Dive deep into the Filipino culture through the eyes of rising Filipino filmmakers via “Cinemalaya 2020” on TFC Online

Last chance to watch the groundbreaking films on August 31, 2020

Filipinos have such rich and colorful culture that is best experienced first-hand, but since this is not possible due to the Covid-19 pandemic, TFC in partnership with Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival and Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) brings them a glimpse of it through the films featured in the “Cinemalaya 2020.”

PH’s largest indie film fest “Cinemalaya 2020” now streaming on TFC Online, “Ang Huling El Bimbo Musical” coming this September

Filipinos celebrate the Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa (National Language Month) every August, and to pay homage to the Filipino language, TFC puts the spotlight to proudly Filipino films and theater performance as it brings Cinemalaya 2020, the biggest independent film festival in the Philippines and the nostalgic musical “Ang Huling El Bimbo Musical” to the Kapamilyas overseas.

Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival is an annual event established by the Cinemalaya Foundation, a non-stock, non-profit, and non-government foundation that advocates “the development and promotion of the Philippine independent film.” It provides grants to at most 10 full-length feature film producers, recognizes short filmmakers, and supports the growth of practicing and aspiring filmmakers through various masterclasses.

The freedom to live and love in the film "Malaya", now streaming worldwide on iWant, TFC Online, and TFC IPTV

Finding the right love at the wrong time, this seems to be the case in the love story of Lovi Poe and Zanjoe Marudo in the latest iWant Originals film “Malaya,” which is now streaming in countries outside the Philippines via Pay Per View on TFC Online and TFC IPTV, and in the Philippines via iWant.

Aside from the deep love shared by the lead characters, the film also takes a look at the lives of the overseas Filipinos who endure the loneliness in a foreign land and being away from their children to provide them a better future. While at the same time, left-behind children suffer the emotional and social impact of the separation, and that pain lingers even when children become reunited with parents over the years.

TFC Online launches the ultimate male TV habit, “For The Boys”

For the first time, TFC treats the hardest working Filipino males to entertainment especially curated to their assorted tastes – “For The Boys” on TFC Online (tfc.tv/fortheboys). Whether staying at home or on the frontlines, “For The Boys” offers a lineup of TV programs and films to destress and unwind.

It’s a mix of action, comedy, romance and everything macho in between – just how Pinoys like it. The roster of content includes Fernando Poe Jr.’s classics and more recent action-packed films, as well as binge-worthy TV shows from thriller to sexy to comedy. Car aficionados, tech buffs, and metro men will find something to whet their appetite from the list of ABS-CBN lifestyle programs. Sports enthusiasts can relive the adrenaline-pumping moments of UAAP and MPBL.

“We’ve conceptualized this campaign with our overseas Filipinos in mind. We met them in Malaysia, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand. They came from different backgrounds, set out for various reasons, and looking for diverse ways to entertain themselves while away from the Philippines. We want to give them a platform where they can definitely find something for them. We want them to feel that with TFC, there’s no curfew or limits to what they can enjoy. That is how For The Boys came to being,” shared TFC’s Regional Marketing Head for Asia Pacific Raymund Romero.

Enjoy iWant Originals titles on TFC, now on cable and satellite overseas

Get to enjoy fresh and exciting programs on TFC’s different platforms as iWant Originals movies and series start airing and streaming outside the Philippines for the first time on TFC’s cable, satellite, and via Video on Demand (VOD) on IPTV starting this May, and also available via Video on Demand (VOD) on TFC Online.

iWant Originals are movies and series produced by ABS-CBN’s on-demand streaming platform iWant (accessible only in the Philippines), which aims to bring stories that are new but familiar, different but compelling.

Enjoy relevant and relatable iWant Originals short series like “My Single Lady” starring Jodi Sta. Maria, Ian Veneracion, and Zanjoe Marudo; “Past Present Perfect” starring Shaina Magdayao and Loisa Andalio; “Taiwan That You Love” with Barbie Imperial, Paulo Angeles, and Zhong Hao Rong; and the Yam Concepcion-Joseph Marco starrer series “Uncoupling”. There is also the comedy show “Tawa Tawa Together” led by comedian Alex Calleja with the other Kapamilya comedians.

Stay home and binge on free Filipino movies this April on TFC Online

Stay safe by staying at home and enjoy a variety of FREE Filipino movies until April 30 on TFC Online.

Just register on TFC Online for FREE and choose from the 200 films of different genres like the romantic films “Barcelona” starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, the Enrique Gil-Liza Soberano starrer film “My Ex and Whys”, and “A Second Chance” with Bea Alonzo and John Lloyd Cruz; there are also family-oriented films like “Seven Sundays” and “Familia Blondina”.

Different nationalities but Filipinos at heart on TFC’s digital series “Filipinized”

Get to know and discover new things to love about the Philippines through the stories of these foreign nationals on “Filipinized”, now streaming on TFC Online and TFC IPTV

Many may have already heard the old adage “home is where your heart is,” but only a few understand what this really means, and among them are the foreign nationals featured on TFC’s “Filipinized”, which is now streaming on TFC Online and TFC IPTV.