MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 29, 2022 — The International Film Industry Conference (IFIC), an international platform hosted by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) geared towards bringing together international and local industry professionals to share and discuss the latest trends, developments, and cooperation opportunities, will be holding its sixth edition in hybrid format from November 18 to 20 at Novotel Manila Araneta Center in Quezon City and online via Zoom and Facebook.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 24, 2022 —The Philippine delegation at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) and its industry arm, the ​​Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), led by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), concluded its participation in South Korea last October 14, 2022. Two Filipino works, The Atom Araullo Specials: Munting Bisig (Young Arms) and Mother Maybe (Inahing Baka), and three Filipino scholars, Jan Kyle Nieva, April Dayne Garcia, and Jean Cheryl Tagyamon, received awards during the festival. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, 12 October 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in cooperation with the Batangas Provincial Government and the Batangas Forum, brings FDCP Film Talks at Doon Po Sa Amin sa Batangas Digital Film Festival 2022, a series of free online workshops on filmmaking which started last October 11 and will run until November 8, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 10, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) leads the Philippine delegation to the biggest film festival in Asia, the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) happening in South Korea from October 5 to 14. Five (5) official selection films, three (3) films for market screenings, one (1) Philippine pavilion, seventeen (17) production companies, 31 filmmakers, ten (10) scholars, and three (3) FDCP-led Philippine events comprise the country’s representation to this year’s BIFF.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 3, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) held the “Filmmakers and Shakers Night” last September 30, 2022, to officially conclude the 2nd Philippine Film Industry Month (PFIM) at the Gallery MiraNila in Quezon City.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 3, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) kickstarts UFlix, a platform for short films created by students, with screenings and a forum gathering student filmmakers and educators at the Cinematheques Centers nationwide last September 24, 2022. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) flagship film festival, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), announced the winners of the Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival and the Sine Isla: LuzViMinda Short Film Competition last September 16 at the Cinema 6 of TriNoma Mall in Quezon City. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 — The Philippine Film Archive (PFA) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with the South East Asia Pacific Audio-visual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), hosted the book launch of Keeping Memories: Cinema and Archiving in the Asia-Pacific edited by esteemed film historian and filmmaker Nick Deocampo last Wednesday, September 21 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) annual flagship film festival, Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP), will offer fresh narratives from the youth and the regions featuring free screenings of the finalists from the Sine Kabataan Short Film Lab and Festival and Sine Isla: LuzViMinda Short Film Competition on September 16 to 18 2022 at TriNoma Cinema in Quezon City, and from September 16 to 24 in Cinematheque Centres nationwide. PPP will hold the premiere and awards night on September 16 at Cinema 6 of TriNoma Cinema.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 — Newly-restored film Atsay by Eddie Garcia and Gumapang Ka sa Lusak by Mario O’Hara, starring new National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor, were screened for free at the opening of the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) banner program Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) last September 9 at Cinema 6 of TriNoma Malls in Quezon City.