May 4, 2015
It began with a query raised during several Senate budget hearings about the proposed allocations for 2014 of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the government’s cultural agencies.
“Why is the Philippines not participating in the Venice Art Biennale?”
Sen. Loren Legarda, chair of the cultural communities committee, referred to the international art festival established in 1895 that exhibits global trends and fosters critical discussion of these.
Considering that Filipino artists are again establishing a heavy presence in the world arts scene, […]
Read More
May 3, 2015
Italian Ambassador Massimo Roscigno hosted a cocktail reception at the Embassy residence in Makati City in honor of the Philippines’ participation at the 56th Art Venice Biennale 2015 exhibition that will run from May 9 to Nov. 22 in Venice, Italy. The Venice Biennale (Biennale d’Arte di Venezia) is a major exhibition of contemporary art, which is held every two years — an event that has over 300,000 visitors.
As explained by Sen. Loren Legarda — chairperson of the Senate Committee […]
Read More
May 2, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda and 2009 Cannes best director Brillante Mendoza’s latest collaboration to promote disaster risk reduction (DRR) will be screened in this year’s Le Festival International du Film de Cannes.
The more than two-hour long Taklub, a feature film starring Nora Aunor, has been selected to be in the official selection under Un Certain Regard , a section of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, which will be held from May 13 to 24.
Legarda and Mendoza have worked together in […]
Read More
May 2, 2015
“My tears naturally fell when we shot the mass grave scene in Tacloban,” said award-winning actress Nora Aunor in Filipino as she talked about her latest movie Taklub this week.
Taklub, which presents the tragedy left behind by Super Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013, has been selected for screening under the Un Certain Regard section of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, which will run from May 13 to 24. It is helmed by Cannes 2009 Best Director Brillante Mendoza and […]
Read More
May 2, 2015
The Philippines is coming back to the Venice Biennale after an absence of 51 years. Meet the visionaire behind our provocative exhibit.
MANILA, Philippines – From May 9 to Nov. 22, the art world shall descend on the Venice Biennale. It’s the oldest contemporary art event on the globe, and in its 56 editions — one held every other year since 1895 — it has arguably become the most prestigious. The world’s superpowers always participate, having built permanent pavilions in the […]
Read More
