Brocka returns to Cannes with new generation of Filipino filmmakers

Lino Brocka’s Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975), recently restored by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) in partnership with Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF), will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this May. 

Top Directors to rock 2013 Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival All Masters Edition

Twelve of the country’s most experienced directors will come together to astound moviegoers for the mounting of the 2013 Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival All Masters Edition, September 7.

Newly restored ‘‘Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag’’ to premiere in Cannes

The newly restored Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag willpremier in the Cannes Film Festival this May 2013.

The restoration is made possible through the partnership of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Martin Scorcese’s World Cinema Foundation (WCF). The premiere has been confirmed by Thierry Fremaux, Director of Cannes, through WCF.

FDCP to join a line up of international film events

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) confirms joining a remarkable line up of international film events this year.

Included in the prestigious slate are the Hongkong International Film and Television Market (FILMART), Cannes Film Festival and Busan International Film Festival.