Author: Seymour Barros Sanchez

On December 21, the winter solstice and shortest day of the year, Instituto Cervantes de Manila, the cultural center of the Embassy of Spain, and Ayala Museum will offer a free screening of four multi-awarded Spanish short films — namely Elena Asins-Génesis, Pulse, Luchadoras and Consulta 16 — as part of El Día Más

Ang Larawan, the lone musical entry in this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival, has gotten a grade of “A” from the Cinema Evaluation Board. The musical written by National Artist for Theater Rolando Tinio and composed by Ryan Cayabyab is the only film this year wherein all eleven CEB

Maestra, an award-winning film which pays tribute to teachers as modern-day heroes, will be shown at Cine Lokal in eight SM cinemas — Megamall, Mall of Asia, North Edsa, Southmall, Manila, Sta. Mesa, Fairview and Bacoor — starting December 8. The film, directed by Lemuel Lorca,

This month, Ballet Philippines, the country’s preeminent classical and contemporary dance company, takes on the timeless Christmas ballet The Nutcracker and sets it apart by adding its own unique Filipino flavor. The show runs from December 1 to 3 and from 8 to 10 at the CCP

Belle Kay Loyola‘s short film Dalit (Poison) ruled the open category of the inaugural Sine Negrense: Negros Island Film Festival awards night held at SM City Bacolod Cinema 4 last November 29.  Dalit, which tells the story of a man who has healing abilities and how these

Indie bands Manel and Sleep Kitchen take center stage at 20:20 Barin Makati on November 25 to deliver the last round of Philippine-Spanish indie concerts Posporo(s) 2017.  Organized by the Embassy of Spain and the Instituto Cervantes de Manila with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Posporo(s) is a series of concerts featuring

Carl Chavez’s Sorry for the Inconvenience bagged the Best Short Film award at the Cinema One Originals 2017 awards night held last November 19 at the Dolphy Theater in Quezon City. The short film tells the story of Joshua (Ronwaldo Martin), a timid teenager who comes home

Tim Rone Villanueva’s dark comedy Santa Nena! slugs it out with 12 other short films in the Philippine shorts competition of the fifth Salamindanaw Asian Film Festival from November 27 to December 1 at General Santos City in Mindanao. Villanueva’s thesis film at

After competing in the Wide Angle category of the Busan International Film Festival last October, Carlo Fajarda’s short film Suerte will vie for awards next in the Southeast Asian short film competition of the 28th Singapore International Film Festival from November 23 to December 3. Suerte, which literally means luck in

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Philippines’ membership to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the country’s chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2017, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts will hold the Tingin ASEAN Film Festival (Southeast Asia through the Eyes of Cinema) at