Every Saturday, Zhang Xinsheng travels two hours for a movie date with friends, navigating Beijing’s confusing subway system with his white cane and a speaking map that screams directions on his mobile phone.

When the pandemic hit early last year, one of the behaviors that drastically changed was how audiences consume content like film and TV shows. The pandemic-induced lockdowns left us searching the web for ways on how to entertain ourselves within the comfort of our homes. The closing of cinemas inevitably drove audiences to shift online, contributing to the fast rise of online streaming platforms.

The Philippine visual arts industry may soon receive more support from government and private institutions.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 8, 2021 (UPDATED) — The forged partnership between the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) with Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and its attached agency, the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), is holding a Call for Entries to the recently launched film project for beneficiaries of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or Republic Act 10931.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 7, 2021 — Capping off the momentous celebration commemorating the invaluable contribution of the stakeholders to the film industry, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) officially closed the 1st Philippine Film Industry Month last September 30 streamed in agency’s official online pages and FDCP Channel. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 7, 2021 — The basics of co-productions and its infinite possibilities for Philippine Cinema were highlighted in the free series of sessions hosted by the FilmPhilippines Office (FPO) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) last September 22.