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Covering an International Film Fest for the First Time
When I got accepted as an accredited press for the 50th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, my plan originally entailed writing a conventional

IFFR 2021: Quo Vadis, Aida? (Review)
Quo Vadis, Aida?, the Bosnian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, gives light to the events leading up to

IFFR 2021: Night of the Kings (Review)
Ivory Coast’s third submission to the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category is like a fairy tale. But for a film that highlights an

IFFR 2021: Riders of Justice (Review)
Riders of Justice pushes its synthesis that a chain of trivial causes can lead to events happening in the grandest of scales by having its plot

Filmmaker Spotlight: Pom Bunsermvicha
Dagupan City, Philippines — Lemongrass Girl follows a young production assistant tasked to plant lemongrass as part of Thai superstition to ward off the rain.

Lemongrass Girl (2021) and Ritualistic Restrictions
Dagupan City, Philippines — “Has anyone seen Piano?” Lemongrass Girl follows the story of a young production assistant named Piano who is assigned to plant

Two Documentary Styles – In the Claws of Century Wanting and An Elegy to Forgetting
Jewel Maranan’s Sa Palad ng Dantaong Kulang (2017) is a documentary focusing on four separate families living in the port district of Tondo. In Palad, Maranan follows the

Overdue: ‘The Boy Foretold by the Stars’
In its unabashed sweetness and emotional honesty, The Boy Foretold by the Stars is a clear message to queer audiences — fate or not, you deserve to
Recent Features

2021 Mit Out Sound Silent Film Competition
Experience contemporary silent short films made by Filipino filmmakers through the first edition of the Film Development Council of the Philippines‘ MIT OUT SOUND Silent

John Arcilla wins Best Actor in Venice!
John Arcilla wins the Volpi Cup for Best Actor award at the Mostra Internazionale D’Arte Cinematografica La Biennale di Venezia (Venice International Film Festival) for


LAV DIAZ’s “Historya ni Ha” to premiere at BFI London Film Fest
Lav Diaz‘s upcoming film “Historya ni Ha” will have its world premiere at the Dare Section of this year’s BFI London Film Festival. The full


Crowdfunding Menu for #ThatVegetarianMovie
In this crowdfunding campaign, we seek support to make the short film I NEED MORE THAN TOFU AND OTHER VEGETABLES realize its full potential. Film


I Need More Than Tofu and Other Vegetables
PROJECT DETAILS Project Title: I Need More Than Tofu and Other Vegetables Project Background: I Need More Than Tofu and Other Vegetables is part of


Ugbos Ka Bayabas [FILM REVIEW]
Note: Before reading this film review, it’s best to watch Ugbos Ka Bayabas first. Watch the film at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/bayabas Ritual precedes reason. We take both the



SNEAK PEEK – On the Job: The Missing 8
Erik Matti‘s upcoming film ON THE JOB: The Missing 8 will have its world premiere at the main competition of the Venice International Film Festival.


Sine Halaga Film Fest now showing worldwide!
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in partnership with the Negros Cultural Foundation (NCF) is launching Sine Halaga Film Festival to showcase
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