FAP's Villaluna nonetheless 'proud' regardless of no Filipino movie in 2026 Oscars shortlist

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‘Our cinema is globally acknowledged, our storytellers a number of the finest on this planet. Hollywood is the following frontier Pinoys can lay declare to,’ says Movie Academy of the Philippines Director-Common Paolo Villaluna

MANILA, Philippines – Movie Academy of the Philippines (FAP) Director-Common Paolo Villaluna remains to be “pleased with the herculean efforts” of the groups behind the movies Magellan, Meals Supply: Contemporary From the West Philippine Sea, and Vox Humana regardless of there being no Filipino movies within the 2026 Oscars shortlist.

The Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences introduced the record of nominees in 12 classes for the 2026 version of the Oscars on Wednesday, December 17. Lav Diaz’s Magellan was the Philippines’ official entry to the distinguished awards ceremony.

It will have been the primary Filipino movie to get shortlisted within the Greatest Worldwide Function class, and hopefully, make Oscars historical past. However although Magellan missed out on advancing to the following step, it nonetheless garnered a lot recognition elsewhere.

“Magellan got here actually near getting shortlisted; incomes acclaim from TIFF, NIFF and [Valladolid], getting a standing ovation this 12 months at Cannes, getting picked up by Janus Movies and being written about by main business shops like Selection, the New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and several other others!” Villaluna exclaimed in a Fb publish on Wednesday.

Magellan gained the Golden Spike (Greatest Image award) at Spain’s Valladolid Worldwide Movie Pageant, popularly referred to as SEMINCI.

In the meantime, Meals Supply: Contemporary from the West Philippine Sea was additionally one of many movies FAP shortlisted because the Philippines’ entry to the 98th Academy Awards. It had defied censorship, receiving a world award regardless of initially being axed by an area movie competition.

Villaluna emphasised how the documentary had been introduced by Child Ruth Villarama and Chuck Gutierrez from “Scarborough Shoal to Hawaii, LA, New York, Amsterdam, Taiwan and London.”

Vox Humana, a brief movie directed by Don Eblahan, additionally introduced a robust displaying on the worldwide stage. It premiered on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant (TIFF) in September 2024.

“It could be the primary time na nakapag-submit ang isang Pinoy quick movie sa Academy portal — that alone is a feat, as a result of their voters ay na-expose sa Pinoy quick movie. And regional quick pa!” Villaluna wrote.

(It could be the primary time {that a} Pinoy quick movie was submitted to the Academy portal — that alone is a feat, as a result of their voters have been uncovered to a Filipino quick movie. And it’s a regional quick, too!)

“Our cinema is globally acknowledged, our storytellers a number of the finest on this planet. Hollywood is the following frontier Pinoys can lay declare to, at naniniwala ako (and I imagine) our chances are high higher subsequent 12 months due to these 3 movies, dahil aggressive ang efforts nila (as a result of their efforts are aggressive), and Hollywood is beginning to take discover,” Villaluna added.

The 98th Academy Awards are set to occur on March 16. A number of the upcoming version’s most notable nominees within the Greatest Worldwide Function Movie class are: