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 […]
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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 […]
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May 1, 2015
Don’t have time to visit all 90 national shows at this year’s Venice Biennale?
Here’s our choice of the must-sees
Australia, Giardini
Fiona Hall is a veteran installation artist, accustomed to sprawling monographic shows, whose meticulously detailed works raise questions of nature and nurture, and comment, often wryly, on the human condition. Wrong Way Time comprises hundreds of multi-part works that together probe global politics, finance and the environment — ‘a minefield of madness, badness, sadness’, in the words of the artist. Hall’s […]
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April 30, 2015
Senator Loren Legarda today paid tribute to the millions of Filipino workers, both here and abroad, as the entire country celebrates Labor Day on May 1.
“I salute our country’s workforce for their significant contribution to the economy. Our country would not function without them. It is only fair that we look closely into the specific needs of all Filipino workers, including those working overseas, and address these concerns,” said Legarda.
“We have the moral and legal obligation to defend the rights […]
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April 30, 2015
Two films opening in two different prestigious events in Europe will showcase Sen. Loren Legarda’s advocacies. The lady senator is, of course, the Philippines’ leading stalwart on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Laws.
The first film is the newly-restored version of the 1950 film “Genghis Khan,” directed by National Artist Manuel Conde and co-written and designed by Carlos Francisco. The said film will be exhibited at the Philippine Pavilion during the Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition from May 9 to […]
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