Philbert Ortiz Dy is a Filipino film critic who has become known for his reviews of Philippine New Wave films for prominent1 publications such as Rogue Magazine, the Philippine edition of Esquire, and the entertainment website clickthecity.2
He is co-curator of the New Filipino Cinema program at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California.345
He has criticized the selection process of the Metro Manila Film Festival, having published a 2015 expose6 of how the films to be featured in the festival were selected, with a focus on profit over other considerations.78
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- Chong, Patricia. "Attention trolls—Philbert Dy is now a vlogger". ABS-CBN News.
- "Film critic Philbert Dy says he's skipping this year's Metro Manila Film Festival". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- "New Filipino Cinema 2017". SF/Arts.org. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- "TEDxXavierSchool 2015". www.ted.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- a ‘FISTFIGHT’, Director Erik Matti Challenges Reviewer Philbert Dy to (August 23, 2017). "Director Erik Matti Challenges Reviewer Philbert Dy to a 'FISTFIGHT'". Philippine News.
- "Confessions of a former MMFF Selection Committee Member".
- "CONFESSIONS: How MMFF films were selected last year".
- "MMFF execom member on why 'indie vs. mainstream' should stop". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2019-12-28.