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We picked your must-sees from QCinema’s last few days and it includes a Cannes winner

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Oct 19 02:49 PM

The local film festival is ongoing until Tuesday and here are three recommendations: a Spotlight-like movie about a priest’s secret, a dance drama, and the Jury Prize winner at this year’s Cannes. Read more »

Complete winners: QCinema International Film Festival 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 10:51 PM

“Babae at Baril,” which follows the daily struggles of a department store saleslady, took home top honors, including Best Director for Rae Red, and Best Actress for Janine Gutierrez. Read more »

QCinema review: 'Cleaners' presents nostalgia as you have never seen before

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 18 01:31 PM

In "Cleaners," director Glenn Barit chose to present his stories via 30,000 photocopied black and white images painstakingly edited together at a rate of 8 frames per second to animate them. Read more »

QCinema review: Janine's got a gun in 'Babae at Baril'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 17 01:02 PM

Patrician beauty Janine Gutierrez certainly played against her usual type of role in "Babae at Baril." Read more »

Our QCinema recos: A more accomplished ‘Ad Astra’ plus movies that might get Oscar noms

Andrew Paredes
Posted at Oct 16 12:55 PM

In this edition of the Quezon City Film Festival, watch out for Whistlers from Romania, Beanpole from Russia, and an outer space mood piece starring Robert Pattinson. Read more »

QCinema review: 'Kaaway sa Sulod' appeals for national unity

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 15 12:52 PM

This new film, "Kaaway sa Sulod," one of only three Filipino films in the running for awards for the Asian New Wave section of QCinema 2019, was written and directed by Arnel Barbarona. Read more »

QCinema review: 'Untrue' will mess up your mind

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 14 03:18 PM

 This year, in recognition of the 100th year anniversary of Philippine cinema, the organizers decided to invite a Filipino film to be the opening film of QCinema for the first time. "Untrue" is written and directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, her follow-up after her mega-hit "Kita Kita."  Read more »

These photos from the restored ‘Tisoy’ will make you nostalgic for 70s Manila

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 14 10:15 AM

Treat yourself to a refresher course on Manila structures, icons and street names via these stills from the 1977 film, which is returning to the big screen this month via the QCinema Film Festival.  Read more »

QCinema review: Serious Pokwang shines in dark 'Oda sa Wala'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 29 01:12 PM

Writer and director Dwein Baltazar, fresh from the box-office success of "Exes Baggage" which she wrote, went back to meditate on the subject of loneliness. Read more »

QCinema review: Japanese film 'Shoplifters' is worth your time

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 26 12:05 PM

The languid pace of "Shoplifters" may be too slow for one who is used to mainstream action-packed cinema. However, the scattered scenes of beautiful though muted poignancy and subtle humor make watching the film worth watching. Read more »

This French film set in early '80s Manila will finally have a Philippine premiere

Monchito Nocon
Updated as of Oct 25 02:25 PM

A known champion of Philippine Cinema, Paul Rissient brought Brocka’s ‘Insiang’ to the world, and turned Manila into a kaleidoscopic and existential narrative in  ‘Five and the Skin,’—which we will finally get to see this Thursday via the Quezon City film fest  Read more »

A Japanese film on buying a Filipina bride tops QCinema fest's foreign fare

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Oct 24 08:16 AM

A film based on manga, a meditation on Tibet, and a film with a cat, plus two more foreign titles lend color and texture to this year's QCinema lineup of foreign film offerings  Read more »

Ex-lovers meet after death in ‘Hintayan ng Langit’ trailer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 11:20 PM

Two elderly souls find each other in a depiction of purgatory in the first trailer for “Hintayan ng Langit,” an entry to this year’s QCinema International Film Festival. Read more »

Here are the featured films in QCinema International Film Festival 2018

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 07:37 PM

Organizers have announced the lineup for this year's QCinema International Film Festival, which will be held from October 21 to 30.  Read more »

Boy who confronted Sid Lucero over Cardo wins best actor

Totel V. De Jesus
Posted at Oct 27 04:32 PM

Justine Samson, the child actor who confronted Sid Lucero after the gala screening of Khavn dela Cruz's "Balangiga: Howling Wilderness," won the Best Actor trophy on Thursday during the QCinema International Film Festival 2017 awards night at Novotel, Quezon City.  Read more »

'Balangiga' director protests change in film's rating to R13

Totel V. De Jesus
Updated as of Oct 25 10:30 PM

“Balangiga: Howling Wilderness” has been re-classified R13, from the original general patronage rating. Read more »

QCinema review: 'The Chanters' soars with much cultural pride

Fred Hawson
Posted at Oct 25 06:53 PM

There have been few films that depict the relation between grandfather and granddaughter, and for this film this relationship takes centerstage. Read more »

Child actor asks Sid Lucero why he wants to kill Cardo

Totel V. De Jesus
Updated as of Oct 25 07:47 PM

“Bakit mo gustong patayin si Cardo?” asked eight-year-old Justine Samson, wearing a hooded leather jacket, his hands on his side pockets.  Read more »

Here are all the trailers for the QCinema film festival 2017 entries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 11:06 AM

For your viewing pleasure, here's a compilation of every trailer released by the festival so far on YouTube, including those for competing entries and short films.  Read more »

WATCH: 'Birdshot' director back with new film about war on drugs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 11:46 PM

Here's the trailer for Mikhail Red's 'Neomanila.' Read more »