A look beyond the doom and gloom of filmmaking during the pandemic reveals industry renewal in the making. True to form, several positive takeaways…
2ND UPDATE with more details and reaction, 9:17 PM:: Mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations on film and TV productions now will be allowed, on a restricted…
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 11) — With the entertainment industry among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, film producers told the…
GMA NEWS - Broaden your knowledge of films with the help of these independent theaters. Cinema Centenario is gone (at least its physical cinema), but…
The government is preparing for the entry of international travelers fully vaccinated against the coronavirus to the Philippines. An inter-agency…
Like with the rest of the government agencies in the country and around the world, the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ planned…
On June 7, 2020, Department of Health (DoH) Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd, Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd,…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The bill is named after Philippine cinema veteran Eddie Garcia, who went into a coma and later died after tripping on a cable…
MANILA — The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to protect those working in the entertainment industry…
Almost 10 months ago, I had one of the biggest surprises of my life when The Manila Times Chairman Emeritus Dr. Dante A. Ang offered to me this…
MANILA, Philippines — Anita Linda, Philippine cinema’s oldest working actress, has passed away at the age of 95, her daughter Francesca Legaspi…
“Ang Pagpakalma sa Unos (To Calm the Pig Inside)” by Cebuana filmmaker Joanna Vasquez Arong premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and won the…
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 4) – Film and audio-visual industry workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are included in sectors that will…-
According to the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), cinemas will be allowed to operate under the modified general community…
Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Chairperson and CEO Lisa Dino-Seguerra expressed her overwhelming gratitude to Sen. Ramon "Bong…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on Friday, May 29, appealed to legislators to include the audio-visual (AV) content…
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MANILA, Philippines — While the country’s entertainment industry is among the most “hard-hit” by the COVID-19 pandemic, audio-visual and cultural…
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“The sad plight of freelance artists has been made more manifest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Kawawa po kami talaga," said musician Pope Operaña,…
Live Events was the first to feel the impact of the crisis when events were canceled as early as January 2020 when news of the pandemic broke out…
The Filipino Audio-Visual (AV) industry was one of the first casualties and the most terribly hit by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 5, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) welcomes the great news that cinemas may reopen in both…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 12, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) celebrates National Women’s Month as it holds Cine…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 16, 2021 — The Philippines and the Province of Córdoba in Argentina are joining forces to encourage cooperation between…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 19, 2021 — After the success in 2019 of “Being Leonardo da Vinci, an Impossible Interview” by writer, producer, and actor…
The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) through its Procurement, Bids and Awards Committee (PBAC) invites interested bidders to apply…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 30, 2021 — The 4th Entertainment Editors’ Choice (Eddys) awarding ceremony, which was held virtually for the first time,…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 27, 2021 — There are spectacular hero stories in Philippine history, and there are also simple accounts of heroism that…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 23, 2021 — The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) amps up its continued partnership with the Locarno…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 15, 2021 — The third and final leg of the Southern Voices Film Lab (SoVo Lab) is set to commence this month as the…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, APRIL 15, 2021 — The CreatePHFilms film funding program of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) returns this…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 19, 2021 — The intellectual property rights of Filipino audiovisual performers will soon be protected…
The International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), a federation the brings together the world's leading institutions in the field of moving…
The Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA), an association of organizations and individuals involved in the development…
On the latest FIAF Bulletin Online, the Philippine Film Archive is the newest FIAF Affiliate!
"Issue No. 20 of the FIAF Bulletin Online is…
This announcement is jointly issued by the SEAPAVAA Executive Council and the Vietnam Film Institute (host institution for SEAPAVAA’s 24th…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 — When the Enhanced Community Quarantine and National State of Calamity due to the coronavirus disease 2019…
Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chair Liza Diño said she has communicated with the Film Restoration and Archives group of ABS-CBN…
The community quarantine due to COVID-19 took over the second quarter of 2020, but this did not deter the Philippine Film Archive (PFA) from…
Film archiving is a preservation of not just elements of works of art, but tokens and stories of an era, memories of a culture, and ultimately,…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 — September is extra special for Philippine Cinema because it was on September 12, 1919 when the first Filipino…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 2, 2021 — In its aim to encourage the industry to comply with the government’s prescribed minimum health standards, the…
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 3, 2021 — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and…
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regarding the employment of minors in the entertainment industry during the pandemic. Under the…
Don’t be daunted! Although the many forms and requirements under the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) regarding health and safety protocols for…
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has barreled through film industries the world over. The chilling effects of cinema shutdowns due…
