MANILA – On its 11th year of presenting dynamic Asian cinema to the Czech audiences, 2015 FilmAsia—the Czech Republic’s premier Asian film festival—is putting Filipino cinematography in focus for the very first time. Initiated by Czech Embassy in Manila in cooperation with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, this year’s FilmAsia premieres six Filipino feature films, old and new. Among the films brought to Prague are the recently rediscovered and restored classic Genghis Khan (1950) […]
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“First joint Central European tourism roadshow in Manila launched”
MANILA – To promote and further strengthen the ties between the Philippines and Europe, the “Discover Central Europe” roadshow 2015 Manila leg was launched, which included a seminar hosted by officials from V4 tourism organizations and a B2B session, attracted over 100 representatives from travel agencies across the Philippines that are looking to expand their tour offerings to include the 4 central European countries. A reception to celebrate this successful project was held thereafter, where Czech Ambassador […]
Nobel Prize-awarded poems now available in Filipino
MANILA – A thick selection of the very best poems by 1984 Nobel Prize-awardee Jaroslav Seifert is the most recent addition to the Aklat ng Bayan series—a collection of award-winning literary works from prestigious local and international writers translated in Filipino. Published by Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the 300-page volume Sa Prága: Mga Piling Tula ni Jaroslav Seifert brings the best samples of the work of the prolific Czech poet who has been active […]
Kafka and Seifert translated into Filipino
MANILA – To strengthen the bilateral ties between the Czech Republic, Germany and the Philippines, these countries have agreed to translate their literary pieces into Filipino. In collaboration with the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), the Embassy of the Czech Republic was able to translate the literary masterpiece written by Jaroslav Seifert from Czech and English into Filipino in the span of eleven months. Through the talents of the poets from Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika, […]
“Three Czech Books to be Translated into Filipino”
MANILA – As proof to the continuously strengthening Czech-Philippine ties in the field of culture and the arts, a brand new translation exchange program between the Philippines and the Czech Republic was recently launched. Spearheaded by the Czech Embassy in Manila and the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, the sides will initiate the translation and publication of three Czech books in Filipino and reciprocally three books by Philippine writers in the Czech language. The Memorandum of Understanding […]
Joint Czech-Israeli cooperation to benefit the Philippines
MANILA – IsraAID, a humanitarian Israeli non-government organization working in the Philippines since super typhoon Yolanda, received a special grant from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the auspices of the Czech Embassy and facilitation of the Israel Embassy. “IsraAID Philippines is grateful for the financial assistance of the Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Philippines, for our Food Security and Agricultural Livelihood Program established after Yolanda. Thanks to this generous donation, IsraAID Philippines will continue to support […]
