All The Philippines articles
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‘Motherland’: Busan Review
Brillante Ma Mendoza’s police thriller is inspired by a 2015 bloodbath in Mindanao
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‘Phantosmia’: Venice Review
Lav Diaz explores the legacy of harm and the power of late-life redemption in his latest meditative work
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Diversion picks up sales on Lav Diaz’s Venice title ‘Phantosmia’ (exclusive)
The feature marks the eighth time on the Lido for the Filipino filmmaker.
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Indonesian martial arts star Yayan Ruhian joins Pedring Lopez’s Korean action film ‘Ji’
The upcoming feature will be produced by the Philippines’ Black Ops and Singapore’s Very Tay.
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Martial arts horror ‘Blood Passage’ boarded for sales (exclusive)
It is the first project of the recent co-production deal struck between Philippines’ Blackops Studios Asia and Singapore’s Very Tay Media.
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China’s Parallax boards LGBTQ+ film ‘Some Nights I Feel Like Walking’ (exclusive)
Further titles include ‘All Quiet At Sunrise’ and Zhang Guoli’s ‘Strangers When We Meet’.
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Filipino projects dominate Purin Pictures spring 2024 selection
Includes upcoming features from Mario Cornejo, Arvin Belarmino, Joanne Cesario and Joseph Mangat.
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‘First Light’, starring Ruby Ruiz, starts shooting in the Philippines for Independent Entertainment
It is the debut feature from Filipino-Australian artist James J. Robinson.
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Filipino doc director Ramona S Diaz on why she will release ‘And So It Begins’ herself at home
Diaz has tangled with the ruling Marcos family before, with the former first lady trying to prevent the release of ‘Imedia’ in 2003.
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‘And So It Begins’: Thessaloniki Review
Ramona S Diaz follows Philippines presidential hopeful Leni Robredo in the run-up to the country’s 2022 elections
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Beatles in Manila drama among projects selected for sixth Full Circle Lab Philippines (exclusive)
Eleven film projects will take part in the Southeast Asian project and talent development programme.
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Magnify, Film4 launch ‘Filipiñana’ ahead of spring shoot (exclusive)
The film is adapted from Rafael Manuel’s Berlin prize-winning short film.
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HAF adds 15 work-in-progress projects to expanded HKIFF Project Market
Filmmakers include Chang Tso-Chi, Lav Diaz, Mark Gill, Midi Z, Tan Chui Mui, and Yang Chao.
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Filipino projects lead Purin Pictures autumn 2023 fund recipients
The projects will receive a combined $140,000 in production and post-production grants.
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Diversion boards Tokyo competition title ‘The Gospel Of The Beast’ (exclusive)
The drama is the latest feature of Sheron Dayoc, known for ‘Ways Of the Sea’ and ‘Women Of The Weeping River’.
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‘Raging Grace’ director Paris Zarcilla reveals plans for the third in his ‘Rage’ trilogy (exclusive)
‘Ocean On Fire’ will move the drama from the UK to the Philippines.
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‘Moro’: Busan Review
Brillante Ma Mendoza explores the enduring conflict in Mindanao through the tale of two warring brothers
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Studio Soho International, EST Studios board Seán Devlin’s ‘Asog’ (exclusive)
The title premiered in Tribeca, and will play at BFI London Film Festival.
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‘Barbie’ cleared for release in the Philippines with request to blur map
The feature has been banned in Vietnam over the inclusion of the line, used on Chinese maps to show its claims over areas of the South China Sea.
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Agencies launch Asian Film Alliance Network to foster cross-country collaboration
The Asian Film Alliance Network will promote co-productions, co-financing and training among other initiatives.