Limelight

Championing the best of Filipino alternative storytelling, the CCP Gawad Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video returns this 2026 with Pag-aninag (Reflecting the Light), inviting audiences to discover stories that illuminate hope, memory, struggle, and the dreams that connect people and communities. Here are the finalists to the 38th CCP Gawad Alternatibo For the Animation category: “Ako ay Lobo” (Siege …

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) invite the Filipino people to a series of events celebrating Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino (LMP) which is in pursuant to Proclamation No. 933, s. 2014, which designates the last week of July each year as Linggo ng Musikang Pilipino, the NCCA leads the agency tasked with spearheading this nationwide celebration of …

by Boy Villasanta Actress Bea Alonzo and businessman Vincent Co finally got married after a series of several alleged postponements of their wedding. Bea and Vincent got hitched on a civil wedding in Makati City last Monday.             It was Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay who officiated the wedding which was only attended by the couple. There were no members …

The more, the merrier. If local movies don’t make money anymore, can award-giving bodies help boost the local film industry bounce back? Because reviews, especially positive, and awards can attract moviegoers to patronize films. Currently, there are one thousand and one award-giving bodies in the Philippines and still counting. Maria Clara Award, which is the precursor of Famas, died its …

Edgardo Santiago, Ed or Edgar for short, is an educated man who finished his Journalism degree at the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas. When he was still in college, he was a member of the most recognized fraternity in the college, the Phi Chi Rho that counted the late Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) …

Award-winning actor John Arcilla rarely talks but when he opens his mouth, he means business. John is very observant and critical of the current situations in the country like his thoughts on the treatment of crooked politicians to the Filipino people. “Masyado nang gamit na gamit yang salitang ‘Sambayanang Pilipino(The use of the phrase ‘sambayanang Pilipino,’ translated as ‘Filipino people,’ …

by Boy Villasanta With a merry and thought-provoking press conference held Wednesday noon at the Shangri-La Grand Atrium, the hierarchy of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the 2026 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival announced that the most awaited film event of the year will kick off on August 6, 2026 during its opening at the cinemas of …

The Fantastic Film School (FFS) of the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in Bucheon City, South Korea is one of the most established and credible film academies in Asia or even the world although I haven’t been to other international film festivals with schools on filmmaking. The Philippines has been very visible in the annual genre film school. For …

by Boy Villasanta The Supreme Court has issued a show cause order from lawyers Jesus “Bong” Suntay, Congressman of the Fourth District of Quezon City and Ferdinand Topacio in relation to their misogynistic comments on actress Anne Curtis last March. The highest tribunal has also directed the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to resolve the pending cases of Suntay …

by Boy Villasanta The worries and anxieties of major local film productions are over about their entries to the 2026 Metro Manila Film Festival. The hierarchy, management and staff of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) through its Chairman, Don Artes, has finally announced the first four official entries to this year’s fiesta of Filipino films. The announcement, which was …