MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 25, 2022 — New Chairman and CEO of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Tirso S. Cruz III has officially assumed his position as the head of the country's national film agency during his visit to the FDCP office in Manila last July 21.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 20, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with the Ivana Chubbuck Studio, brings world-renowned Hollywood acting coach Ivana Chubbuck to the Philippines to kick off the celebration of the second Philippine Film Industry Month in September 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 18, 2022 — Horror film project Posthouse, directed by Nikolas Red and produced by Iana Bernardez, bagged the Discover of Asia Award and the VIPO Award at the Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) 2022 Awarding Night last July 12, 2022, held as part of the festivities of Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) 2022 in South Korea.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 11, 2022 — Two Filipino films, two film projects, one mentee, one film writer, and three Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) events comprise the country’s participation in the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BiFan) in South Korea from July 7 to 17. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 8, 2022 — Two of the most talked about Filipino films of this year will be screened at the A-list festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in Czech Republic which opened last July 1, 2022 and will run until July 9, 2022. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 7, 2022 — The PeliKULAYa LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has recently concluded the month-long festival and announced the winners of the short film competition during the festival’s Closing Party and Awards Night last June 26 held at the Xylo at The Palace in BGC, Taguig. 

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) hosted a homecoming film retrospective in honor of respected filmmaker and scholar Nick Deocampo at the Cinematheque Centre Iloilo last June 18, 2022 in time for his 40th anniversary as a filmmaker. This special showcase is in line with the Agency’s recently-concluded Pelikulaya: LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival and with the launch of his latest book, Alternative Cinema: The Unchronicled History of Alternative Cinema in the Philippines.

"Isang Kasaysayan ng Karahasang Pilipino" (A Tale of Filipino Violence), a film by Lav Diaz and stars John Lloyd Cruz competes in Festival International de Cinema Marseille or International Film Festival Marseille (FIDMarseille) in Marseille, France from July 5 to 11, 2022.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 7, 2022 — After holding intensive film labs from story concepts for production and editing, the CineIskool Short Film Lab and Festival premiered the short films of the ten finalists and announced the winners last June 22 in Gateway Cineplex Cinema 1 in Cubao, Quezon City. The event was capped by an awards night ceremony hosted by Alora Sasam and attended by CHED Chairperson J. Prospero De Vera and FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Department of Health (DOH) officially premiered their six (6) short films advocating for a healthier lifestyle in the Healthy Pilipinas Short Film Festival last June 24, 2022 at the Red Carpet Cinema 1, Shangri-La Plaza in Ortigas.