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| These five critically acclaimed Filipino flicks are slated to reach a wider global audience through their availability on Netflix. (Image Source: Good News Pilipinas/Netflix Philippines) |
These new titles are set to follow the success of other Filipino movie titles on Netflix such as Star Cinema's Eerie and VIVA Films' The Girl Allergic To WiFi and Miss Granny which were among the top ten most popular titles in the country in 2019 as well as the December 2019 release of the Filipino-produced Netflix original flick Dead Kids by award-winning director Mikhail Red. "With the world's inevitable shift to digital platforms for content, it is reassuring that Netflix gives us a showcase of Filipino titles for more audiences and markets to have access to," said Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) chairperson Liza Diño. "The growing slate of Filipino content on Netflix is a true reflection of the diversity of what Philippine cinema has to offer, and Netflix giving space to more Filipino films is an affirmation that the Philippines has the potential of globalizing its own market," she added.
Here are the five Filipino films that are sure to make waves on the global streaming platform Netflix this month of June.
PINOY SUNDAY (Changhe Films Limited)
Directed By Widing Ho; Starring Bayani Agbayani, Jeffrey Quizon, Nor Domingo, Dave Ronald Chang, Meryll Soriano, Alessandra De Rossi
Release Date: June 5, 2020
Inspired by a 1958 Roman Palinski short, the lighthearted examination of modern life in Taipei follows two Filipino immigrants, Manuel and Dado, during a day off from work when the chance discovery of a discarded couch leads to adventure.
SUNOD (Black Cap Pictures)
Directed By Carlo Ledesma; Starring Carmina Villaroel, Mylene Dizon, JC Santos, Kate Alejandrino, Krystal Brimner, Rhed Bustamante, Susan Africa
Release Date: June 14, 2020
As the medical expenses for her daughter stack up, a mother takes a demanding call center job when the building's sinister secrets begin to haunt her.
LOLA IGNA (ERJ Found Film Production Company)
Directed By Eduardo W. Roy Jr.; Starring Angie Ferro, Yves Flores, Merryl Soriano, Maria Isabel Lopez, Royce Cabrera, Jojo Riguerra, Armando A. Reyes
Pista Ng Pelikulang Pilipino 2019 (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Musical Score, Best Actress)
Release Date: June 18, 2020
An elderly woman finds her life disrupted when her family and village realize that she has a chance at a world record for being the oldest grandmother alive.
UNTRUE (VIVA Films)
Directed By Sigrid Andrea Bernardo; Starring Cristine Reyes, Xian Lim
Release Date: June 22, 2020
Mara moves from the Philippines to the country of Georgia where she meets a mysterious man named Joachim. They will soon develop feelings for one another until Joachim claims to hear peculiar sounds and see visions of a strange woman.
PAMILYA ORDINARIO (ERJ Found Film Production Company)
Directed By Eduardo W. Roy Jr.; Starring Ronwaldo Martin, Hasmine Kilip, Maria Isabel Lopez, Sue Prado, Ruby Ruiz, Raymon Lee, Karl Medina, Erlina Villalobos, Menggie Cobarrubias
12th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival (Best Film, Best Editing, Best Actress, Best Director), FAP Awards (Best Actress), Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Best Actress)
Barely making a living as pickpockets, a teenage couple in Manila resort to desperate measures when their one-month old child is kidnapped.
Also available globally on Netflix in time for the celebration of Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 2020 is Jo Koy: In His Elements. Taking Netflix to the Philippines for the first time, renouned comedian Jo Koy celebrates his heritage by telling jokes about life as a Filipino-American while highlighting the culture of Manila. The special is also an opportunity for other Filipino-American artists to shine on stage including stage famed breakdancer Ronnie, Grammy award-winning producer Illmind and singer-songwriter Iñigo Pascual as well as comedians Andrew Lopez, Joey Guila and Andrew Orolfo.
