SINE. FILM. PELIKULA.: The 100+ Greatest Films of Philippine Cinema    

by Jo-Ann Maglipon and Joel David

Across the decades, Philippine cinema has produced films that reflect shifts in culture, politics, and everyday life. Over time, a number of these works have come to stand out – not only for how they were made, but for how they’ve been remembered. Veteran entertainment journalist Jo-Ann Maglipon and film scholar Joel David gathered these films in SINE. FILM. PELIKULA.: The 100+ Greatest Films of Philippine Cinema, mapping out key moments in local filmmaking.

Published by Summit Books, the 300-page volume compiles 127 films released between 1937 and 2020. Each entry pairs a synopsis with a review, offering a sense of how these films were shaped by their time. From modern classics like Lino Brocka’s Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag, war blockbusters like Jerrold Tarog’s Heneral Luna, to rom coms like Antoinette Jadaone’s That Thing Called Tadhana, this compendium of Philippine cinema is curated by film lovers for the reading pleasure of fellow film lovers.

SINE. FILM. PELIKULA.: The 100+ Greatest Films of Philippine Cinema spans decades of various genres, presenting the breadth and depth of Philippine cinema which includes landmark Cinemalaya films. This eclectic repository of films serves to preserve gems in Philippine film history for contemporary enjoyers and future cinephiles. 

August 10, 2026 | Monday

5:30 PM

Shangri-La Plaza Cinema 3