Author: Seymour Barros Sanchez

Student filmmakers from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde continued their winning streak at the University of the Philippines Cine Adarna by topping the 19th Piling Obrang Vidyo or POV, an interschool film competition established in 2004 by the UP Film Institute-based student

Student filmmakers from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde led the winners of the Manila Student Film Festival for the fourth consecutive year after it has recently concluded its awarding ceremony at the International School Manila (ISM) Fine Arts Theater. Ryan Miguel Capili’s

A first year Communication student from St. Dominic College of Asia bagged the Best Director prize during the 3 Shots Film Fest awards night held at the Cinematheque Center Manila. Franc Louie Sancha, who also served as writer and casting director of the

A student filmmaker from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde bagged the Best Film award in an online film festival organized by an Ilonggo student organization as part of its mental health-related project. Trixie Vertera’s “Gayuma” bested nine other finalists in the FilAr

A motion graphics artist aims to show “the unseen experiences we faced during the online learning setup” in an immersive illustration showcased as part of an online digital art exhibition. Yo Homecillo’s “Mga ‘Di Nakikita ng Mata” is fueled by his observations while

A multimedia artist and a former Binibining Pilipinas winner, inspired by “the isolation, danger, and anxieties we face during the pandemic,” has channeled her art into an animation for an online project. Set in an imaginary kingdom in a virtual space, Hannah Ruth

Six Multimedia Arts students from the Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila campus will compete for the top prizes on December 11 as they made it to the semifinals of the 5th Rotary Public Service Announcement (PSA) Festival. Eunice Angelica G. San Juan’s

A short documentary which puts the struggle of Lumad children in the spotlight won The UNICEF Prize at the recently concluded Japan Prize organized by public broadcaster NHK. “Bullet-Laced Dreams,” co-directed and co-produced by award-winning independent filmmakers Kristoffer Brugada (“Elehiya sa Paglimot,” “Rekuwerdo”) and Cha Escala (“Nick and Chai”), got the prize

A film lecturer has crafted an open letter to Vice President Leni Robredo, as expressed through the visual medium, a month after she announced her candidacy for the nation’s top post. “Maria Leonor,” a short documentary written and directed by Seymour Barros Sanchez,

A short animation written and directed by a De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde film student will next compete at Animahenasyon 15: The 2021 Philippine Animation Festival from November 12 to 14. This after the animated film “CITSALP” by Jean A. Evangelista won