‘Lasallian Film Director’ Exhibit Honors Filmmakers on Philippine Film Industry Month
‘Lasallian Film Director’ Exhibit Honors Filmmakers on Philippine Film Industry Month 16 September 2024 As declared by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), September celebrates the Philippine Film Industry Month. Last September 12, commemorating the release of the first Filipino-directed feature film, Jose Nepomuceno’s “Dalagang Bukid,” on the same day in 1919, Benilde […]
LOOK: Benilde School of New Media Arts Opens Advanced Audio Labs
LOOK: Benilde School of New Media Arts Opens Advanced Audio Labs 19 August 2024 On August 1, 2024, the Benilde School of New Media Arts (SNMA) opened its new audio labs and studios on the 9th floor of the Design+Arts Campus. Spanning 366 square meters, these facilities are designed to enhance the learning experience for […]
Benilde Film Prof Named Bacolod Filmfest Director
Benilde Film Prof Named Bacolod Filmfest Director 4 June 2024 An award-winning filmmaker and longtime faculty member of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) film program has been recently appointed by the Bacolod City Government as director of its film festival, set to be held this September in select cinemas in the city. […]
Award-winning filmmaker leads Benilde Film victors at Gawad Alternatibo
Award-winning filmmaker leads Benilde Film victors at Gawad Alternatibo A film graduate from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde bagged third prize in the 35th Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video, also known as Gawad Alternatibo, for his capstone project, two months after it was shown at the Diwa Filipino Film Festival of […]
Visually impaired film student bags Best Screenplay in HK film tilt
Visually impaired film student bags best screenplay in HK film tilt Charlie Vitug was diagnosed with bilateral optic neuropathy, the permanent damage on the optic nerves of both eyes, when she was only 10 years old. From being a consistent honor student, she started failing one class after another. With blurred vision and blind spots, […]
Benildean filmmaker vies at CCP’s Gawad Alternatibo after US win
Benildean filmmaker vies at CCP’s Gawad Alternatibo after US win A thesis film about a boy who slugs it out in a neighborhood thumb wrestling tournament against another kid, whom he cannot defeat, will compete with other short film finalists at the Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video or Gawad Alternatibo this August. […]
Benildean student-filmmakers bag awards at interschool film tilt
Benildean student-filmmakers bag awards at interschool film tilt Silip@Lente (Silau), the official film organization of the Adamson University (AdU), in collaboration with the AdU Cultural Affairs Office, recognized the creativity and storytelling skills of promising student-artists at the recently concluded Realifilm 2023 | Haze of Truth: Underlying Gap of Life. Themed Romanticizing Life and Social […]
Game show realities spotlighted in Palanca-winning screenplay
Game show realities spotlighted in Palanca-winning screenplay Amoy Pulbos, a story on dreams and exploitation, bagged First Place of Dulang Pampelikula Category at the 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, the most prestigious and the longest-running literary contest in the Philippines. Established in 1950, the distinguished competition named after businessman and philanthropist Don Carlos […]
Manananggal reimagined in Filipino silent horror drama
Manananggal reimagined in Filipino silent horror drama Silent horror drama Dikit reimagines manananggal, a Filipino mythical winged creature that separates from their lower part of the body, in an exploratory diptych of form, identity, and solidarity in the contemporary setting. Written and directed by young artist Gabriela Serrano, the 16-minute short follows an isolated young […]
Historical revisionism is confronted in award-winning student film
Historical revisionism is confronted in award-winning student film As the national elections is close to the horizon, 21-year-old student-filmmaker Dan Verzosa reminds the general public of the horrors of the nation’s past and the present threats of historical revisionism in her award-winning short film entitled Gapos sa Kadenang Walang Kandado. Set in the present time, […]