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So true. Look at this joint slay from Lino Brocka and Mike de Leon, for starters
✧˖@colditionerMay 23
Can we talk about how Southeast Asian cinema has so many incredible films that deserve so much more recognition
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Carl Joseph Papa's ‘58TH’ will screen at the Laemmle Theatre in Glendale, California from Oct 23 to 29. This 7-day consecutive theatrical run officially qualifies it for Best Documentary Feature consideration at the Academy Awards.
Filipino Film Updates@FilmUpdatesPHSep 13
"Agapito," which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, secured its eligibility after winning the Golden Reel Award at the LA Asian Pacific Film Fest. Meanwhile, "58th" needs a qualifying commercial release in the US before December 31.
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Busan Winner 'Ria,' Arvin Belarmino's Folk-Punk Debut, Boards Lights On (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2026/film/news/b…

Busan Winner ‘Ria,’ Arvin Belarmino’s Folk-Punk Debut, Boards Lights On (EXCLUSIVE)

Busan winner 'Ria,' Arvin Belarmino’s debut about a folk-punk fighting a developer to save her home, has been picked up for sales by Lights On.

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Carl Joseph Papa's ‘58TH’ will screen at the Laemmle Theatre in Glendale, California from Oct 23 to 29. This 7-day consecutive theatrical run officially qualifies it for Best Documentary Feature consideration at the Academy Awards.
Filipino Film Updates@FilmUpdatesPHSep 13
"Agapito," which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, secured its eligibility after winning the Golden Reel Award at the LA Asian Pacific Film Fest. Meanwhile, "58th" needs a qualifying commercial release in the US before December 31.
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Rafael Manuel and ‘FILIPIÑANA’ actress Isabel Sicat for the Filmmaker Afternoon Teas at the 70th @BFI London Film Festival.
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Filipino Film Updates@FilmUpdatesPHOct 16
The Lino Brocka Retrospective at @doclisboa, featuring 20 films by and about the National Artist, will run from October 15 to 25.
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The Lino Brocka Retrospective at @doclisboa, featuring 20 films by and about the National Artist, will run from October 15 to 25.
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Full list of films, tickets: doclisboa.org/en/seccoes/lin… #doclisboa

Lino Brocka Retrospective - Doclisboa - XXIV International Film Festival

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Two Filipino feature films will be screened at the @BFI London Film Festival starting today. #LFF • Moonglow (dir. Isabel Sandoval) • Filipiñana (dir. Rafael Manuel)
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Rafael Manuel has won the Best Director award in World Competition for ‘FILIPIÑANA’ at the Belgrade International Film Festival.
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Kino Lorber
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Let’s help Jorrybell fight cancer! Join us in supporting FILIPIÑANA's star and fundraise for her medical care at: gofund.me/bcb73460b
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2026 #GawadUrian: Best Picture Winner: ‘BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED’
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2026 #GawadUrian: Best Actress Winner: Maris Racal, #Sunshine and Odette Khan, #BarBoysAfterSchool (TIE)
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2026 #GawadUrian: Best Actor Winner: Carlo Aquino, #BarBoysAfterSchool and Jericho Rosales, #Quezon (TIE)
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Filipino Film Updates@FilmUpdatesPHOct 6
Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Yao to star in new rom-com ‘WE COULD BE IN LOVE’ Set in New York and Manila, it follows the romance of a Filipino-American woman and an affluent Chinese-Filipino heir leading to challenges involving class divides. (hollywoodreporter.com/movies…)
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QCinema@QCinemaPHOct 8
Genre but make it auteur. QCinema presents GENRE'TEURS: a festival-wide focus on films where genre meets auteur vision. From crime and horror to sci-fi and dark comedy, the lineup celebrates filmmakers who make the familiar indelibly their own. Here are the first few titles:
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‘2 VALID IDS’ will make its international premiere at the 2026 Hawai'i International Film Festival.
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‘STATUS: REJECTED’ will make its international premiere at the 2026 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.
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Four Filipino films will screen at the 2026 Busan International Film Festival starting today. #부국제 • Filipiñana (dir. Rafael Manuel) • Let us through, dear ancestors (dir. Lav Diaz) • 58th (dir. Carl Joseph Papa) • Ria (Premiere; dir. Arvin Belarmino)
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Kino Lorber
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“Manuel has a masterful eye for layered image-making, but he’s forged his own singular blend of humor and atmosphere.” - @latimes The Philippines’ Official Submission to the Oscars®, FILIPIÑANA, is now playing in theaters: knlor.com/filipiñana
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Lav Diaz's ‘LET US THROUGH, DEAR ANCESTORS’ has won the Critics' Choice Award at the 2026 Filmfest Hamburg.
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