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From international to local film festivals, mainstream and independent projects, documentaries and student shorts, exciting talents in animation and experimental works, hidden gems and emerging voices, classics rereleased and restored... This is Philippine Cinema in 2025.
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Teaser for Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) by Mervin Malonzo and produced by Avid Liongoren & Manny Angeles, making its world premiere as the opening film of the 14th QCinema International Film Festival. The film is also competing under QCinema's Asian Next Wave.
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Body Count (2026), a VR film by Cris Bringas & Sönke Kirchhof, will make its world premiere at the 39th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam's DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction. The 2D iteration of Body Count premiered recently at KinoFest Special 2026.
Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

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Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

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Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

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Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

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kung paano kakalas (2026) by Joseph Vitali, featuring Edison Conocido, takes home the Short Joy Award as voted by audiences at the 30th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. The short film will receive distribution and promotion on the DAFilms platform worth €3,000.
kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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Teaser for Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) by Mervin Malonzo and produced by Avid Liongoren & Manny Angeles, making its world premiere as the opening film of the 14th QCinema International Film Festival. The film is also competing under QCinema's Asian Next Wave.
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The film follows 12-year-old Ella, a young mambabarang who battles malevolent spirits while confronting the violence and abuses of authority plaguing her community amid the government's war on drugs. Teaser courtesy of GMA Pictures.
Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

ALT Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

ALT Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

ALT Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

ALT Ella Arcangel: Awit ng Pangil at Kuko (2026) | dir. Mervin Malonzo

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The 10th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival officially opens today with the Asian premiere of i grew an inch when my father died (2026) by P.R. Monencillo Patindol. With over 50 shorts and features across Asia, Ngilngig has one of the best local festival programs this year!
ReelRadical@ReelRadicalOct 3
i grew an inch when my father died (2026) by P.R. Monencillo Patindol will open the 10th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival in Davao, running from Oct. 24-28. Mag-iina (2026) by Giancarlo Abrahan will be the closing film. The festival will also screen around 50 Asian shorts.
i grew an inch when my father died (2026) | dir. P.R. Monencillo Patindol

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Mag-iina (2026) | dir. Giancarlo Abrahan

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i grew an inch when my father died (2026) | dir. P.R. Monencillo Patindol

ALT i grew an inch when my father died (2026) | dir. P.R. Monencillo Patindol

Mag-iina (2026) | dir. Giancarlo Abrahan

ALT Mag-iina (2026) | dir. Giancarlo Abrahan

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Letterboxd list of the complete lineup of the 10th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival: boxd.it/Xjlzw

Film list: 10th Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival 2026

Organized and programmed by Pasalidahay, "Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival is a showcase of films that explore and expand the myriad meanings of ngilngig—a common Bisaya expression for the…

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Body Count (2026), a VR film by Cris Bringas & Sönke Kirchhof, will make its world premiere at the 39th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam's DocLab Competition for Immersive Non-Fiction. The 2D iteration of Body Count premiered recently at KinoFest Special 2026.
Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

ALT Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

ALT Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

ALT Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

ALT Body Count (2026) | dirs. Cris Bringas, Sönke Kirchhof

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The VR film takes place in a small Berlin apartment with audio from an actual recording of an intimate encounter that took place there. One voice belongs to a Filipino nurse whose brother was killed during the drug war; the other to a former Israeli soldier who served in Gaza.
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kung paano kakalas (2026) by Joseph Vitali, featuring Edison Conocido, takes home the Short Joy Award as voted by audiences at the 30th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival. The short film will receive distribution and promotion on the DAFilms platform worth €3,000.
kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

ALT kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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kung paano kakalas (2026) | dir. Joseph Vitali

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Delighted to see 4/4 included in this year’s lineup.
ReelRadical@ReelRadicalOct 9
The Remotes by John Torres in his narrative feature debut. 11 by Bebe Go with the film's history with QCinema & the cancelled grant. i grew an inch when my father died by P.R. Monencillo Patindol in his follow-up to Abogbaybay (2024). Sandoval's Moonglow & more local shorts!
The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

ALT The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

11 (2026) | dir. Bebe Go

ALT 11 (2026) | dir. Bebe Go

i grew an inch when my father died (2026) | dir. P.R. Monencillo Patindol

ALT i grew an inch when my father died (2026) | dir. P.R. Monencillo Patindol

Moonglow (2026) | dir. Isabel Sandoval

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FDCP's Pelikula ng Bayan: Sine50 will be screening local films for only 50 PHP in select cinemas limited to Metro Manila, Oct. 21-27. Participating cinemas include Gateway Cineplex, Ayala Malls Cinemas Trinoma, SM Cinema Southmall & Robinsons Galleria - Ortigas.
Birdshot (2016) | dir. Mikhail Red Transit (2013) | dir. Hannah Espia 12 Weeks (2022) | dir. Anna Isabelle Matutina

ALT Birdshot (2016) | dir. Mikhail Red Transit (2013) | dir. Hannah Espia 12 Weeks (2022) | dir. Anna Isabelle Matutina

Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (2021) | dir. Carlo Francisco Manatad The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) | dir. Dolly Dulu Leonor Will Never Die (2022) | dir. Martika Ramirez Escobar

ALT Kun Maupay Man It Panahon (2021) | dir. Carlo Francisco Manatad The Boy Foretold by the Stars (2020) | dir. Dolly Dulu Leonor Will Never Die (2022) | dir. Martika Ramirez Escobar

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Kikay (2026), a documentary on the late Alyssa Alano, by Mirasol Films will be screening on JuanFlix as part of the Young Adult Division Finalists of DokyuBata Dekada, Nov. 10. Hustisya para kay Alyssa Alano! Hustisya para sa Negros 19! Tunay na Reporma sa Lupa, Ipaglaban!
Kikay (2026) | Mirasol Films

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Kikay (2026) | Mirasol Films

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Trailer for The Remotes (2026) by John Torres, starring Alchris Galura, Gabby Padilla & Enchong Dee. It follows a grieving detective who finds himself increasingly ensnared while investigating a case involving a sinister navigation app causing physical and psychological debris.
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Trailer for The Remotes (2026) by John Torres, starring Alchris Galura, Gabby Padilla & Enchong Dee. It follows a grieving detective who finds himself increasingly ensnared while investigating a case involving a sinister navigation app causing physical and psychological debris.
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This narrative feature debut from Filipino experimentalist John Torres made its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival 2026 under the Wavelengths section. Trailer courtesy of The Film Stage.
The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

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The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

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The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

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The Remotes (2026) | dir. John Torres

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Kaka sa Yawan (2026) by Alpha Habon will be screening at MiyerKULET! for free/pay-what-you-can at Harong, 56 Mother Ignacia Ave., Quezon City, Oct. 21, 7:00 PM. Registration form: bit.ly/miyerkulet
Kaka sa Yawan (2026) | dir. Alpha Habon

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Kaka sa Yawan (2026) | dir. Alpha Habon

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Kaka sa Yawan (2026) | dir. Alpha Habon

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Kaka sa Yawan (2026) | dir. Alpha Habon

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The restored Orapronobis (1989) and Gumising Ka… Maruja (1978) by Lino Brocka will make their world premiere at the 24th Doclisboa International Film Festival on Oct. 21 & 22, respectively. Programmed under "Lino Brocka – Kill the National Artist" curated by Khavn de la Cruz.
Orapronobis (1989) | dir. Lino Brocka

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Gumising Ka… Maruja (1978) | dir. Lino Brocka

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Orapronobis (1989) | dir. Lino Brocka

ALT Orapronobis (1989) | dir. Lino Brocka

Gumising Ka… Maruja (1978) | dir. Lino Brocka

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The special 20th anniversary screening of Todo Todo Teros (2006) by John Torres has been rescheduled to November 7, 4:30 PM.
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Todo Todo Teros (2006) by John Torres will be having a special 20th anniversary screening at Kusina sa Balangay, 41A Mapagkawanggawa, Quezon City, Oct. 17, 4:30 PM. The screening will be preceded by New October's Book Launch & Shonenbat Collective’s Zine Launch.
Todo Todo Teros (2006) | dir. John Torres

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Todo Todo Teros (2006) | dir. John Torres

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Todo Todo Teros (2006) | dir. John Torres

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Todo Todo Teros (2006) | dir. John Torres

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Over 40 films from PUPian filmmakers will be screening for free at Dungaw: The First All-PUPian Film Festival at Tanghalang PUP, Oct. 22-23. Coding si Papa (2025) Saan Ako Pinaglihi? (2024) At Least We Had This Moment (2025) Ang mga Bulong sa Bituka ng Sta. Mesa (2015)
Coding si Papa (2025) | dir. Michael Pogoy

ALT Coding si Papa (2025) | dir. Michael Pogoy

Saan Ako Pinaglihi? (2024) | dir. Rafaela Abucejo

ALT Saan Ako Pinaglihi? (2024) | dir. Rafaela Abucejo

At Least We Had This Moment (2025) | dir. Joshua de Vera

ALT At Least We Had This Moment (2025) | dir. Joshua de Vera

Ang mga Bulong sa Bituka ng Sta. Mesa (2015) | dir. Hector Calma

ALT Ang mga Bulong sa Bituka ng Sta. Mesa (2015) | dir. Hector Calma

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