Pepe: a reacquaintance with Philippine national hero Jose Rizal
October 16, 2023 — “I knew Rizal died for his country. I didn’t know he had a very sad love story, and that his family also suffered greatly.”
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Reuniting with Strangers: a novel by Jennilee Austria Bonifacio
October 16, 2023 — Jennilee Austria Bonifacio, a rising Canadian Filipino novelist born and raised in Canada, caught my attention for her sensitive handling of the migrant Filipino concept of a good parent.
“Accidental journalist” Teodoro Alcuitas edits Filipino Canadian anthology Magdaragat
October 16, 2023 — For almost a half century, Teodoro “Ted” Alcuitas has been writing and sharing stories about Filipinos in Canada.
Louie Leyson wins top CBC prize for nonfiction work
October 1, 2023 - Canadian Filipinx Louie Leyson of Surrey, B.C. won this year’s CBC Nonfiction Prize for their essay inspired by research on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). [Leyson uses the pronouns ‘they’ and ‘them’.]
Jose Rizal play onstage in Victoria
October 1, 2023 - Pepe, a play based on the Philippines’ national hero Jose Rizal, is currently onstage in Victoria. Co-produced by Theatre Inconnu and Bayanihan Community Centre, the play was written by Malou Jacob, Southeast Asian Write Award recipient and resident playwright of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA).
Film produced by Enrique Miguel Baniqued garners Toronto film festival support
September 16, 2023 - A film produced by Filipino producer Enrique Miguel Baniqued had been chosen as one of only two recipients of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) Every Story Accelerator programme. The film Village Keeper is directed by TIFF alumna Karen Chapman and is based on Chapman’s award-winning short film Measure.
Filipino director Jun Lana returns to Toronto International Film Festival
September 1, 2023 - After more than a decade, acclaimed filmmaker Jun Robles Lana hits the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) again with the world premiere of his film Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (Your Mother’s Son). In 2012, Lana joined the film festival with his award-winning Bwakaw starring the late veteran actor Eddie Garcia.
Isabel Kanaan channels Filipino immigrant experience in Canada through comedy
July 16, 2023 - Isabel Kanaan relates in a video blog that although she has broken into mainstream Canadian film, theatre and TV, she wasn’t content.
Elevating Filipino Heritage Month with Arts: Portraitist Ed Lantin captures his subject’s essential presence in his art work
June 16, 2023 - Another Dimasalang III artist who honed his craft by attending private art lessons from SYM Mendoza, the well-known maestro of Filipino artists in the Philippines and in Canada, is Edgardo Lantin who has made his mark in the world of international artists. He was one of the featured artists in the October / November 2003 issue of the prestigious International Artist Magazine.
Vancouver playwright Kamila Sediego explores mythical world with Engkanto
June 16, 2023 - Kamila Sediego used to be skeptical about phenomena regarding the engkanto.
