ASEAN Film and Television Summit 2026
What is so important at this point is that this is a platform for conversation. Maybe argumentation, but more so a rediscovery of ourselves as we discover our neighbors. The thrust of this summit is to show the importance of film archiving, while at the same time the importance of film education. It is by looking back that we understand who we are in the here and now, and it is through education that we can see where we can bring ourselves in the future. >> Asia is now the biggest market for cinema globally. Befitting the fact that more than half of the world's population lives in Asia, we need to elevate Asian stories, talents, and industry to assert the diversity and strength of the region, and ASEAN members are striving to drive the progress through concerted synergies locally, regionally, and internationally. With filmmakers from all over the ASEAN countries working together to develop their feature films, learning from each other, and having a team of experienced mentors from Asia and Europe to help them navigate the arenas of script development and project development for international co-production, cuz together we are better and stronger. >> So, speaking of the next generation, look at where the money goes. In our proposed 2027 national budget, the single biggest sector at 1.314 trillion pesos is education. And more than we spend on defense, more than we spend on health. I bring that up for one reason. If we spend the most on teaching our young people, then teaching them to write, to shoot, to edit, to animate, and yes, to preserve has to be part of that promise. And that is how one good year becomes one good generation.