Arts

Martin Edralin’s Islands opens this year’s Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (TRAIFF) for a special in-person screening on November 10, 7:30 pm at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in downtown Toronto. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Martin Edralin and several cast members.

Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, better known by his initials S.Y.M., passed away peacefully on September 21, 2021. He was 87.

I want to pay tribute to a great artist, mentor and friend.

Maria Makiling, a widely known deity in Philippine mythology, becomes the inspiration for an upcoming virtual multimedia exhibition by the Filipino Canadian Art Museum beginning September 24.

The widely acclaimed novel Scarborough by Canadian Filipino author Catherine Hernandez has been adapted into a movie that premiered at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Allan Matudio traded nano-chemistry and analytical chemistry for pencil and paper in his quest to learn more about his Filipino heritage. His debut graphic novel Kasama (companion) chronicles the adventures of Kia and Allison in the fictional city of Orkidias where they come across dark forces belonging to Filipino mythology.

The year 2021 has been a busy and rewarding one for Charlie Frenal, a Canadian Filipino artist based in Kelowna, B.C.

A Canadian Filipino film stood out from the rest of competitors at the recent US-based South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival held virtually March 16 to 20. Islands, directed by Martin Edralin, garnered the festival’s special jury recognition for breakthrough performance for its breakout star Rogelio Balagtas.

For Therese Estacion, her first book of poetry is a journey for “home”.

Phantompains (Book*hug Press) was due out March 31, 2021, and in advance of the release, the Toronto public elementary school teacher chatted with All Lit Up.

Baisas brothers Antonio of Ottawa and Ross of Gatineau dominated Winterlude’s first ever virtual national ice-carving competition. The competition held virtually with participating ice sculptors located in seven cities in Canada, closed with almost 30,000 online votes on February 21 with winners announced the next day.

Erick Eterosa notes that many podcasts are about famous people, and he wants to do something different.