China Hit for Trying to Block West Philippine Sea Documentary

China hit for trying to block West Philippine Sea documentary

WATERY DELIVERY Still pictures from the documentary “Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea” by Baby Ruth Villarama show Filipino fishermen trying to eke out a living in the West Philippine Sea amid the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China. The 82-minute film won the Tides of Change Award of the Doc Edge Film Festival in New Zealand despite Beijing’s efforts to stop its screenings. (Nana Buxani/ Voyage Film) MANILA, Phil…

'Predictable threat': China tries to block West Philippine Sea documentary

The tensions between Manila and Beijing over the West Philippine Sea continue to brew after China asked a New Zealand documentary festival to refrain from screening a film about the flashpoint waters.   

China asked New Zealand film festival not to screen West PH Sea documentary

MANILA, Philippines – The Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Auckland had requested the removal of the documentary Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Seas from the Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand, the festival organizers confirmed on Saturday, July 5. In a statement on Saturday, Doc Edge Festival confirmed it had received a formal request from the Chinese consulate, which claimed the film was “rife with disinforma…

UST alumna’s West PH Sea docu wins New Zealand film fest plum

DESPITE attempts by the Chinese government to block its screening, “Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea,” a documentary by UST journalism alumna Baby Ruth Villarama, won the Tides of Change Award at the Doc Edge Festival 2025 in New Zealand on July 3.  The documentary tackles the issues of sovereignty and the dispute over the West Philippine Sea through the lens of Filipino fishermen and personnel from the Philippine Navy, the Phil…

Artlets alumna’s West Philippine Sea film wins global plum

A DOCUMENTARY on the West Philippine Sea dispute directed by an alumna of the UST Faculty of Arts and Letters (AB) has reaped an award in an international film festival.  “Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea” by Journalism graduate and producer Baby Ruth Villarama won in the Tides of Change category at New […] The post Artlets alumna’s West Philippine Sea film wins global plum appeared first on The Flame.

China tries to block West Philippine Sea documentary