2. When someone asks you what is your all-time
favorite Filipino Movie, what would be your answer?
Here are the following questions you need to answer:
The Best in Filipino Cinema for Me?
Best Movie?
Best Director?
Best Writer?
Best Actor?
Best Actress?
Best Supporting Child Actor?
Best Supporting Actress?
Best Movie Soundtrack?
Best Movie with Visual Effects?
3. • The Philippine Cinema is among the
most metropolitan in the world, as it
easily adapts to techniques and
concepts from other countries while
breeding its home movie artists with
Philippine authentic cinema arts.
• First moving pictures in country
introduced on January 1, 1897 at Salon
de Pertierra in Manila.
• The movie house was along Escolta
which is Santa Cruz Manila now.
5. Movies shown were all in French:
1. Un Homme Au Chapeau “Man with
Hat”
2. Une Scene de Danse Japonais “Scene
from a Japanese Dance”
3. Les Boxers “The Boxers”
4. La Place de L’ Opera “The Place L
‘Opera”
6. Spaniard named Antonio Ramos
• Shot local scenes in the country.
Filmakers
• In this early stage of Philippine cinema
were mostly wealthy men from Western
countries and some Filipino expatriates.
• Filipino filmmaker that broke this pattern
was Jose Nepomuceno in 1919.
Jose Nepomuceno
• Considered Father of Philippine Cinema
• Started with the hit silent film Dalagang
Bukid “Country Maiden”
8. • The Dalagang Bukid is the first in
Philippine Cinema art.
• The first sound film in the country was
shown in 1929.
Syncopation
• This film was from America.
• Shown locally in Santa Cruz, Manila
Dalagang Bukid
9. • The Golden Age of Philippine Cinema
was in the 1950’s.
• It was in this decade that the first awards
ceremony of the Filipino Academy of
Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS)
Filipino Academy of Movie and Arts and
Sciences (FAMAS)
• Awards was on staged.
• Award-giving body that still exists today
is composed of prize-winning writers and
columnists.
11. 4 Big Prodcutions:
1. LVN Pictures
2. Sampaguita Picture
3. Premiere Productions
4. Lebran International
LVN Pictures old movies
12. From Left To Right…
Sampaguita Picture old movies
Premiere Productions old movies
Lebran International old movies
13. Visayan Films
• Actresses such Chanda Romero, Caridad
Sanchez, Alma Moreno, Anabelle Rama,
Pilar Pilalpil.
• Actors such as Tony Delgado, Bert
Nombrado, and Ber Lopez.
• South Directors Leroy Salvador, Fernando
Alfon, Talyo Bacalso, Sat Villarino, Gene
Labella and Emmanuel Borlaza.
• In 1991 visayan film reached it’s peak with
the film Eh Kasi Babae hitting the
mainstream big screen.
14. Women in Philippine Cinema
• Considered as the jewels of Philippine
Cinema
• Women were the commonly the lead
actors in films.
Country’s movie industry, several
honorifics have been given:
1. Rosa Rosal
The Original Femme Fatale of Philippine
Cinema.
2. Carmen Rosales
The Original Queen of Philippine Movies
15. 3. Atang de la Rosa
The Original Queen of Musical and
Theatre; and the first movie actress in the
country
4. Carmen Concha
The first female director in the country
16. From Left to right…
Rosa Rosal
Carmen Rosales
Atang de la Rama
17. Emergence of Indie Films
• Digital and experimental cinema
became trend
• New filmmakers would only need a
meager budget to produce films
• These movies were independent
from mainstream producers and
were hence not bounded with
limitations
18. Most Notable indie film in last 15 years:
• Crying Ladies (2003) by Mark Meily
• Magnifico (2003) by Maryo J. delos
Reyes
• Kubrador (2006) by Jeffrey Jeturian
• Serbis (2008) by Brillante Mendoza
• Ploning (2008) by Dante Nico Garcia
19.
20.
21. Highest Grossers
List of highest grossing Filipino films of
all time, as of may 2015
• Starting Over Again (2014)
• Bride For Rent (2014)
• Crazy Beautiful You (2015)
• She’s Dating The Gangster (2014)
