These Filipinas will bring Philippine cinema to the world

Fact — the Philippine film industry has always been a women-dominated industry. The Philippine cinema has always carried the indelible mark of the Filipina since the beginning.

Events and Activities

“Lights, Camera, Action!" Workshop 2022 - Deadline of Application
The workshop “Lights, Camera, Action! Directing Actors using the Chubbuck Technique” will be led by renowned Filipino acting coach, Director Rahyan Carlos.

Syria to Showcase PH Films in Celebration of Women’s Month

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 22, 2022 – In celebration of the International Women’s Month this March 2022, the Philippine Embassy in Syria in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding two film events in Damascus, Syria.

Meet the FilmPhilippines Incentives Selection Committee of 2021

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 21, 2022 — The selection of FilmPhilippines' eighteen production incentives program grantees for 2021 was facilitated by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) with a panel of creative and technical experts.

Events and Activities

Full Circle Lab Philippines 2022: Announcement of Selected Participants
We’re so close to meeting our participants for this year’s labs! Official participants for Fiction Lab, Creative Producers Lab, and Story Editing Lab will be released on Friday, March 30.

Sole Filipino Docu Selected to Compete in Switzerland

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 18, 2022 – Kapampangan short documentary, Kalmanting Batu-batu King Malanging Lambak A Alang Angin (Rocks in a Windless Wadi) by EJ Gagui will be competing at the Visions du Réel (VdR) International Film Festival Nyon 2022 which will be held in-person at Nyon, Switzerland in April 7-17, 2022. 

FDCP, PH Embassy in Singapore Screens Filipino Romance Film in SG

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 18, 2022 – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is worked together with the Philippine Embassy in Singapore in bringing the Filipino romance film, Write About Love by Crisanto Aquino for an exclusive screening at the Auditorium of the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, National University of Singapore (NUS) last March 17, 2022.

Oscars-nominated Film ‘The Worst Person in the World’ to Screen in FDCP’s Cinematheque Centres for Cine Filipina 2022

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 18, 2022 — Following its triumph in Cannes Film Festival bagging the Best Actress Award for Renate Reinsve’s performance in 2021, now nominated for two Oscars, internationally-acclaimed Norwegian film The Worst Person in the World will have limited onsite screenings at Film Development Council of the Philippines’ (FDCP) Cinematheque Centres in celebration of Women’s Month through the Cine Filipina: Women’s Film Festival. 

FDCP’S FILMPHILIPPINES AWARDS 19.5 MILLION PESOS WORTH OF INCENTIVES

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 17, 2022 – The Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), through its FilmPhilippines Office (FPO), has named its five grantees for the Incentives Program 2021 Cycle 3 with two for the International Co-production Fund (ICOF), two for the ASEAN Co-production Fund (ACOF), and one for the Film Location Incentive Program (FLIP).

Netflix–FDCP to Hold Philippine Green Screen Sustainability Webinar

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, MARCH 14, 2022—Netflix, in coordination with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, will be holding a closed-door webinar on sustainable practices in the film and creative industry with the theme “Philippine Green Screen: Exploring Sustainability in the Creative Economy.” The event will be held online on March 16, 2022, and will be attended by the government, members of the local film industry, and the academe.