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Celestino’s ‘Building Foundations’ returns for Batch 2, introduces SINE METU Film Lab
Film school isn’t the only path. Dustin Celestino’s ‘Building Foundations’ workshop returns for Batch 2, opening structured screenwriting training to aspiring filmmakers outside traditional degree programs, and introducing a three-part SINE METU Film Lab.
PeliCuliat Film Festival Marks Third Year with Celebration of Kapampangan Storytelling
The 3rd PeliCuliat Film Festival took place in Angeles City, featuring films by Kapampangan filmmakers, celebrating local stories, culture, and history, from competing and non-competing shorts to trailers of animated projects.
Magpasiklab Pa Sa Digital Na Espasyo: More than 100 37th Gawad Alternatibo Featured Official Entries now on Cinemata
The 37th Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video featured official entries are now available to stream on Cinemata! A total of more than 100 featured official entries are available to stream at Cinemata. Gawad Alternatibo continues to be firm in its principal objective of screening every film entry.
ALT-R HEROES 2025 closes six-month tour with ‘The Final Frame’ at Sine Pop
Thirteen short films took center stage at Sine Pop as ALT-R HEROES 2025 capped a six-month journey across cities and communities, celebrating cinema of social consciousness and stories from the margins.
BFF 2025 Awards Night highlights local cinematic excellence
Ginselebrar sang ikaduwa nga edisyon sang Bacolod Film Festival ang ila Awards Night sang Nobyembre 29, 2025 sa SM Cinema 1, siyudad sang Bacolod. Ini ang kulminasyon sang festival subong nga tuig nga nagadayaw sang sine sang Bacolodnon.
The second edition of the Bacolod Film Festival celebrated its Awards Night last November 29, 2025, at SM Cinema 1, Bacolod City. This event was the culmination of this year’s festival honoring the Bacolod film scene.
PCFF 2025 Awarding Honors to Emerging Filmmakers in City of Harmony
Palm City Film Festival wrapped up its third edition in Tagum City, showcasing films by Mindanaoan students and celebrating peace, unity, and creativity. The festival ran from November 17 to 22, concluding with an awards ceremony.
Lantaw Sa Iliyan: Ang Pagsubay sa Sulog 2025
For its inaugural year, Lantaw-Iliyan Film Festival ran from November 12 to 15, 2025, beginning with a two-day workshop at Digital Creatives Hub Iligan, Iligan City: a welcoming space where emerging filmmakers learn and grow together, and start seeing their stories from a shared and more meaningful perspective.
Southern Tagalog Stories Take Spotlight as Pelikultura 2025 Returns to UPLB
Regional cinema took center stage as Pelikultura: The CALABARZON Film Festival 2025 brought together new and rising filmmakers from Southern Tagalog last November 5-7 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Palm City Film Festival 2025: Diverse Voices, United Stories in the City of Harmony
Palm City Film Festival 2025 presents its official lineup in Tagum City, celebrating young storytellers with the theme ‘Films & Stories in the City of Harmony, A Platform for Peace and Unity.
Ngilngig 2025 Celebrates the Fantastic in Retrograde
Ngilngig 2025 pulled Davao back into its orbit of the fantastic: five days where time reversed, stories shimmered, and the weird found its way home.
Magsiklab Sa Digital Espasyo: 37th Gawad Alternatibo on Cinemata
The 37th Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video finalists are now available to stream on Cinemata from October 23, 2025, to January 4, 2026!
Step Into the Retrograde: Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival 2025 Unveils Official Lineup
The wait is over—the official lineup and program are unveiled! The 9th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival 2025, organized by Davao-based film collective Pasalidahay, unfolds this October with 56 short films from across Asia.
Shining Jaguars: The opening and closing of Sinag Maynila 2025
Last September 24 to 30, the 7th Sinag Maynila Film Festival showed 61 feature-length and short films with the theme “Sine Lokal, Pang-Internasyonal!” Check out the winners, a bit about its opening film, and the restored Lino Brocka classic ‘Jaguar.’
Launching of Sine Bohol: A Home for Bol-anon Filmmakers
ABANTE BOHOL! With a desire to empower and bring Bol-anon filmmakers together, the province of Bohol formally launched its very first film festival, Sine Bohol, on September 10, 2025, at Panda Tea Garden Suites, Tagbilaran City.
NABIFILMEX 12: Where Threads Meet
Beyond its 12-year milestone, NABIFILMEX threads deeper into the regions, spotlighting the voices and visions that grow from the ground up.
Marking the Fifteenth: CINEMAGIS bridges Northern Mindanao Cinema
Kinse na! Rolling into its 15th year, Cinemagis continues to nurture and recognize Mindanaoan filmmakers. The Northern Mindanao Film Festival empowers to produce a significant body of work that leads to national recognition, contributes to the growth of the Mindanao film industry, and bridges the rivers of Mindanao as it goes invitational.
The search for justice in Sinag Maynila 2025 entry ‘Selda Tres’
GB Sampedro, the director behind ‘Astig,’ is back in action as he leads the Sinag Maynila 2025 entry, ‘Selda Tres.’ The action-drama movie stars Cesar Montano, Carla Abellana, and JM De Guzman.
Bloom of Youth: The winners of the 8th Sine Kabataan Short Film Festival
The kids are alright! The 8th Sine Kabataan Short Film Festival, which happened last September 5 to 7, highlighted 10 films of diverse narratives and regional origins, each one highlighting unique issues experienced by Filipino youth. Here are the winners.
Bakunawa Fest Soars Home to Bacolod
From the strange to the supernatural, Bakunawa Fest highlighted mindbending films last September 5-6 at the Negros Museum, Bacolod City.
Fil-Aus director wins at Melbourne International Film Festival for corruption drama ‘First Light’
Filipino-Australian filmmaker James J. Robinson won best director for his debut feature First Light at the 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival.