Portal: Philippine Film

Pelikula Encyclopedia of Philippine Cinema

Featured Articles Most Memorable Philippine Movie Lines • Top 10 Philippine Movies That Made You Cry • Top 4 Pinoy School-Themed Movies of All Time • Most Controversial Philippine Films Films by Era 1940's - Tatlong Maria • Dawn of Freedom • Orasang Ginto• 1950's - Prinsipe Amante • Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo • Darna • 1960's -Bakit ka Nagtampo • Oh Sendang!• Trudis Liit • 1970's - Ang Pinakamagandang Hayop sa Balat ng Lupa • Wanted:Perfect Mother • Insiang • 1980's - Himala • Batch '81 • Bulaklak sa City Jail • 1990's - Jose Rizal • Muro Ami • Once Upon a Time in Manila • 2000's - Anak • Dekada '70 • A Love Story Films by Genre Drama - Oro, Plata, Mata • Magnifico • One More Chance Comedy - Ang Tanging Ina • Desperadas • Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo Action - Anak ng Kumander • Marami Ka Pang Kakaining Bigas Horror - Feng Shui • Sukob • Shake, Rattle & Roll Sexy - Burlesk King • Totoy Mola • Prosti Indie Films Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros • Donsol • Foster Child • Ploning Animated Films Urduja • Dayo

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The Philippine Cinema has a long and fascinating history. As Spain and America's colony at the turn of the century, the Philippines had been exposed to so many cultural and social changes. The arrival of the "moving pictures" in the Philippines in 1897 was, at that time, a thing of curiosity. But the curiosity somewhat developed into fascination, and later obsession. Some of the earliest movies produced anywhere in Asia were made in the Philippines. Since the cinema's inception in the Philippines, the movies had been composed of foreign and locally produced movies. Different movie genres has been made and even Filipino filmakers have already ventured into indie film-aking. With various awards and nominations gathered from different international award giving bodies, it is not an exaggeration to say that Filipinos can now compete in the international arena story wise.

The Philippine Film Industry has its own long story to share.And this is where the Film Special Portal enters the scene.Compared with WikiPilipinas Portals which contain a huge amount of articles in various categories, the Film Special Portal concentrates on compiling information on everything about the films that has already come and go in the Philippines.

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Featured Film Clip

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Insiang

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First ten minutes of the first Filipino film featured at Cannes Film Festival.

Featured Film

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Serbis

Serbis is an independent film by Brillante Mendoza. The movie casts Gina Pareño and RP’s prince of indie movies Coco Martin. It was invited to the official competition of the 61st Cannes Festival in France and was regarded as the most controversial in Cannes for the year 2008... (read more)

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