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‘New definitions’: Ngilngig film festival makes fantastic return
After a two-year break, the Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival is back with a trove of fantastical stories from all over the regions and Asia.
Musings on music and physical media with 'Recto Records' director Jego Rafael
Amid minimalism and technology, Mang Greg continues to set up shop each day in Recto, surrounded by albums ranging from The Beatles’ Abbey Road to Avril Lavigne’s The Best Damn Thing. Read our interview with director Jego Rafael on ‘Recto Records,’ still streaming on Cinemata.
Fearless and Uncontained: The Ambitious Cast of Sinepiyu XVI
“Be liberated from convention,” goes Sinepiyu in their program invitation (arbitrarily translated by me). It’s not just a challenge posed to the filmmakers participating in the film festival, but it’s also a dare for future audiences: to suspend everything they think they know about student cinema and permit themselves to experience the new, the perverse, and the ambitious.
Behind Black Beret 2024: Talking to UP Student Filmmakers
In this year’s edition of Black Beret, student filmmakers from UP Film Institute presented stories about unconventional friendships, long-lost loves, and grief amidst personal transformation.
We interviewed three of the directors this year, namely Coby, Raia, and Hanns, read Sofi’s feature for more:
The Taste of Negros: Director Kurt Soberano on ‘Under a Piaya Moon’
It’s the Great Negrense Bake Off: In 'Under a Piaya Moon', a young baker enters a pastry making competition to continue the legacy of his family's bakery.
Victor Villanueva raises the bar for comedy with 'I Am Not Big Bird'
Victor Villanueva’s 'I Am Not Big Bird' gives a new appreciation for friendship and introduces us to a more innovative style of filmmaking. Read about our interview with him as he discusses shooting in Thailand and directing the big comeback of Enrique Gil.
From Romblon to Berlinale, Ryan Machado on the unlikely journey of ‘Huling Palabas’
‘Huling Palabas’ director Ryan Machado talks about getting into Berlinale with a genre-bending coming of age film.
John Rogers Gets Real With 'As If It's True'
In 'As If It's True', a social media influencer and a musician enter a fake relationship to resuscitate their dying careers. Read our interview with director John Rogers as he talks about the process of making his film and more.