{"id":10792,"date":"2025-08-10T22:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T12:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=10792"},"modified":"2025-08-12T10:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T00:02:14","slug":"filipino-australian-co-production-first-light-makes-world-premiere-at-melbourne-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/?p=10792","title":{"rendered":"Filipino-Australian co-production, First Light, makes world premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10792\" class=\"elementor elementor-10792\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ca00f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ca00f9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8a1ba3\" data-id=\"f8a1ba3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa79a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa79a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>PR-15-2025<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a0453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3a0453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 AUGUST 2025, MELBOURNE &#8211; First Light made its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival. In the red carpet event, Director James J. Robinson welcomed cinephiles from all over Melbourne, including Consul General Jesus R.S. Domingo.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2dbfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b2dbfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1036\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01-1024x707.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01-768x530.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-01-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><em>L-R: Consul Jan Sherwin Wenceslao, Producer Christelle Lou Dychangco, Mr. Renato Dychangco Jr., Consul General Jesus R.S. Domingo, Director James J. Robinson, Mr. Emmanuel Santos, Consul Ralph Vincent Abarquez, and Ms. Stacey Gabriel at the red carpet premiere<\/em><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61562f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61562f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Light is a landmark Philippines\u2013Australia co-production\u2014the first of its kind\u2014developed with support from Screen Australia, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Premiere Fund, VicScreen (formerly Film Victoria), the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), and Clou Media Productions. Independent Entertainment (UK) is handling international sales, with Bonsai Films set to distribute theatrically in Australia and New Zealand. The film was shot on location in northern Luzon, in Filipino language, and stars Filipino actors Ruby Ruiz, Maricel Soriano, Kare Adea, Kidlat Tahimik, Soliman Cruz, and Rez Cortez.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35542e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35542e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eb862b\" data-id=\"9eb862b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1107156 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1107156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02-764x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10797\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02-100x134.jpg 100w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-02.jpg 1119w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c8b70c\" data-id=\"2c8b70c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba6d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ba6d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-03-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-03-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-03-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-03-100x133.jpg 100w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-03.jpg 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bc718e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bc718e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97e48ff\" data-id=\"97e48ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870ecbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"870ecbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left: The ceiling of the Capitol Theatre was illuminated in the colors of the Philippine Flag; Right: Director James J. Robinson and Producer Gabrielle Pearson introduce the film<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Director James J. Robinson, who is of Filipino and Australian heritage, shared that the project was also a personal journey for him\u2014a way of reconnecting with his Filipino roots while telling a story grounded in the landscapes, communities, and traditions of the Philippines.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The film was very well received, and the audience was treated to a special Q&amp;A with the Director, producers, and members of the cast.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f644a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f644a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-04-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><em>Director James J. Robinson (2nd from left) leads the first light team of Ruby Ruiz, Kare Adea, Emmanuel Santos, Gabrielle Pearson, Jane Pe Aguirre, and Christelle Lou Dychangco in a Q&amp;A after the screening<\/em><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c6c9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67c6c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to the premiere, on 08 August, the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne received a courtesy call from the team of First Light: Director James J. Robinson; Producers Gabrielle Pearson, Jane Pe Aguirre, and Christelle Lou Dychangco; and Actress Kare Adea. During the call, it was shared that the story explores themes of faith, power, and accountability, and is intended for mainstream theatrical release with possible streaming thereafter. It has been approved for inclusion in Victorian educational study guides, enabling it to be used as a resource in teaching English and EAL in schools.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115eb6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"115eb6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"905\" src=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melbournepcg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/15-2025-05-100x60.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><em>The First Light team\u2019s call on the Philippine Consulate General on 08 August<\/em><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR-15-2025 10 AUGUST 2025, MELBOURNE &#8211; First Light made its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival. In the red carpet event, Director James J. Robinson welcomed cinephiles from all over Melbourne, including Consul General Jesus R.S. Domingo. 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