Unsung Sariling Bayani (USB) is a short film competition focused on lesser-known Filipino heroes with the goal to balance the influence of foreign superheroes in the Filipino youth’s mindset with a compelling engagement with the glorious stories of our very own heroes. USB is spearheaded by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Kidlat Tahimik and presented by the FDCP in partnership with the National Quincentennial Committee.

August 30 - USB Storming with Kidlat: Usapang Bayani Forum 1

As the world’s largest comprehensive exhibition in the field of service trade, CIFTIS seeks to showcase the thriving partnership between China and ASEAN in this year’s edition. FDCP, as a returning CIFTIS delegate, will participate in business matching meetings, conferences, and the exhibit that highlights the FilmPhilippines Incentives Program.

“On The Job: The Missing 8” by Erik Matti, part of the HBO Asia Original Series that will get a worldwide release on HBO GO in September, will have its world premiere in Venice at the Venezia 78 Competition. 

Two projects are in the Venice Gap Financing Market: “Plan 75” by Chie Hayakawa, a Japan-France-Philippines co-production, and Swiss-German co-production “Electric Child” by Simon Jaquemet, an FDCP FilmPhilippines Film Location Incentive Program (FLIP) recipient which has local production company Epicmedia Productions, Inc. as one of its partners. 

As tribute to his 50-year legacy in the filmmaking industry, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)’s Philippine Film Archive (PFA) showcases free screenings of nine (9) films from the seminal works of Elwood “El Maestro” Perez on the FDCP Channel from September 25 to 30. 

The Film Heritage lineup on the FDCP Channel, curated by the FDCP Philippine Film Archive (PFA), features eight films that helped mold the nation’s film heritage: “Brutal” by Marilou Diaz-Abaya, “Insiang” and  “White Slavery” by National Artist for Cinema Lino Brocka, “Manila by Night” and “Pagdating sa Dulo” by National Artist for Cinema Ishmael Bernal, “Sinong Lumikha ng Yoyo, Sino Lumikha ng Moon Buggy” and “Turumba” by National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Kidlat Tahimik, and “The Sex Warriors and the Samurai” by Nick Deocampo. 

The one-hour virtual show to kick off Philippine Film Industry Month, to be streamed on the FDCP Channel, will be headlined by the following:

• Launch of Nood Tayo ng Sine Campaign
• Relaunch of Cinematheques
• Announcement of Full Circle Lab Philippines 2021 Projects
• Mit Out Announcement of #FutureSilentFilmmaker
   

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