The Film Academy of the Philippines has selected Lav Diaz’s Magellan as the country’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. The selection was announced at the ...

Magellan” opens with a young girl looking through a dense thicket of foliage and spotting something alarming. “I saw a white ...

The director and star reveal why the "hero" of the Philippines was actually a myth, how historical records lied about the explorer's death, and why the script was delivered minutes before filming.

And know the place for the first time. – T. S. Eliot, "Little Gidding" First word I QUOTE T. S. Eliot as an epigraph for this column to underscore how magnificent, wondrous and irreplaceable the feat ...

The new film Magellan chronicles the life of Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Known for his voyage crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing on the ...

Will Lav Diaz’s “Magellan” receive a nomination in the Oscars 2026’s Best International Feature Film category? MANILA, Philippines — The Oscars 15-film shortlist for the Best International Feature ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released the shortlists for 12 categories in the upcoming 98th Academy Awards. Filipinos were hoping that "Magellan", Lav Diaz's ...

Lav Diaz’s “Magellan” has been selected as the Philippines’ submission for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Film Academy of the Philippines has revealed.