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QCinema: ‘I Get So Sad Sometimes’ wins best picture

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 06:28 PM

“I Get So Sad Times,” a short film about a high school teenager who meets a mature man whose face he hasn’t seen yet online, won best picture in the 2021 QCinema International Film Festival. Read more »

QCinema 2021: Ranking the 6 #QCShorts in competition

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 02 10:24 PM

Here are the six short films in competition at this year's QCinema film festival. Read more »

Reviews: 'Memoria', 'The Worst Person in the World'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Nov 29 04:48 PM

QCinema has physical screenings at Gateway Cineplex 10 at the Araneta Center, Cubao, and online screening in cooperation with KTX from November 26 to December 5. Read more »

QCinema partners with KTX for hybrid festival

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 02:18 PM

Just like last year and with the coronavirus pandemic still far from over, QCinema International Film Festival will have yet another hybrid style starting late November. Read more »

QCinema review: The Nolan-esque noir of 'Midnight in a Perfect World'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Dec 04 06:15 AM

'Midnight in a Perfect World' is set in Manila in a not so distant future. Read more »

QCinema update! Remastered ‘Mulholland Drive’ makes PH premiere, among acclaimed new films

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Dec 01 05:56 PM

David Lynch’s masterpiece will be one of the highlights of this week’s QCinema program  Read more »

QCinema review: Lav Diaz offers frank political message in 'Lahi, Hayop'

Fred Hawson
Updated as of Dec 01 12:07 PM

Slow cinema master Lav Diaz's latest opus "Genus, Pan" (Lahi, Hayop) makes its Asian premiere online during the special hybrid edition of the QCinema film festival.  Read more »

QCinema Film Festival to go digital this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 02:27 PM

QCinema is adapting to the times as it brings the film festival experience to anyone in the country right in the comfort of their homes.   Read more »

QCinema launches assistance programs to COVID-hit film industry

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 20 11:47 AM

The local government of Quezon City, through its QCinema International Film Festival, is launching two assistance programs to help keep the film industry alive during the pandemic.   Read more »

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 »