November 28, 2021.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 11, 2021 — Metro Manila eases into Alert Level 2 allowing maximum 50% indoor venue capacity for entertainment and recreational establishments from November 5 to November 21, 2021, backed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued minimum public health standards and protocols.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is currently at the American Film Market (AFM) 2021, which started November 1 and will culminate on November 5, 2021. As part of the AFM’s official events and activities for this year, the FDCP, through UniPhilippines and the FilmPhilippines Office, hosted a panel discussion about the opportunities available for international partnerships with the Philippines.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 — The animated series “Heneral Tuna” by Avid Liongoren of Rocketsheep Studio with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will release its fourth episode “Ang Pancit Hiraya” on the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Channel on November 5 at 7 P.M.

Award-winning director Mikhail Red’s "Arisaka" and the multi-awarded filmmaker Brillante Mendoza’s "Resbak" will compete in the Main Competition section of the festival that showcases feature films from around the world, where both films will have their world premiere. "The Brokers" by Daniel R. Palacio will have its world premiere in the Asian Future section, and Mendoza’s "Gensan Punch" will screen in the Gala Selection for its Japanese premiere in TIFF.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 26, 2021 — A total of 5,102 film and audiovisual workers have been fully vaccinated under the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) #GoodJab Vaccination Program in partnership with the Quezon City (QC) and Manila City Government. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 26, 2021 — The Filipino action-horror indie, Circle of Bones, written and directed by Vincent Soberano, started showing in theaters last October 22 in ten major cities across the US.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 22, 2021 — Fully vaccinated travelers no longer need to observe mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, so long as they present a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result within three days before leaving their country of origin, effective on October 14. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 21, 2021 — For the first time since the pandemic-induced lockdowns began, cinemas are allowed to reopen. Following the downgraded Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila by the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) COVID-19, various business establishments are allowed to reopen starting on October 16 to 30.