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.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 23, 2022 — The PeliKULAYa International LGBTQIA+ Film Festival of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding free screenings of LGBTQIA+-themed feature and short films on June 23 and 25 in Gateway Cinema, Gateway Cinema 1, 4th Floor Gateway Mall, General Malvar Ave, Cubao, Quezon City. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JUNE 23, 2022 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), in partnership with embassies and organizations, is holding an online and onsite screenings of award-winning international LGBTQIA+-themed feature and short films from June 21 to 25, 2022.

As part of the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) Pelikulaya: LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival, the Spectra Pelikula section showcases fourteen (14) award-winning Filipino films that explores and touches on issues relevant to the LGBTQIA+ community in different venues and platforms until June 25, 2022.

This June is a busy month for #TeamFDCP. To celebrate and spotlight our LGBTQIA+ community, "Pelikulaya" goes international on its second year with the support of our partner embassies. It is now a bigger celebration than last year including multiple screenings of local and foreign films in multiple locations across the country, talkback sessions, a film competition and many more. We also launched the book Alternative Cinema by esteemed film scholar Nick Deocampo in partnership with the University of the Philippines Press.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, June 21, 2022 — Partner agencies Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and the Commission on Higher Education-Unified Student Financial System for Tertiary Education (CHED-UniFAST) are finally showcasing the ten (10) short films produced under the CineIskool Short Film Lab and Festival in a premiere and awards night happening in-person at the Gateway Mall, Quezon City on June 22, 2022, to be followed by two days of screening, panel discussion, and talkback sessions on June 23 and June 25. This culminating set of activities will be capping the joint project of the two government agencies, FDCP and CHED-UniFAST, which began its initial talks in 2020 and was launched last 2021.