The Backlight Studios

18/09/2026

🎂 Happy birthday to our dearest Producer/COO of Backlight Studios, Jericho Elio! 🥳 Your passion for film and dedication to the craft inspire everyone around you. ✨

Here’s to another year of late-night editing sessions, amazing festival runs, and stories that change the world. May this year bring your biggest script to life and fill your days with endless creativity.

Here’s to more impactful films with you! 🎬

27/08/2026

ENTERTAINMENR: When the lineup of films was being formed for this year’s Binisaya Film Festival, a pattern of sociopolitical commentary emerged among the selected entries, leading to the 16th edition, which ran from August 16 to 23, carrying the theme “State of the Nation.”

Read more: https://thefreemancebu.com/binisaya-16s-jury-has-a-filmmaker-cinephile-street-vendor-and-parking-attendant/

25/08/2026

ENTERTAINMENT: Director Jose Javier “Joey” Reyes’ trip to Cebu was quick but eventful. As the chairperson and CEO of the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), he paid a courtesy call to Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival and visited the University of San Carlos, where he met the school’s cinema students and faculty.

Read more: https://thefreemancebu.com/fdcp-chair-joey-reyes-urges-cebuano-filmmakers-to-unite/

24/08/2026

🎬 16th Binisaya International Film Festival x Film Development Council of the Philippines 🩵

22/08/2026

🎬 16th Binisaya International Film Festival

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

🎬 Talkback Session with FDCP chairman Dir. Jose Javier Reyes & team 16th BINISAYA International Film Festival. 🩵 Let’s go Cebu!

20/08/2026

🎬 Let’s go Cebu!

20/08/2026

🎬 16th Binisaya International Film Festival

18/08/2026

🎬 Call for Entries!

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 | 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 - 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆

A new chapter for Cinemalaya is waiting for you!

This is your opportunity to showcase your films as we are opening the doors for aspiring and established filmmakers for the 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹-𝗟𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Your story could be the next one to shine on the big screen. Here’s your chance to share your voice, tell the stories that matter, and join 𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 as we continue to champion fresh and fearless voices in independent Filipino cinema.

𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S_FDScM3Ovh7t1nPYdLUNm6OUsRpq-yk/view?usp=drivesdk

𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://forms.gle/9GZD7CoayhMJrAxG6

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: September 17, 2026