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The Cinema of the Philippines ( Filipino: Pelikulang Pilipino; Spanish: Cine Filipino) began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were shot on film for the first time by a Spaniard, Antonio Ramos, using the Lumiere ...
Ang Larawan, internationally released as The Portrait (Japanese: ある肖像画, Hepburn: Aru Shōzō-ga), is a 2017 Philippine musical film directed by Loy Arcenas.. Based on the 1997 stage play, Larawan which in turn was based on the 1950 literary play A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino by National Artist Nick Joaquin, the film takes place in 1941 just before World War II in a mansion in ...
Liway. Liway is a 2018 Filipino independent film about the experiences of Dakip, a young boy growing up in a prison as the son of anti-Marcos dissident Cecilia Flores-Oebanda, better known as Commander Liway and referred to in the film by the vernacular endearment "Day", during the waning days of the Marcos dictatorship. [2]
It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle. The name "Gawad Urian" is from Tagalog terms urian (a standard for gold) and gawad (award). It is the only major award-giving body in the Philippines to use the vernacular in ...
Tagalog. English. Norte, the End of History ( Tagalog: Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan) is a 2013 Philippine psychological drama film [2] co-written, edited, and directed by Lav Diaz. Lasting for more than four hours, the film explores themes of crime, class, and family. Screened at the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival ...
Category:Philippine films. For convenience, all Filipino films should be included in this category. This includes all films that can also be found in the subcategories. The main article for this category is List of Philippine films. Films are also subcategorized by language and industry within the Philippines, but this should not affect the ...
Viva Films, Inc. Viva Films, Inc. (also known as Viva Films, stylized as VIVA Films) is a Filipino film production company owned by Viva Communications. It was founded in 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. and his sister Tess Cruz. It is one of the major film production companies in the Philippines, along with Star Cinema, Regal Entertainment and GMA ...
JBC Film Production. Jela Productions. Joaquin Film Company. John-John Films Production. Jose Nepomuceno Productions. Karilagan Production. Kayumanggi Cinema Inc. Kinavesa International.