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Philippine cinema's best scenes of 2019, part 2
This is the second part of our best scenes of 2019 feature. You may read Part 1 here and Part 3 here. Refugees arrive via Pasig River (Quezon’s Game) Emil Hofileña, reviewer: “It’s impossible to view...
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Philippine cinema's best scenes of 2019, part 3
This is the third part of our best scenes of 2019 feature. You may read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. Self-love (Metamorphosis) Emil Hofileña, reviewer: “Ït remains a complete mystery how the MTRCB...
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Philippine cinema's best scenes of 2019, part 4
This is the penultimate part of our best scenes of 2019 feature. You may also check out the earlier installments: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Part 5 features the scene of the year. Flower icing / Fire...
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Philippine cinema's best scenes of 2019: Scene of the Year
In this final installment of the year’s best scenes, we present commentaries from reviewers, director, and actors of 2019’s Scene of the Year. The ending (Cleaners) Jay Lacanilao, reviewer:...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best Short Films
Sa Among Agwat topped the Best Short Film Category of Pinoy Rebyu’s 9th Annual Film Poll. The film screened in Cinemalaya where it won Best Director and a NETPAC Special Mention. Below are the top 10,...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: Seven Best Documentaries
2019 was a lean year for documentaries in Philippine cinema. But the few that screened were outstanding testaments of the talent and skill of our documentarists in capturing the human condition. Here...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: Best Film Festivals
For the third year in a row, QCinema has topped our list for Best Local Film Festival. Both QCinema and Cinemalaya (which placed second) featured outstanding local full-length and short film entries...
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1 – LSS (Songs: Ben & Ben; Score: Pat Lasaten) 75 pts 2 – John Denver Trending (Len Calvo) 62 pts 3 – Cleaners (Various artists) 38 pts 4 – Isa Pa with Feelings (Songs: Various artists; Score:...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best Edited Films
1 – Cleaners (Che Tagyamon and Noah Loyola) 85 pts 2 – Edward (Thop Nazareno, Joyce Bernal, and JR Cabrera) 47 pts 3 – For My Alien Friend (Jet Leyco) 42 pts 4 – John Denver Trending (Benjo Ferrer...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best First Features
1 – John Denver Trending (Arden Rod Condez) 128 pts 2 – Cleaners (Glenn Barit) 108 pts 3 – Metamorphosis (J.E. Tiglao) 64 pts 4 – Verdict (Raymund Ribay Gutierrez) 40 pts 5 – Mina-anud (Kerwin Go) 23...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Visual Pleasures
1 – Kalel, 15 (Carlo Mendoza) 76 pts 2 – John Denver Trending (Rommel Sales) 69 pts 3 – Isa Pa, with Feelings (Tey Clamor) 50 pts, 16 votes 4 – Sunod (Mycko David) 50 pts, 15 votes 5 – Metamorphosis...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best Screenplays
1 – John Denver Trending (Arden Rod Condez) 89 pts 2 – Sila-Sila (Daniel Saniana) 86 pts 3 – Edward (Thop Nazareno, John Paul Bedia, Denise O’ Hara and Sarah Brakensiek) 69 pts 4 – Cleaners (Glenn...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best Directors
1 – Glenn Barit, Cleaners (89 pts) 2 – Arden Rod Condez, John Denver Trending (78 pts) 3 – Thop Nazareno, Edward (73 pts) 4 – Jun Lana, Kalel, 15 (71 pts) 5 – Giancarlo Abrahan, Sila-Sila (36 pts) 6 –...
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Philippine Cinema 2019: 10 Best Ensemble Performances
1 – Sila-Sila (91 pts) 2 – Cleaners (74 pts) 3 – Kalel, 15 (67 pts) 4 – Edward (52 pts) 5 – Miracle in Cell No. 7 (41 pts) 6 – Culion (17 pts) 7 – John Denver Trending (16 pts, 8 votes) 8 – Hello,...
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Pinoy Rebyu 2019 Poll
BEST FEATURE FILM » 1 – John Denver Trending (315 points) 2 – Cleaners (259.6 pts) 3 – Edward (253.6 pts) 4 – Kalel, 15 (205.6 pts) 5 – Isa Pa, with Feelings (130.6 pts) 6 – Sila-Sila (128.6 pts) 7 –...
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John Denver Trending tops 2019 film poll, actor Jansen Magpusao named best...
John Denver Trending, the debut film of Arden Rod Condez about a rural teenage boy whose video attacking a classmate goes viral, tops the 9th Annual Pinoy Rebyu poll of the best in Philippine cinema...
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53 Filipino Films Qualify for 1st Pinoy Rebyu Awards
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers (SFFR) have sent in their ballots to determine nominations for the best in Philippine cinema for 2020. Nominees of the 1st Pinoy Rebyu Awards will be announced...
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Best Philippine Film Festivals of 2020
2020 hit the local film industry hard. What used to be 100-150 film outputs in a year over the past decade and half have been reduced to about 50 productions, with most of them released via streaming...
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“Midnight in a Perfect World” Leads the 1st Pinoy Rebyu Awards Nominations
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers’ Pinoy Rebyu Awards celebrate the best achievements in Philippine cinema of 2020. For eligibility, members of SFFR considered all films released in the calendar...
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5 Best Scenes in 2020 Philippine Cinema
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers continues the Pinoy Rebyu tradition since 2011 of recognizing the best individual scenes in Philippine cinema. Here are the 5 best scenes in 2020, with...
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