MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 17, 2021 — In line with its thrust to promote Filipino documentary films and projects around the world, for the first time, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) has partnered with the 28th edition of the Sheffield Doc/Fest to bring a country of up-and-coming documentary projects looking for international partners.

MAYNILA, PILIPINAS, HUNYO 28, 2021 — Aabot sa 1,500 na film at audiovisual (AV) workers ang mababakunahan sa “Bakuna Nights para sa Film at Entertainment Workers” ng Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) at Quezon City (QC) Government sa pamamagitan ng programang #QCProtekTODO.

Mit Out Sound, the country’s first film lab on silent filmmaking, will culminate with a Silent Short Film Competition at the International Silent Film Festival Manila in November

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 2, 2021 — Carlo Francisco Manatad’s first feature film “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (Whether the Weather is Fine)” is part of the official selection of the 74th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, where it will have its world premiere in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente (Filmmakers of the Present) section.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 10, 2021 — Filipino film archiving recently marked a milestone when the Philippine Film Archive (PFA), a division of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), became an Associate Member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MAY 6, 2021 — Ten (10) young filmmakers have been selected as finalists in the 4th edition of the Sine Kabataan Short Film Competition and will each receive a PHP 100,000 grant as fund to use in the production of their respective short films.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 5, 2021 — “Cangrejos” directed by Zurich Chan and produced by Gale Osorio was declared the best Mindanaoan project at the 1st Southern Voices Film Lab (SoVo Lab) Awarding Ceremony held by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) on June 27.

The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) mourns the demise of entertainment media stalwart Ricardo "Ricky" Lo, who passed away on May 4, 2021 at the age of 75.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, JULY 6, 2021 — One regional film project and 33 production companies, institutions, and organizations comprise the Philippine representation at the La Fabrique Cinéma de l'Institut français and Marché du Film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.