To take advantage of the film industry experts from America, Italy, Poland, France, and South Africa coming to Manila for the First Cut Lab to help develop and elevate selected Filipino projects, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is hosting the First Cut Lab International Film Conference from April 11 to 13 at the Alliance Française de Manille, Makati City to introduce international film production and co-production to more Filipino filmmakers, professionals, and film enthusiasts.

The Moviemov_Italian Film Festival is an itinerant showcase that aims to build a platform for the cultural and commercial promotion of the new Italian cinema abroad, especially for the booming Asian market so rich of new opportunities.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) honors the centennial year of Republic of Korea’s March 1 Independence Movement and Korea provisional government with “Remembering the Heroes”, a special film screening happening from April 6 to 7, 2019 at Shangri-la Plaza Cinema 4. This event is made possible in partnership with the Korean Cultural Center (KCC), the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines, and Shangri-la Plaza.

After the successful Werner Herzog and Rainer Werner Fassbinder retrospectives organized by the Goethe-Institut in Manila these past two years, the Goethe-Institut will now present the works of the well-acclaimed German filmmaker, Wim Wenders, who among Herzog and Fassbinder was a principal member of the New German Cinema of the 1970s. Nine award-winning Wim Wenders feature films and a documentary will be screened for free every weekend at 4 pm starting this April 27 to May 26 at the Cinematheque Centre Manila.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has selected eight (8) projects in development and two (2) projects in post-production for the First Cut Project Development and Editing Lab for Feature Films happening from April 11 to 17, 2019.

Three (3) finalists of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) 3 were announced by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) last March 28 at a press conference held at Gloria Maris at Gateway Mall, Cubao, Quezon City.