Right in the heart of the South China Sea, the Philippines find themselves on the front line of the conflict between Beijing and Washington. As tension mounts between the two countries, we take an in-depth look at the situation in the archipelago.

While global attention focuses on Ukraine, the Middle East, and Trump’s trade policies, the situation in East Asia is shifting rapidly. Former wartime enemies Japan and South Korea are drawing closer and aligning themselves with Taiwan. An emerging alliance is forming—one that, together with the U.S., positions itself against China. But does this strengthen peace, or turn East Asia into a powder keg?

Filipiñana, Rafael Manuel, Philippines / United Kingdom, 24’ (WP)

菲利皮尼亚娜（Filipiñana），拉斐尔·曼努埃尔（Rafael Manuel），菲律宾/英国，24分钟（工作进展）

阿拉邦乡村俱乐部（Alabang Country Club）是一个占地74公顷的大型场所，拥有众多设施，足以让菲律宾社会的精英阶层远离并免受该国诸多社会政治问题的影响。其中一个设施是高尔夫练习场，17岁的伊莎贝尔（Isabel）在这里工作。伊莎贝尔是一名“球座女孩”，她一整天都在为练习挥杆的高尔夫球手摆放球。

故事发生在马尼拉一处精英高尔夫球场与乡村俱乐部的封闭生态中：在俱乐部打工的“发球童”伊莎贝尔对俱乐部主席帕兰卡医生产生难以名状的吸引，但当她逐步拼凑出俱乐部光洁表象下的暴力真相时，她意识到这段“迷恋”其实牵连着更阴暗的共同过往。

Cannes Directors Fortnight project Directors Factory Philippines has wrapped filming in the Shrine City of the Philippines called Dapitan. It is historically known as the place where Filipino national hero Jose Rizal was exiled by the Spanish colonial authorities for his threat to start revolutionary activities. It is a province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. The directors are now completing the postproduction in Manila. The program of four short films will be screened at the Théâtre Croisette in Cannes on Wednesday May 15 as a preamble to the opening of the 56th edition of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. Under the aegis of Directors Fortnight and its artistic director Julien Rejl, this edition is godfathered by Lav Diaz who: "Deeply appreciates this initiative which opens the way for emerging filmmakers in the region."

Filipiñana, Rafael Manuel, Philippines / United Kingdom, 24’ (WP)

以菲律宾为主题的影片，代表菲律宾电影的三位导演Brillante Mendoza，Lavda Diaz和Kidla Lathatimic参与其中。菲律宾由7,641个岛屿组成，分为三个部分：北吕宋岛，南棉兰老岛和中米沙鄢群岛。

四名新生渴望在他们的第一次高中聚会上大放异彩。但正如人们常说的，计划永远赶不上变化，麻烦总是难免。