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.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), through its National Registry for Film Workers will conduct a two-day legal aid clinic on December 5 to 6, 2018 (Wednesday to Thursday) from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the Cinematheque Centre Manila.

Three awards were bagged by Filipino filmmakers and film at the 31st Exground International Film Festival in Wiesbaden, Germany. 

The biggest network executives in the Philippines are on the spotlight as they come together to share their insights on the country's media and entertainment industry during the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF)’s Leaders’ Summit. The event, which centers on the theme “The Next New,” focuses on discovering the latest trends and addressing the creative challenges in Asia’s entertainment content industry.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines has been designated as the lead agency for the celebration of the Centennial Year of Philippine Cinema from September 12, 2019 to September 11, 2020.

Wiesbaden, Germany – the Exground Film Festival will feature the Philippines as its Country of Focus this year as part of the celebration of its One Hundred Years this November. 

Raymund Ribay Gutierrez’s debut feature “Verdict” produced by 2009 Cannes best director winner Brillante Mendoza’s Center Stage Productions and co-produced by Films Boutique, Playtime, and Bord Cadre is on a roll with positive film reviews featured from top international press including Screen Daily, the Hollywood Reporter, and Variety.

After its successful Philippine participation in Busan International Film Festival at Busan, South Korea, the Film Development Council of the Philippines leads the country again as Country of Focus at the Singapore Media Festival, celebrating two important milestones in its history - the 100 Years of Philippine Cinema and the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the Philippines and Singapore for the following year.

Outstanding short films that break the stigmas on HIV and AIDS in the Philippines were given recognition at the CineSpectra 2019 Short Film Festival Awards Night last August 26, 2019 at TriNoma Mall in Quezon City. The Film Festival was organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and EON Foundation in partnership with LoveYourself Inc. and Directors’ Guild of the Philippines (DGPI).