Lav Diaz

Lav Diaz is making his small screen debut with ‘Servando Magdamag’

The eight-episode show is based on Ricky Lee’s “Servando Magdamag” and tackles agrarian issues at the dawn of the oppressive Marcos regime

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Lav Diaz’s new 4hr film stars mustachioed John Lloyd Cruz as a 1950s ventriloquist/disillusioned Marxist

“History of Ha” (Historya ni Ha) will premiere at the British Film Institute London Festival in October

Marawi siege-inspired video wins at 2019 International Emmys

28 year-old Davao filmmaker Breech Asher Harani was among the three filmmakers who were presented…

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Philippine cinema mourns passing of director and production designer Cesar Hernando

It’s a sad day for Philippine cinema as it loses one of its masters, director…

Film and theater legend Bernardo Bernardo dies at 73

Heaven has earned one star again today in the form of actor Bernardo Bernardo as…

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WATCH: Ricky Lee’s new book trailers directed by Lav Diaz

In three-minute black and white shorts, filmmaker Lav Diaz attempted to capture the narrative and emotions outpouring…

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Lav Diaz on why he makes long films set in the past

“I’m trying to unify space and time,” the filmmaker says. “I’m trying to capture ‘yung pinakamaliit na semblance ng buhay na walang manipulation.”

What you need to know about Lav Diaz’s entry to the 68th Berlin Film Festival

It’s been two years since Meryl Streep sat down for eight hours to watch Lav…

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Can Mikhail Red’s Birdshot be the first Oscar nominee from the Philippines?

The Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) chose Mikhail Red’s Birdshot as the Philippines’ official entry for…

Lav Diaz’s two-faced creature will give you nightmares

After his film Ang Babaeng Humayo won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival,…