Cinema of the Philippines
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The cinema of the Philippines began with the introduction of the first moving pictures to the country on August 31, 1897, at the Salón de Pertierra in Manila. The following year, local scenes were sho
Eddie Romero - renowned Filipino film director, producer and screenwriter.
José Nepomuceno, pioneer film maker
Filipina Legend actress Sigrid Sophia Agatha de Torres von Giese also known as Paraluman.
Bundles of 35-mm films of several old movies being kept by the Mowelfund at the Movie Museum of the Philippines in Quezon City.
Philippine New Wave
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Philippine New Wave is a movement in Philippine cinema that has been popularly associated with the resurgence of independent, mainstream, and experimental films in the Philippines began in the 21st ce
Diaz (pictured in 2016), director of The Woman Who Left, won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
De Leon at the Film Development Council of the Philippines' Honor of Arts in 2023
Mendoza, director of Kinatay, won the Best Director award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.