The first of Diaz-Abaya's trilogy of films about women with screenwriter and fellow National Artist Ricky Lee, "Brutal" was the first Filipino movie to address gender-based violence as a feminist ...

Marilou Díaz-Abaya (30 March 1955 – 8 October 2012) was a Filipina multi-award winning film director. She was the founder and president of the Marilou Díaz-Abaya Film Institute and Arts Center ...

National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor, beloved singer and actress, has passed away. She was 71.

"Brutal" (1980). Directed by National Artist Marilou Diaz-Abaya; screenplay by National Artist Ricky Lee. Monica Real is accused of murdering her husband, Tato, and two others. In jail, she ...

Nora Aunor’s state necrological service and burial The remains of National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts Nora Aunor have ...

Earlier this year, Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz had a near-death experience, and not for the first time. He was editing his new film, Magellan, when he began vomiting blood. “I almost died from ...

We do have Brillante Mendoza, Lav Diaz, and before them, we have Brocka, Bernal, and Marilou Diaz-Abaya, but we need a new generation of filmmakers—we just cannot depend on the so-called pillars.” ...