Press Room
CCP DIGITAL PRODUCTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE
Carrying out its mission to support Filipino artists and make their works accessible to the broadest public, the Cultural Center of the Philippines shares its digital resources free of charge to readers and literature enthusiasts. CCP launches its Digital Products,...
CCP ART COLLECTION GOES TO BENCAB MUSEUM
The Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with the BenCab Museum launches two new exhibitions: Visions on Paper and Chronicles in Ink: Philippine Printmaking through the Decades, opening at the BenCab Museum’s Sepia Gallery and Gallery Indigo,...
NEDY TANTOCO’S LEGACY THROUGH HER SON’S EYES
The shoes that late Zenaida "Nedy" Tantoco wore were too big to fill, especially with her contributions and support to Philippine arts and culture. Her support had profoundly impacted the growth and support of the arts and cultural activities in the country, which...
UNDAUNTED STORYTELLING FOR CINEMALAYA 2025
Hot on the success of the recently-concluded Cinemalaya Bente: Loob Lalim Lakas, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. have already set the artistic stakes even higher with the 10 new full-length finalists who will be competing in...
CINEMALAYA 20 HAILS DOCUFICTION TUMANDOK FOR BEST FILM MARIAN RIVERA, GABBY PADILLA, ENZO OSORIO RECEIVE ACTING AWARDS
The docufiction film on the plight of the Ati community in Sitio Karabankalan brings home the prestigious Balanghai trophy for Best Film in the 20th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Directed by Iloilo-based filmmakers Arlie Sweet...
FUN WAY TO APPRECIATE KOREAN CULTURE WITH THE FOREST MUSIC BAND DUNG DDA KOONG
Immerse into the enchanting melodies of traditional Korean musical instruments in a special concert event, The Forest Music Band Dung Dda Koong, on August 18, 3pm, at the Tanghalang Ignacio B. Gimenez (CCP Blackbox Theater). Ideal for children over three years old,...
BONA COMES HOME
Cinemalaya Bente culminates its run with the digitally restored classic film on August 11. After its successful run at the Cannes Film Festival, classic Filipino Bona returns home to the Philippines and closes the 20th edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent...
CINEMALAYA AND AYALA MALLS CINEMA MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE
In 2005, the Philippine film industry seemed to be on a decline. The cost of producing films was too high, while digital technology and new methods of filmmaking were on the rise. The Philippine cinema could not keep up with the changing times. Stories that were not...
THE PASSAGE OF TIME WITH MAESTRO YOSHINAO OSAWA
On August 10, 3pm, it will definitely be a night of nostalgia as Japanese conductor Yoshinao Osawa returns to the Philippine stage and once again conducts the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in a special concert, titled Nostalgia: Music from MOVIE MUSICALS and More!...
CINEMALAYA FILM MARKET EXPLORES POSSIBILITIES AND TRENDS IN THE PHILIPPINE FILM INDUSTRY
Engage with filmmakers and other industry leaders at the Cinemalaya Bente: loob, Lalim, Lakas, happening until August 11, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay Japan Town. Now in its 20th year, Cinemalaya has always included educational components and other engagements to...