Following the successful launch of Cinemata 2.0, we're forming a Steering Committee to guide the platform's long-term sustainability and growth. This community-driven approach ensures Cinemata remains inclusive, resilient, and responsive to our shared values as filmmakers and advocates. Read more.
When social issue filmmakers, human rights defenders, and Southeast Asian developers collaborate, something powerful emerges. This is how we built CinemataCMS 2.0 - a video platform that serves movements, not shareholders. Your stories deserve technology that fights for them. Development Lead King Catoy shares how our team built community-driven technology for social justice filmmakers. Read here.
As a student filmmaker, video collective or advocacy group working on social issue films, becoming a Cinemata Trusted User opens up powerful tools to amplify your impact. Read more and apply here.
Cinemata 2.0 is here! Following a comprehensive security audit and the transition to a dedicated team of Southeast Asian developers, our platform now offers faster streaming, enhanced security including passwordless login, smarter playlists, improved transcription with Whisper Large-v3, and new community features like Curator Voices and Blogs.
Built as an ad-free, privacy-respecting alternative to Big Tech platforms, Cinemata 2.0 represents a major step forward in supporting filmmakers and advocates across the Asia-Pacific region. Discover what's new and what's coming next in our comprehensive platform update. Read more.
TheFar Eastern University Department of Communication‘s TAM DokyuFest 2025, a free online documentary film festival, will be held from May 19 to 28, 2025. The festival features 16 short films by FEU Communication students exploring the theme “Different Faces of Truth.” Read more.
Cinemata Currents 2025, a hybrid film festival, will be held from June 5th to 8th, 2025, with previews from June 2nd to 4th. The festival features scheduled film sets streamed regionally, followed by live talkbacks with filmmakers. It also includes on-demand films, local watch parties, and virtual workshops exploring minor cinema and civic resistance. Read more.