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From December 10 to 12, ten social issue films will be streaming on Cinemata in celebration of Human Rights Day. The screening is part of Cinemata Visions, a new initiative highlighting video endeavours by film schools in the Asia-Pacific.

To be held on December 9 in Manila, the workshop aims to build the capacity of digital rights advocates and enable them to strengthen ongoing efforts on internet censorship monitoring and reporting.

The two-day forum had a strong emphasis on the need for cross-sectoral collaboration online and offline to address shared challenges. Participants say this is crucial to strengthen advocacy on the many rights issues today.

With the passage of the Philippine SIM card registration law, digital rights advocates expound further on its impact on privacy, free expression, and data security, and why civil society needs to monitor the law's implementation.

Produced by EngageMedia, the documentary navigates the issue of online disinformation and propaganda on social media during the 2022 Philippine elections, and how access to information can be tainted by Big Tech and groups that abuse these platforms.

Co-curated with Gawad Alternatibo, the film playlist highlights human rights stories from the Philippines' martial law years to the present time, reflecting the aspiration of Filipino filmmakers to continue raising awareness on human rights issues.

Independent documentary filmmakers shared their insights on impact production and risk mitigation to shape the production of the Risk Mitigation Assessor, an update to the Video for Change Impact Toolkit.

From August 14 to October 31, 2022, over 60 films highlighting the best of Philippine alternative storytelling and filmmaking will be streamed exclusively on Cinemata.

Analysts have called Ferdinand Marcos Jr's election triumph a victory for online disinformation. Amid continuing attacks on the free press and activists in online spaces, the fight against the erosion of digital rights continues in the Philippines.