MANILA, PHILIPPINES, NOVEMBER 4, 2021 — The animated series “Heneral Tuna” by Avid Liongoren of Rocketsheep Studio with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) will release its fourth episode “Ang Pancit Hiraya” on the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) Channel on November 5 at 7 P.M.

Award-winning director Mikhail Red’s "Arisaka" and the multi-awarded filmmaker Brillante Mendoza’s "Resbak" will compete in the Main Competition section of the festival that showcases feature films from around the world, where both films will have their world premiere. "The Brokers" by Daniel R. Palacio will have its world premiere in the Asian Future section, and Mendoza’s "Gensan Punch" will screen in the Gala Selection for its Japanese premiere in TIFF.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 26, 2021 — A total of 5,102 film and audiovisual workers have been fully vaccinated under the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) #GoodJab Vaccination Program in partnership with the Quezon City (QC) and Manila City Government. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 26, 2021 — The Filipino action-horror indie, Circle of Bones, written and directed by Vincent Soberano, started showing in theaters last October 22 in ten major cities across the US.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 22, 2021 — Fully vaccinated travelers no longer need to observe mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, so long as they present a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result within three days before leaving their country of origin, effective on October 14. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 21, 2021 — For the first time since the pandemic-induced lockdowns began, cinemas are allowed to reopen. Following the downgraded Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila by the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) COVID-19, various business establishments are allowed to reopen starting on October 16 to 30. 

While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many establishments to reduce its accessibility, the cinemas were forced to close temporarily. Now, after over a year of being closed, we are happy to announce that - CINEMAS ARE BACK.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 22, 2021 — Fully vaccinated travelers no longer need to observe mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, so long as they present a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result within three days before leaving their country of origin, effective on October 14. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 22, 2021 — In line with the Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) advocacy to champion ‘edutainment’, the FDCP Channel platform is airing the animated series “Heneral Tuna” for free starting on October 15 with a new episode every Friday at 7 P.M. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, OCTOBER 21, 2021 — To show its continued support for the production and development of Filipino films, the CreatePHFilms, the public funding initiative of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), has selected 28 Filipino film projects as recipients of CreatePHFilms funding program amounting to a total of PHP 17.3 million of selective funds.