UP Film Circle (UPFC) started out as a sort of an "underground group" of five film aficionados. The group was originally founded by the late Humanities Professor James Rañeses and a number of students attending Humanities 2 class in the University of the Philippines Los Banos.



UPFC started in James Rañeses' class because he wanted an organization that would reflect his passion for films. The charter started from a single class with the students recruiting friends, classmates and orgmates which resulted in the hodgepodge of charter members. Since Prof. Rañeses' taught in Communication Arts subjects, the bulk of the charter were commarts students, but the charter even had chemists, foresters, agriculturists, and even a tv model.

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From those initial, interesting encounters, UPFC came full circle in February 19, 1994 to become the first organization on cinematic arts in UPLB.



UPFC passionately pursued its mission and interests by holding regular film showings and film reviews at the basement of the DL Umali Hall.



To facilitate communication, UPFC started publishing Deep Focus, its official newsletter, with the first issues printed in mimeograph.



The Nickelodeon Agency is UPFC's first agency. Aspiring to build a strong consciousness and awareness on films, the first agency started conducting the Blitzkrieg ​(German for "lightning attack"), a campus-wide quiz contest on films.



Its membership was also put on the brink of extinction. For almost a year, the "Film Triangle", a remnant of three core members, continuously revisited the Circle's purpose, vision and mission, and to save it from dissolution.



Today, UPFC is in a healthy state and remains true to its vocation as an organization that brings the world of film before the eyes of the UPLB students.