MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 — In order to help the Filipino film industry thrive locally and internationally amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) launched the CreatePHFilms Philippine Cinema funding program to provide funds for Filipino filmmakers in the development, production, and distribution of their films.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 24 — In a surprise announcement made on Monday, September 21, the animated feature film “Hayop Ka! The Nimfa Dimaano Story” is set to be the first animated Filipino Netflix film. Directed by Filipino filmmaker Avid Liongoren, the animated romantic comedy “Hayop Ka!” will be available for streaming across Asia beginning October 29.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 — During the first public session that kicked-off FDCP’s 2020 edition of the Film Industry Conference, speaker Aleksandra Swierk opened her talk by discussing film labs as essentially being a platform for “exchange.” Swierk emphasized the way that such labs fundamentally serve as a medium for exchanging ideas, opinions, stories, and talent. The thought was a fitting way to start FIC Online 2020: a four-day online conference that brought a diverse group of film industry experts into a single platform in which they shared their ideas, opinions, and expertise about valuable topics relevant to the film industry.  

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 — As the Filipino film industry wraps up the year-long celebration of One Hundred Years of Philippine Cinema, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) wishes to honor the achievements and legacy of industry members through “Kwentong Sandaan.”

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 — Lani Misalucha, Gary Valenciano, The Company, Isay Alvarez and Robert Seña, Martin Nievera, and Lea Salonga with Acapellago are the headliners of “Sine Sandaan: The Next 100 Closing Ceremony,” a two-hour virtual event that will be hosted and streamed by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on September 30, Wednesday, at 8 p.m.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 — “Tuloy ang Pista 2020!” declared the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) as it gears for the fourth edition of its flagship event, the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP).