This February, Instituto Cervantes de Manila will treat Filipino film buffs to the film series “Ángela Molina”, an online tribute to one of the main contemporary Spanish actresses. This film cycle will be shown through the Instituto Cervantes channel on the Vimeo platform and freely accessible for 48 hours from their start date and time.…
Text and photos courtesy of Philippine Italian Association This year, the Moviemov Italian Film Festival also pays tribute to Pinocchio, features a social segment and includes for the first time a section on the Industry. The 10th edition takes place online from February 1 to 6, 2021 bringing once more the Italian cinema to the…
Text and photos courtesy by The Japan Foundation, Manila Japan’s film lineup includes the oldest Japanese Animated short film straight from the National Film Archives of Japan (NFAJ) collection. The Japan Foundation, Manila pays tribute to the foundations of Japanese animation by featuring classic animated works in the upcoming 14th International Silent Film Festival Manila…
Text and photos by Cine Europa Women have long struggled to make their mark in history. In this year’s Cine Europa, the persevering spirit, strength and women empowerment are prominent in at least five films: “She is the other Gaze” (Austria); “Women on the Run” (Czechia); “Let the Girls play” (France); “The Conductor” (Netherlands); and…
Following the success of the first online venture of the 2020 Korean Film Festival comes another set of screening that would definitely warm the hearts of the Filipinos as they center on love, upliftment, and healing. The recent pandemic, typhoon and the problems and uncertainties brought about by those two adversities proved to be too…
The Japan Foundation, Manila kicks off its first digital edition of the Japanese Film Festival (JFF) with an drive-in cinema experience at the SM Mall of Asia with a ode to a manga and anime classic. Festival opening film Project Dreams – How to Build Mazinger Z’s Hangar 前田建設ファンタジー営業部 (2020, 115 mins) follows the journey…
This November, Instituto Cervantes and Festival de Sevilla, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in the Philippines, will treat Filipino film buffs to the “New Cinephilias Online”, a series of movies considered as “The Other Spanish Cinema”, a label with which the generation who started working with cinema at the dawn of the 21st…
Cine Europa, Europe’s biggest and most exciting film festival is now back in the Philippines from 31 October to 29 November. The pandemic is not about to stop the film festival but in effect has provided an opportunity to turn a challenge into an opportunity. This year, Cine Europa brings 19 films from 20 European…
Text and photos by EPIFF The EPIFF (European Philippine International Film Festival) will hold its third edition this 2020 online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Founded by renowned filmmakers, Ruben Soriquez and Maurizio Baldini, and in partnership with the Philippine Italian Association (PIA), the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ICCPI)PI under the auspices…
Each movie will be available for viewing for free at www.pelikula.es for 24 hours, starting at 6pm (in the Philippines and Thailand) and 8pm (in Australia), on the programmed screening date.