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Other than ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll,’ here are 5 Peque Gallaga films you have to see

Last Thursday, May 7, veteran director Peque Gallaga passed away. Gallaga was one of the…

AI could be in the future of Philippine cinema

A hundred years in and Philippine cinema has surely evolved.  Just a few months ago,…

‘Metamorphosis’ almost gets an X rating from MTRCB, but has been reclassified

The 15th Cinema One Originals festival opens tonight, Nov. 7, but in its wake comes…

Watch these 10 films at this year’s Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino

The first locally produced film, “Dalagang Bukid” by the father of Filipino movies Jose Nepomuceno,…

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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…

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Quezon biopic’s big win at Canadian film fest proves the allure of historical films

Not all hope is lost in local cinema. While much has been said about the…

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Banking on star power: MMFF 2018 official entries announced

One would expect that on the centenary of the Philippine cinema that the movies that…

The future of content is in streaming, say these four renowned filmmakers

It’s not easy to imagine local and international cultures coexisting without assuming that one is…

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The PH film industry isn’t doing as well as South Korea’s. What gives?

This story was originally published on Aug. 16, 2018

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2 Filipino filmmakers among Bangkok-based film fund grantees

While there is so much left to be said about the current state of Philippine…