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Film: At this year’s festival, Cinemalaya pays tribute to outstanding artists
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Cinemalaya 2022 will honor the legacy of the late artists Benji Garcia, Flor Salanga, Sigfreid Barros-Sanchez, Joseph…
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Film: The Invitation is horror told from a female perspective
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Emmy-nominated filmmaker Jessica M. Thompson directs Columbia Pictures’ new horror thriller The Invitation starring Nathalie Emmanuel (Game…
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In memoriam: A farewell to Philippine’s La Primera Contravida, Cherie Gil
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Perhaps none is as recognizable in Philippine cinema as the formidable Evangeline Rose “Cherie Gil” Eigenmann. On…
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Film: Anima’s Leonor Will Never Die headlines 18th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Award-winning film Leonor Will Never Die (Filipino title: Ang Pagbabalik ng Kwago), produced by ANIMA and Arkeo…
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Film: The award-winning documentaries that will close out this year’s Cinemalaya
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Delikado by Karl Malakunas, and We Don’t Dance For Nothing by Stefanos Tai are the documentary films chosen…
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Film: Action-thriller Bullet Train set to premiere in Philippine cinemas this August
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Two of today’s most popular Japanese actors, Andrew Koji (HBO Max’s Warrior) and Hiroyuki Sanada (John Wick:…
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Campaign Spotlight: HSBC Futureverse generates nearly six million possible financial futures
SINGAPORE — If the last two years have taught us anything it is that the future is unpredictable. In line…
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Film: 34th CCP Gawad Alternatibo to launch as one of the main highlights of the 18th Cinemalaya
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Ika-34 GAWAD CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video, or Gawad Alternatibo continues to showcase this…
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Film: Cinemalaya breaks through the noise with talkback sessions
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — With the return of the Philippines’ most-anticipated independent film festival’s on-site screenings, Cinemalaya 18 will feature eight-day…
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Film: Retrospective shorts to showcase Cinemalaya 2020 and 2021 entries
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — After two consecutive years of online streaming, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival returns to onsite screenings and…
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Film: 21st Pelicula Spanish Film Festival returns to the big screens in Manila, Malaysia, and Australia
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — From October 5 to 16, the 21st edition of PELÍCULA-Spanish Film Festival will return to face-to-face screenings.…
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Film: Three environmental heroes talk about their battle to save Philippines ‘last ecological frontier’
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — For eight years now, environmental organization Global Witness has named the Philippines one of the deadliest places…
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Film: Cinemalaya 18 opens with Sundance Festival winner ‘Leonor Will Never Die’
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Sundance Film Festival winner of the Jury Award for Spirit of Innovation Leonor Will Never Die (Ang…
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