"In this 2017 epic comeback of the iconic Pinoy hero, Coco Martin plays the grandson of the original Panday whose life will suddenly turn upside down when he realizes that his bloodline is destined to save humanity from the evil doings of Lizardo."
Directed by Coco Martin
Starring Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Gloria Romero, Jaime Fabregas, Julio Diaz, Awra Briguela, Elisse Joson, Heart Ramos, Enzo Pelojero, Paquito, McCoy de Leon, Ronwaldo Martin, Zaito, Bassilyo, Smugglaz, Jeffrey Tam, Phoebe Walker, Benj Manalo and more
Ang Panday will return on Christmas Day!
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Directed by Joyce Bernal
Starring Vice Ganda, Pia Wurtzbach and Daniel Padilla
An official entry to the 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival.
Flying to your nearest cinema on Christmas Day!
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THOR: RAGNAROK Imprisoned on the other side of the universe, the mighty Thor finds himself in a deadly gladiatorial contest that pits him against the Hulk, his former ally and fellow Avenger. Thor's quest for survival leads him in a race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home world and the Asgardian civilization. Directed by Taika Waititi
THE BARKER
Jeepney barker by day, action hero by night. Fresh from the success of the mega-hit movie "Kita Kita", Empoy will once again delight his new legions of followers with his very own brand of comedy and "pampakilig" with this latest romatic comedy! Directed by Dennis Padilla. Brought to you by Viva Films.
QCinema is ongoing until October 28, 2017 in selected cinemas.
For more info, go to our QCinema Guide
You might also wanna binge-watch Stranger Things on its second season.
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Here are my predictions for the QCinema 2017 winners tonight.
Best Film: Neomanila
NETPAC Jury Prize: BALANGIGA: Howling Wilderness
Best Director: Khavn (Balangiga)
Best Actor: Justine Samson (Balangiga) tie w/ Timothy Castillo (Neomanila)
Best Actress: Eula Valdez (Neomanila)
Best Supporting Actress: Sheenly Gener (Dormitoryo)
Best Supporting Actor: Romulo Caballero (The Chanters)
Best Screenplay: Neomanila
Best Artistic Conribution: Carlo Francisco Manatad (Editing, Balangiga)
Best QCShorts: Si Astri Maka Si Tambulah
Jury Prize QCShorts: Love Bites
Asian Next Wave Winner: Pop Aye (Kirsten Tan, Singapore/Thailand)
RainbowQC Competition Winner: Beach Rats (Eliza Hittman, USA)
Audience Choice [QC Shorts]: Kun 'di Man
Audience Choice [Circle Competition]: The Write Moment
"A documentary film about the Bahay na Pula in Bulacan and the stories of comfort women during the Japanese colonization."
Directed by Phyllis Grande
BUNDOK BANAHAW, SACRED AND PROFANE
"A documentary about Mt. Banahaw, its people, their culture and practices."
Directed by Dempster Samarista
SI CHEDENG AT SI APPLE
"A film about two friends who are both in their 60s. In the wake of her husband's death, Chedeng, 66, decides to come out of the closet. Her best friend Apple, 63, beheads her live-in partner in a fit of rage. Bound by friendship, the two elderly women, together with the severed head placed inside a Louis Vuitton bag, set off an adventure to find Chedeng's ex-girlfriend."
Directed by Fatrick Tabada and Rae Red
Starring Elizabeth Oropesa and Gloria Diaz
From the producers of That Thing Called Tadhana
PAKI (Please • Care)
"Alejandra, an 80-year-old woman, decides that she'd rather be an old maid. In her twilight years, she tries to face her children who forbid her to separate from her husband." - spot.ph
Written and directed by Giancarlo Abrahan
Starring Dexter Doria, Eula Valdes, Shamaine Buencamino, Ricky Davao, Ina Feleo, Paolo Paraiso, Cielo Aquino, Miguel Valdes and Noel Trinidad
NERVOUS TRANSLATION
"Eight-year old Yael, shy to a fault, lives in her own private world. Everything changes when she finds out a pen that can translate the thoughts and feelings of nervous people."
A film by Shireen Seno
Starring Jana Agoncillo
With a special participation of Sid Lucero
HISTORIOGRAPHIKA ERRATA
"We are all made to believe what the history books had told us. But what if there’s a different side to the history that is more revealing, liberating, and so downright crazy?
A mosaic of historical facts, fictions and in-betweens – human acts born out of a primeval instinct to survive under adverse conditions. Historiographika Errata paints an absurd yet brutally honest visage of a race plagued by misfortunes."
Directed by Richard Somes
Story and screenplay by Jim Flores
Starring Joem Bascon, Nathalie Hart, Max Eigenmann, Alex Medina, Rafa Siguion-Reyna and Jess Mendoza
CHANGING PARTNERS
“It's a falling-in-and-out-of-love story, in four couple pairings.”
Starring Agot Isidro, Jojit Lorenzo, Sandino Martin and Anna Luna
Directed by Dan Villegas
Based on a musical play of the same title by Vincent DeJesus
THROWBACK TODAY
"Primo is a gifted production designer who is unprepared for the harsh realities of the real world. While trying to make ends meet at the peak of his misfortunes, he experiences a technical glitch with his old desktop computer. When he gets the chance to chat with his college self, he is faced with the option to rewrite his life." - spot.ph
Starring Carlo Aquino, Empress Schuck, Annicka Dolonius, Benj Manaloand Kat Galang
Directed by Joseph Teoxon
NAY
"Martin is a rich, sheltered youth who gets transformed into an aswang by his yaya, Nay Luisa. She teaches him how to hunt the poor and the weak for food, in Manila, a city that consistently dehumanizes and neglects the marginalized."
Written and directed by Kip Oebanda
Starring Enchong Dee, Jameson Blake and Sylvia Sanchez
OPENING FILM
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh
WORLD CINEMA
BEATS PER MINUTE
"Early 1990s. With AIDS having already claimed countless lives for nearly ten years, Act Up-Paris activists multiply actions to fight general indifference. Nathan, a newcomer to the group, has his world shaken up by Sean, a radical militant."
Directed by Robin Campillo
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
"A sensual and transcendent tale of first love, based on the acclaimed novel by André Aciman."
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
GOOD TIME
"After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas embarks on an odyssey through the city's underworld in an increasingly desperate attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the balance."
Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie
A FANTASTIC WOMAN
"The story of Marina, a waitress and singer, and Orlando, an older man, who are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight again to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, fantastic."
Directed by Sebastián Lelio
THELMA
"A Norwegian student, Thelma, moves to Oslo where she falls in love. She soon discovers that she has inexplicable powers."
Directed by Joachim Trier
LET THE SUNSHINE IN
"Isabelle, a divorcee with a child, searches for love. A true love at last."
Directed by Claire Denis
SWEET COUNTRY
"Inspired by real events, Sweet Country is a period western set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia."
Directed by Warwick Thronton
NEWTON
"Rajkummar Rao plays Newton, who is trying to conduct a free and fair election against all odds. Watch the official trailer, that follows Newton deep into the jungles of Indian democracy."
Directed by Amit V. Masurkar
ZAMA
"The great Lucrecia Martel ventures into the realm of historical fiction and makes the genre entirely her own in this adaptation of Antonio di Benedetto’s 1956 classic of Argentinean literature."
Directed by Lucrecia Martel
BEFORE WE VANISH
"Three aliens travel to Earth on a mission in preparation for a mass invasion. Having taken possession of human bodies, the visitors rob their hosts of the very essence of their being, leaving psychological and spiritual devastation in their wake."
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
L'AMANT DOUBLE
"Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. A few months later she moves in with him, but soon discovers that her lover is concealing a part of his identity."
Directed by François Ozon
ON BODY AND SOUL
"Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream."
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
THE THIRD MURDER
"Leading attorney Shigemori takes on the defence of murder-robbery suspect Misumi who served jail time for another murder 30 years ago. Shigemori’s chances of winning the case seem low - his client freely admits his guilt, despite facing the death penalty if he is convicted. As he digs deeper into the case, as he hears the testimonies of the victim’s family and Misumi himself, the once confident Shigemori begins to doubt whether his client is the murderer after all…"
Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (4K Restoration)
"After an encounter with U.F.O.s, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen."
Directed by Steven Spielberg
RESTORED CLASSICS
BEST OF C1 ORIGINALS
#WalangTakot SHORTS
CLOSING FILM
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
"The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs."
Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
