There’s something unsettling about how “Quezon” forces us to look again at a man we thought we knew. The film doesn’t simply replay a chapter of history—it rebuilds it. And that’s where the argument begins: depiction, not duplication. Cinema is not a mirror of the past but a creative act of cultural production, one that...
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With ‘Scenes on Screen,’ the 2025 Korean Film Festival promises a big, bold celebration of cinema
The Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines (KCC) is presenting the 2025 Korean Film Festival: Scenes on Screen, which celebrates Korean cinema in screenings, exhibits, dialogues, and competitions. The celebration has something for everyone, whether fan, casual viewer, aspiring filmmaker, or full-fledged cinephile. The events are free and open to the public. Production Design: Scene...
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The business of the Metro Manila Film Festival
The Metro Manila Film Festival is now 50 years old, and my memories rush in. When I was a young movie fan in grade school, I considered its precursor, the Manila Film Festival (MFF), a grand fiesta of Filipino films. I anticipated the event, reading about it in the weekly Manila publications Philippines Free Press,...
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‘What film can do more than what film can say’
What’s on the world cinema landscape this year? The prevailing temperament, style and substance of filmmakers and markets in the Asian capitals, including Manila? Writer-producer Roger Garcia, who was born in Hong Kong but grew up in England, is one of the best resource persons to talk about movies. He is the executive director and...