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THEY called it Nakabuhi, which literally meant “released” or “let loose.” It could also mean “being freed.” The festival was founded in Buhi, a town noted for its Lake Buhi where once thrived the “sinarapan,” considered to be the smallest edible fish in the world. There are many stories about…

Why not spare a minute or two delving into our vast culture through film? ‘Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries’ or ECQ2 filmmakers and their films “Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2 (ECQ2): Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries” gears up its online cinemas for a free screening of its 16 sele

(Image courtesy of NCCA-National Committee on Cinema) BACOLOD CITY - Some 16 short flicks produced by regional filmmakers amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic were unveiled by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) in a virtual launch on Saturday afternoon. The NCCA National Committee on Cinema (NCC) is presenting the Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Covid-19 Filmmakers' Diaries or ECQ2 in partnership with the Bacolod-based University of St. La Salle (USLS) as a ...

It’s the second year of the pandemic. Not that we are celebrating affliction but filmmakers are doing a take two for the ECQ this 2022. Dubbed the Eksena Cinema Quarantine: Covid-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries 2, this project will feature 16 films chronicling how people have responded to restrictions like lockdowns and…

Eksena Cinema Quarantine 2: Best of regional filmmaking, a commitment to film as art

Filmmakers of the 16 films selected for Eksena Cinema Quarantine: COVID-19 Filmmakers’ Diaries 2* The Eksena Cinema Quarantine: COVID-19 Filmmakers’