Erik Matti is one of the Philippines‘ most celebrated filmmakers, working across genres. “On The Job” bowed at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in 2013, where it was nominated for the SACD ...

Director Erik Matti is feeling happy but scared over the selection of his film On The Job: The Missing 8 as the Philippines’ official entry for Best International Feature at the 95th Academy ...

Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders Film: International award-season event,Matti pared down his sprawling, 208-minute epic On the Job ... was beta-tested in the Philippines for the win of their ...

MANILA, Philippines – For film director Erik Matti, his latest film, “OTJ” (“On the Job”), was the result of a 4-year journey that began, of course, as an inspired moment in his head.

“OTJ” producer Reality Entertainment has to ... Choosing the film representative is another process. In the case of the Philippines, only the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) is ...

MANILA, Philippines – Crime thriller On the Job: The Missing 8 is the Philippines’ official entry to the 95th Academy Awards, set to take place in March 2023. The Film Development Council of ...

(L-R) Joel Torre, Gerald Anderson, Joey Marquez, and Piolo Pascual portray gray characters in the well-crafted Pinoy action movie OTJ (On The Job). OTJ (On The Job) tells a complicated story packaged ...

Congratulations!" A movie review published in screendaily.com described On The Job as "a boisterous, pacy thriller inspired by true events from the lawless streets of the Philippines." The review also ...

There were echoes of the “pork barrel” scam even in the local “red carpet” premiere of “On the Job.” A film about the intersecting lives of hired killers and law enforcers caught in the web of ...