Acclaimed Filipino director Eric Matti´s action-thriller film “Buybust” premiered in Europe as part of the Fantasy Film Festival on September 11, 2018 at the Zoopalast in Berlin.  This was shortly followed by another screening at the Cinestar Sony Center on September 15. BuyBust is a 2018 Philippine action thriller film co-written and directed by Matti and stars an ensemble cast top-billed by Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera. The plot centers on an elite anti-drug enforcement squad summoned to ... Read more

Filipino visual artist Yeo Kaa opened her first European solo exhibition, “Anxious Lustless Pechay” with a reception organized by the Arndt Art Agency (A3) and the Philippine Embassy in Berlin on September 14, 2018.  Created as part of A3´s summer residency, the exhibit is also included in the Charlottenwalk program, wherein dozens of galleries in Berlin´s Charlottenburg district are opening their doors to the public. The show continues Yeo Kaa´s explorations of the “monsters that torment the ... Read more

Two Philippine choirs won accolades in the First Sing Berlin International Choir Festival and Competition held in Berlin, Germany from July 4 to 7.  The University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) under the baton of its founder and conductor, Mr. Edgardo Lumbero Manguiat and Barcelona-based Filipino children´s choir, Kudyapi led by Musical Director Arnel Lamorena German won over choirs from Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Both choirs represented the Philippine choral art ... Read more

The University of the Philippines Manila Chorale (UPMC) led by its conductor, Mr. Emannuel P. de Leon, Jr. shared their musical talents with the personnel of the Philippine Embassy in Berlin last June 26. The choir called on Embassy Charge d´affaires Lillibeth Pono (extreme right) and serenaded Embassy personnel with the songs “Sa kanyang paglalayag” and “Tagumpay nating lahat.” UPMC is currently on its ninth European concert tour and is set to participate in several international choral ... Read more