MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 28, 2020 — The FilmPhilippines Office (FPO) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will usher in the new year by providing local and international filmmakers with more production opportunities through the FilmPhilippines Incentive Programs. 

MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 14, 2020 — In order to support partnerships between the Philippines and fellow member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) through its FilmPhilippines Office (FPO) has launched the ASEAN Co-production Fund (ACOF).

The FDCP brought to the forefront not only the Filipino film industry but Asian Cinema as well during two key events held during the 25th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea: the Philippine Cinema Night and Screen Talk: Asian Production Bounces Back.

On a night centered around the celebration and excellence of Philippine Cinema at the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) introduced its latest program, the ASEAN Co-Production Fund (ACOF), formed to further strengthen the Philippine Film Industry through international collaborations with neighboring countries in the ASEAN region.

Four international productions, with two shot in the Philippines and another two co-produced with a Philippine company, are the first recipients of incentives from the FilmPhilippines Office (FPO) of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).

Pre-production and project development will now be covered by the Qualified Philippine Production Expenditure (QPPE) for both the FLIP (Film Location Incentive Program) and the ICOF (International Co-production Fund) programs beginning August 2020. Project development (script development, location scouting, pre-production, etc.) can now be included, in addition to the usual coverage for production and post-production (including animation and VFX). Submissions of application for Cycle 2 of the FLIP and the ICOF will be accepted until July 31, 2020.

CMB Films, one of the country’s largest and most experienced production equipment providers opened its doors to Myanmar’s film industry in a well-attended launch last February 22, 2020. CMB partnered with Myanmar-based real estate and media leader, the Forever Group to build and staff a world-class, full service production equipment facility in Myanmar’s capital city of Yangon -- their first outside the Philippines.

Built by the congregation of the Marian Monks of the Eucharistic Adoration in 1998, the Shrine to Our Lady of Lindogon owes its fame not only for the sprawling castle-like structure in the middle of a lush farming mountainside, but also for its believed miracles during the height of an epidemic that killed many children in the area.The Marian Shrine stands in the hilly area of upper Lindogon in barangay Simala, Sibonga town, in the island of Cebu, in the Visayas- a gleaming white gem against the backdrop of green countryside.

The Department of Health (DOH), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) have joined forces to release guidelines for the resumption of production work and activities in the film and audiovisual industry amid the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.