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We talk to Filipino-American film critic and programmer Aaron Hunt about his new program on contemporary Philippine cinema at the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Trinidad talks their film's inclusion on the Criterion Channel, their recent exhibit at Tarzeer Pictures, and how they locate student cinema in the tradition of alternative film practice

'Autobiography' For a remarkable feature debut commandeered by two riveting lead performances, offering a very intense, haunting cinematic experience, Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak wins the Asian Next Wave award of QCinema. The award, which focuses on emerging filmmakers from Southeast Asia

Published July 19, 2021, 2:34 PM Among other surprises, a drive-in cinema! With the flow of our global health crisis still gripping the country, Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival navigates through the social current and plugs in the life support for the industry as it journeys anew to the digital platform this coming Aug. 6 to Sept. 5, 2021, to be streamed solely on KTX.ph. Leaning on the knowledge of the built-up from last year’s edition, the country’s most prominent independent film festival presents its second online edition with 13 short film competing for the prestigiou...

Published July 3, 2021, 8:00 AM INDUSTRY DIRECTION This week’s Philippine Panorama goes behind the scenes of the local film industry. Cover design by the author A year ago, at the height of the current health crisis, a couple of my friends in film were distressed as productions, like many other businesses, had to shut down due to lockdown. Shoots were ceased, movie theaters closed, and jobs were lost. Box office losses amounted to at least ₱11 billion in 2020. Even before the pandemic, the Philippine film industry had seen a constant and drastic dip in viewership. The quarantine period wa...