Philbert Ortiz Dy is a Filipino film critic who has become known for his reviews of

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films for prominent publications such as ''Rogue Magazine'', the Philippine edition of ''

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'', and the entertainment website clickthecity. He is co-curator of the New Filipino Cinema program at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in

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. He has criticized the selection process of the

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, having published a 2015 expose of how the films to be featured in the festival were selected, with a focus on profit over other considerations.

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