FILM FESTIVAL. Local filmmakers answer questions from the media on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2023) about their entries in the Tan-ok ni Ilocano film festival. The screening will run until Feb. 19, 2023 at the Robinsons Ilocos Movieworld Cinema 5 in Laoag City. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The third installation of the Tan-ok ni Ilokano Film Festival is back on the big screen, showing at least six short documentary films and two narratives featuring the diverse culture, values, and traditions of the local community. In his short speech before the film screening at Robinsons Movieworld Ilocos here, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc reassured the local artists and talents that the Ilocos Norte provincial government is poised to revive the multimedia industry. "As we know, culture and the arts are powerful instruments in fostering not only pride in our heritage but also unity in the community. The provincial government has incorporated these tools in our leadership in the province
FILM FESTIVAL. Local filmmakers answer questions from the media on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2023) about their entries in the Tan-ok ni Ilocano film festival. The screening will run until Feb. 19, 2023 at the Robinsons Ilocos Movieworld Cinema 5 in Laoag City. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The third installation of the Tan-ok ni Ilocano Film Festival is back on the big screen, showing at least six short documentary films and two narratives featuring the diverse culture, values, and traditions of the local community. In his short speech before the film screening at Robinsons Movieworld Ilocos here, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc reassured the local artists and talents that the Ilocos Norte provincial government is poised to revive the multimedia industry. "As we know, culture and the arts are powerful instruments in fostering not only pride in our heritage but also unity in the community. The provincial government has incorporated these tools in our leadership in the province
FILM FESTIVAL. Local filmmakers answer questions from the media on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2023) about their entries in the Tan-ok ni Ilocano film festival. The screening will run until Feb. 19, 2023 at the Robinsons Ilocos Movieworld Cinema 5 in Laoag City. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The third installation of the Tan-ok ni Ilocano Film Festival is back on the big screen, showing at least six short documentary films and two narratives featuring the diverse culture, values, and traditions of the local community. In his short speech before the film screening at Robinsons Movieworld Ilocos here, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc reassured the local artists and talents that the Ilocos Norte provincial government is poised to revive the multimedia industry. "As we know, culture and the arts are powerful instruments in fostering not only pride in our heritage but also unity in the community. The provincial government has incorporated these tools in our leadership in the province
FILM FESTIVAL. Local filmmakers answer questions from the media on Saturday (Feb. 11, 2023) about their entries in the Tan-ok ni Ilocano film festival. The screening will run until Feb. 19, 2023 at the Robinsons Ilocos Movieworld Cinema 5 in Laoag City. (Photo by Leilanie Adriano) LAOAG CITY - The third installation of the Tan-ok ni Ilokano Film Festival is back on the big screen, showing at least six short documentary films and two narratives featuring the diverse culture, values, and traditions of the local community. In his short speech before the film screening at Robinsons Movieworld Ilocos here, Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc reassured the local artists and talents that the Ilocos Norte provincial government is poised to revive the multimedia industry. "As we know, culture and the arts are powerful instruments in fostering not only pride in our heritage but also unity in the community. The provincial government has incorporated these tools in our leadership in the province
REAL 'STARS.' Members of the Imalawa tribe of Vintar, Ilocos Norte attend the screening of a documentary film about them and their tribe at Robinson's Moviweworld in Laoag City on Thursday (April 8, 2022). The film is one of several entries at this year's Tan-ok ni Ilokano (Greatness of Ilokano) Film Festival. (Photo by Leilanie G. Adriano) LAOAG CITY - Ilocos Norte is taking big steps for its creative arts industry as young filmmakers took the center stage at this year's celebration of Tan-ok ni Ilokano (Greatness of Ilokano) Film Festival. Ten documentary films showcasing the province's rich culture and history started to be screened at the Cinema 4 of Robinsons Movieworld. Screenings will run daily until Sunday, April 10, from 9 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Movie tickets are free. Ilocos Norte Tourism Office (INTO) head Aianree Raquel said in a media interview Friday that the time has come for young and talented Ilocano filmmakers to show their ingenuity to the world.