Benito Bautista’s “Harana” won the Audience Award for Documentary at the Center for Asian American Media Film Festival (formerly known as San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival) held in San Francisco, California, last week. The news was relayed to Inquirer by editor Chuck Gutierrez of Voyage Studios, who worked on the film. Gutierrez [...]
Indian and Afghan producers of children’s TV favorite “Sesame Street” are brainstorming in a New Delhi office, swapping tips on how to make Big Bird and his fluffy pals palatable to local viewers.
THANKS to our readers for being open to the occasionally controversial, contrary and even ornery views we express in our articles. Expectedly, the most diverse and pungent reactions have been elicited by our pieces on our “retroactive” colonial mentality and its attendant onslaughts on our national fabric and psyche.
Filipino director Brillante Mendoza wants to show a different side of Muslim communities in a conflict-torn part of the Philippines.
As it celebrates 15 years of bridging the gap between Europeans and Filipinos through cinema, Cine Europa is set to make record high as it bolsters new features to make more Filipinos find comfort in the stories and sensibilities of their European brothers and sisters.
HERE are some Filipino proverbs that tackle relevant national issues and values:Pangulo man o abogado, kabahuan ay ’di maitatago. Ang mahilig mangurakot, sa impyerno aabot. Sa sobrang karangyaan, batas ng Diyos ay nakakalimutan. ’Pag sa batas ay ’di natakot, magkakasala ng katakut-takot.
FOR one full week earlier this month, we stayed in a different country—and unlike our usual practice, didn’t get to watch our local TV programs at all. For the inveterate couch kamote that we are, that experience was quite unique.
When I first heard the poetic name of Tawi-Tawi, it romanced my mind as much as Bora Bora, Bali Hai and Timbuktu did. It sounded like wafted waves and was as “delicious” as durian, as savory as mangosteen.
IN Vedic literature, there’s a wonderful story about a great sage named Jada Bharat. Early on in his life, he made a decision not to be sucked into the complexities of material life. To others, he appeared dull and dumb—but, internally, he was wise and compassionate.
Musician Diwa de Leon’s work on Auraeus Solito’s indie film, “Busong,” won for him the best sound and best musical score trophies in the Directors’ Showcase section of the Cinemalaya film festival last year.
It’s the biggest edition of the Spring Film Festival, now on its sixth year at the Shangri-La Plaza mall, according to its organizers. The audience for the annual film event—which showcases award-winning and popular films to usher in the Chinese New Year—has grown steadily through the years, said Rosita Leong, founder of Ateneo de Manila [...]
Since 1949, the mere mention of the name, “Dick,” at UP’s oldest fraternity, the Upsilon Sigma Phi, only meant Ricardo “Dick” Zamora. I first knew of him when I was a young boy vacationing in Iloilo City. The fraternity toured its original musical using Dick’s Broadway-style music and Mart Martell’s lyrics and directed by the [...]
