EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES


SEOUL REPUBLIC OF KOREA

news

THE PHILIPPINES PARTICIPATES IN THE 26TH BUCHEON INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL (BIFAN 2022)


14 July 2022, Seoul - The Philippines actively participated at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN 2022) through a Film Development Council Delegation (FDCP) headed by Manager Don Gervin Arawan and a host of Philippine creatives. The two (2) Philippine films participating in the festival are Clairvoyant directed by John Luke Miraflor, who attended in-person with his production crew and Reroute directed by Lawrence Fajardo.

Two other Filipino film projects "Posthouse" and "Last Resort" are likewise among the featured new projects in development segment of the festival while Mr. Arawan and Senior Entertainment write Boy Villasanta served as festival panelists. Actress and producer Iana Bernardez with Director Nikolas Red won two awards for their project in development for the film Posthouse.

Filipina producer-director-writer Ida Anita Del Mundo was likewise a jury panel member for the festival while young Filipina filmmaker Ms. KC Contrevida was a delegate to this year's fantastic film school.

Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega together with Cultural Officer Anthony Z. Cornista took part in the "Philippine Cinema Night" reception hosted by the FDCP for officials and guests of BIFAN. Also in attendance were BIFAN Festival Director and film producer Chul Shin, BIFAN Chairperson of Organizing Committee Chung Jiyoung and BIFAN Guest of Honor Director Brian Yuzna, American producer and co-writer of the classic film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids".

The festival will run from 7 July to 17 July 2022 in Bucheon City, Gyeonggi province, with the awards ceremony and closing film screening on 14 July 2022. END

image.png 2.59 MB

Other News


October 30, 2025
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MA. THERESA P. LAZARO ARRIVES IN KOREA FOR THE APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING

BUSAN, 29 October 2025 — Secretary of Foreign Affairs Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro arrived in Busan on 29 October 2025 to participate in the 36th APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) to be held in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, from 29 to 30 October 2025.

Read More
October 30, 2025
LANDBANK OFFICIAL CALLS ON PH AMBASSADOR

15 October 2025 - Overseas Representative Officer Oliver F. Bautista of the Overseas Filipino Services Department of Landbank paid a courtesy visit to Ambassador-designate Bernadette Therese Fernandez on 15 October 2025.  Mr. Bautista discussed the current financial services offered by Landbank that Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in the Republic of Korea can avail of, including the GoBayani digital savings account, which the bank launched in 2024 and provides OFs access to the bank’s digital banking services and conveniently perform other transactions online such as sending funds to their relatives in the Philippines and digital payment of their bills.  OFs can fully open the GoBayani account with no initial deposit and maintaining balance via their smartphones.

Read More
October 23, 2025
THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY CONDUCTS THE “OWWA CUP: 2025 CHESS GRAND PRIX” IN KOREA

19 October 2025. Seoul, Republic of Korea - The Philippine Embassy in Seoul, through the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), successfully hosted the First OWWA Cup: 2025 Chess Grand Prix at the Hana Bank Head Office, in partnership with the Philippine E9 Chess Club and KEB Hana Bank.

Read More