Open AccessLocal Film Production in the Philippine Cordillera: Processes, Motivations, and Constraints
Author(s) -
Jason Paolo Telles
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
plaridel (university of the philippines - online)/plaridel
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 1
eISSN - 2508-0504
pISSN - 1656-2534
DOI - 10.52518/2020.17.2-05tells
Subject(s) - thriving , production (economics) , feature film , politics , feature (linguistics) , geography , economic geography , sociology , political science , movie theater , visual arts , art , social science , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , macroeconomics
The local film production industries in the Philippine Cordillera region have been thriving since the 1980s. In Baguio City, Benguet, and Mountain Province, local filmmakers have already produced various cinematic forms such as documentary films, feature (short and full length) films, music videos, and animated films for various purposes. Utilizing political economy of media as a framework, this paper provides a preliminary exploration of the processes involved in the local production of those types of films in Baguio, Benguet, and Mountain Province. It also discusses the motivations and constraints that influence or inform the decisions and activities of local filmmakers in terms of content and production.