Philippine Cinema

As part of German Film Week in the Philippines, Kinofest will screen some of the best movies that German cinema has to offer, as well as several highly compelling Filipino short films

The activist and filmmaker talks to Rolling Stone Philippines about hurdling censorship, enforced disappearance, and what’s next for the documentary on desaparecidos

Close your history textbooks. In Magellan, Lav Diaz deconstructs the failures of its titular character as an explorer and wrestles with hidden possibilities from various historical accounts

The teaser also features Rocco Nacino returning to the Bar Boys universe, along with Emilio Daez as one of the film’s several new cast members

Featuring real people and real-world perspectives, Guerilla Report saw film enthusiasts and practitioners debate the cultural, structural, and economic challenges facing Philippine cinema today