MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 23, 2023 — As the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) gears up for its participation in Marché du Film 2023, the business side of the Cannes Film Festival, the FDCP has officially opened its call for applications for Filipino producers to be part of the country’s delegation to one of the biggest film festivals and film markets in the world.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 14, 2023 — To gather and nurture a community of emerging filmmakers from the student body, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will officially launch the Academic Film Society (AFS) program on March 18 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 16, 2023 — With the goal to bring world cinema and make critically-acclaimed titles even more accessible to Filipino audiences, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has licensed the rights to four new titles from Belgium, Austria, Cambodia, and United Kingdom.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Launching its new campaign tagline “Tell your Stories in our Islands,” the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ FilmPhilippines Office officially opens the applications for the first cycle of the FilmPhilippines Incentives (FPI) program this 2023. The call is open to foreign production companies in business with a Filipino production company or producer on an ongoing project.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — CreatePHFilms, the local funding program of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) officially opens its new cycle this 2023 to provide funding to Filipino filmmakers and producers for the development and production of their films.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JANUARY 19, 2023 — After five successful editions, Sine Kabataan is back for its sixth year! The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding an open call for short film entries for Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival 2023. Submission of entries is from January 13 to February 10, 2023.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 23, 2022 —  The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is now accepting applications for this year’s edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market Visitors Programme which will be returning as an in-person event. The FDCP will be selecting three Filipino producers to be a part of the much-awaited networking platform for international co-production happening from February 18 to 22, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 —The FDCP Channel, the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) online streaming platform, is now JuanFlix. The rebranding aims to make Filipino film gems and hard-to-find short films more accessible to the Filipino viewer with its new website features. JuanFlix will be officially launched today, November 11, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 — In line with its goal to bring world cinema to the Philippines, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is set to screen Cannes Film Festival official selection titles in the QCinema International Film Festival from November 18 to 25.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 7, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines joined the worldwide celebration of World Day for Audiovisual Heritage through talks and film screenings at the Cinematheque Centre Manila last October 27, 2022. A two-day screening of Asian heritage films was also held at the same venue as part of the festivities last November 3​​–4, 2022.