New York Filipino Film Festival
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The New York Filipino Film Festival is a week-long event that features an array of Filipino
-oriented and Filipino-made movies in New York City's ImaginAsian
Theatre. This event correlates with the celebration of Philippine Independence
in the month of June.
It shows newly-released Filipino films and old classics from the Philippines, as well as documentaries, shorts, and original works by young Filipino American filmmakers. The festival was conceived to coincide with the Philippine Independence Day Parade
celebration in June.
The film festival is once again celebrated in the month of October to correspond to the Filipino American History Month
. This event is a combined effort of the Smithsonian Institution
, The Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the Philippine Consulate of New York.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
-oriented and Filipino-made movies in New York City's ImaginAsian
The ImaginAsian
The ImaginAsian is a movie theater in midtown Manhattan, New York City, dedicated to exclusively showcasing Asian and Asian American films. Located on 59th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues, The ImaginAsian is owned by ImaginAsian Entertainment, which also operates ImaginAsian TV , ImaginAsian...
Theatre. This event correlates with the celebration of Philippine Independence
Philippine Declaration of Independence
The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo , Cavite, Philippines. With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of Independence, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the...
in the month of June.
It shows newly-released Filipino films and old classics from the Philippines, as well as documentaries, shorts, and original works by young Filipino American filmmakers. The festival was conceived to coincide with the Philippine Independence Day Parade
Philippine Independence Day Parade
The Philippine Independence Day Parade is a celebration for the Filipino American community in the Northeast United States, home to more than half a million Filipinos...
celebration in June.
The film festival is once again celebrated in the month of October to correspond to the Filipino American History Month
Filipino American History Month
Filipino American History Month, also known as the Filipino American Heritage Month, is celebrated in the United States during the month of October. The Filipino American National Historical Society established Filipino American History Month in the year 1988...
. This event is a combined effort of the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, The Cultural Center of the Philippines, and the Philippine Consulate of New York.