New York Filipino Film Festival

The New York Filipino Film Festival is a significant week-long event held at the ImaginAsian Theatre in Manhattan New York City. It features a wide variety of newly released movies, classics from the Philippines, documentaries, shorts, and original works by young Filipino-American filmmakers.

The festival doesn’t just stick to one genre; it covers a diverse range, including newly released Filipino films, timeless classics from the Philippines, documentaries, shorts, and even original works crafted by young Filipino-American filmmakers.

LIST OF FILIPINO SHOWS IN THE USA.

Significance of the film festival

The New York Filipino Festival aligns with the celebration of Philippine Independence in June and corresponds to Filipino American History Month in October.

It’s a collaborative effort involving the Smithsonian Institution, the Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the Consulate General of the Philippines in New York.

This annual event show is a platform for promoting Filipino cinema and celebrating the cultural ties between the Philippines and the Filipino diaspora in the United States.

FESTIVAL OF PHILIPPINES ARTS AND CULTURE.

Filipino films at MoMA

In 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York featured a selection of 18 films by 14 Filipino directors. This event marked a survey of Philippine cinema during the Third Golden Age. Some notable directors included Brillante Mendoza, Lav Diaz, and Erik Matti.

24 Most acclaimed Filipino contemporary films:

1. Aparisyon (Apparition) (2012) – Isabel Sandoval
2. Arisaka (2021) – Mikhail Red
3. Bunso: The Youngest (2005) – Ditsi Carolino
4. Big Night (2021) – Jun Robles Lana
5. Bwakaw (2012) – Jun Robles Lana
6. Dito at Doon (2021) – JP Habac
7. Engkwentro (Clash) (2009) – Pepe Diokno
8. Expressway (2016) – Ato Bautista
9. From What Is Before (2014) – Lav Diaz
10. Gemini (2014) – Ato Bautista
11. How to Disappear Completely (2013) – Raya Martin
12. Independencia (2009) – Raya Martin
13. Ma’ Rosa (2016) – Brillante Mendoza
14. Manila (2009) – Adolfo Alix Jr, Raya Martin
15. Motherland (2017) – Ramona S. Diaz
16. Neomanila (2017) – Mikhail Red
17. Norte, the End of History (2013) – Lav Diaz
18. On the Job (2013) – Erik Matti
19. Respeto (2017) – Treb Monteras II
20. Serbis (Service) (2008) – Brillante Mendoza
21. Sid & Aya: Not a Love Story (2018) – Irene Villamor
22. Thy Womb (2012) – Brillante Mendoza
23. Transit (2013) – Hannah Espia
24. We Will Not Die Tonight (2018) – Richard Somes

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