Filipino Animation (Features, Short Films, and TV Series)

Directed by the cartoonist Nonoy Marcelo, Tadhana is the first Philippine full-length animated film. It was commissioned to be based on the book of the same name on the history of the Filipino people. The book's author is credited as the authoritarian and then-President Ferdinand Marcos, but was actually ghostwritten by other historians. The film presents a satirical, humorous and poignant view of the Philippines' history of Spanish colonisation through highly original and surreal vignettes fusing art, mythology and music. Several artists collaborated, voiced characters and appear in the film. Noted printmaker Pandy Aviado served as the film's assistant director while Santiago Bose was one of the film's many animators. Tadhana premiered on Philippine television during the anniversary of Martial Law in 1978 before the original 35mm film reel mysteriously disappeared. The only known copy of the film left is a recording on Betamax tape by film archivist Teddy Co, made during the film's live broadcast. The tape was transferred to U-matic, and this U-matic tape has been digitised, translated and subtitled by Mowelfund Film Institute for this programme. This is its first screening outside the Philippines.

A lost animated movie from the Philippines. Three sons of a sick king go on a quest to look for the legendary singing bird. This bird can heal their father from his sickness, but it can also turn people into stone.

Two cousins (Phil and Jack) from completely different worlds (the Philippines and the SF Bay Area) are forced to live together by their overly controlling uncle, Tito Dick.

Set in the 13th century, the film is a fictionalized tale of Princess Urduja, a legendary warrior princess of Pangasinan.

When Niko visits his grandparents in the Philippines for the summer, he knew he would be exposed to a different culture. What he didn't expect, was to plunge headlong into an unseen world of magic and mystery. Now with the help of an exotic vampire girl and a host of other mystical creatures, he must overcome his own fears and embrace his destiny in order to save his grandparents from the forces of evil -- an evil he had unwittingly unleashed.

Nico (Zaijan Jaranilla) is a simple 11-year old kid living a simple life. But whenever he plays the MMORPG (Massively Multi-players Online Role Playing Game) called "Metanoia", he transforms into a hero of his own little world. One day, the Metanoia network gets infected by a virus which affects the online world, and Nico goes on a journey with his friends to save the online world and prevent it from taking over the offline world.

Iloilo, the City of Love, the human dimensional plane of Calixto, the encanto dimensional plane, where anarchy and desolation had been a way of life for the past decades. Amusement, delight, and laughter has left it years before because of the actions of Albion, the most feared entity in Calixto. He set his sights on revenge, and deployed his murderous forces to finally abolish Calixto's final chance for happiness. Abet, Tyrone and Marco, three children in the human plane was forced to become champions who will restore Calixto. With recovered weapons and two sticks, their dream to recover Calixto will be put to the test: to discover the truth and the sacrifice that comes with heroism and bravery.

Manang Biring is a comedy-drama about a feisty but terminally-ill old lady who has learned to accept her imminent demise. Until one day, she receives a letter from her long-estranged daughter abroad announcing of her return for the holidays. As she races against time with her declining health, Biring will go to great lengths to prolong her life and gift her daughter and grandson a Happy Christmas.

A geeky wannabe comic book artist has a hopeless crush on a beautiful and spunky inventor.

How do you love someone who is fading away bit by bit?

Barangay 143 follows the coming of age story of a young man in search of a father and how he finds an unlikely family in a team of misfits trying to bring glory to their hometown. It's a story about love and family set against the action-packed world of street basketball, where the stakes are always high and life is the biggest game you can win.

In this adult animation, perfume sales cat Nimfa is torn between her macho askal boyfriend and a charming, philandering business dog.

This short animated film is based on the acclaimed children's book that aims to raise awareness on child sexual abuse, and empower victimized children to seek help and tell their stories.

Heneral Tuna, an alien cat from the Planet Mingming is tasked to invade Earth and accidentally crash-lands in Barangay Hiraya in the Philippines.

This was Studio Moonchalk's feature-length (more than 40 minutes to make it feature) animated film debut using the RPG Maker MV engine as an experiment, non-narrative piece. Set in a fantasy world about the thirty places (15 insides and outsides) became distorted into minimalist colors after everyone else left without a trace.

When an alien comes back to take him, a mouthless young man's life twists and turns as his memories untangle.

Three different segments set in the Philippines, depicted with conversations involving love of interests and friendships.

Ada, a meek and lovelorn salon owner who pines for his attractive neighbor Dodong while confiding in co-worker Didi.