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Cinemalaya now accepting short film entries for 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 02:46 PM

Cinemalaya has started calling for short film entries for the 2023 edition of the festival. Read more »

Coleen Garcia challenged in first suspense thriller

Leah C. Salterio
Posted at Dec 03 08:26 AM

After appearing in 'Adarna Gang' at the start of 2022, Coleen Garcia makes her follow up film only now with 'Kaluskos.' Read more »

Cinemalaya cancels online screenings of 2022 entries

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:19 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and the Cinemalaya Foundation Inc. have decided to cancel the online screening of the 2022 entries, originally scheduled for this month. Read more »

Cinemalaya 2022 entries to screen at Cinema '76

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 12:11 PM

Competition films from the recently concluded 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will be shown in Cinema ‘76 Anonas starting August 24 to August 30. Read more »

How you can watch Cinemalaya 2022’s most applauded film

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Aug 20 07:40 PM

A documentary on the dangers of being an environmental defender in the Philippines drew the festival’s largest crowd Read more »

Max Eigenmann, nagbigay-pugay kay Cherie Gil

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 08:43 PM

Nagbigay-pugay si Max Eigenmann sa yumao niyang tiyahing si Cherie Gil matapos siyang parangalang pinakamahusay na aktres para sa pelikulang "12 Weeks." Read more »

‘Baseball Player’, ‘Blue Room’ directors stress importance of Cinemalaya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 18 12:31 PM

Directors Carlo Obispo and Ma-An Asuncion-Dagñalan are still in disbelief after their respective films won in this year's Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Read more »

Review: Why 'Baseball Player' is Cinemalaya's best film

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 17 11:05 AM

In 'The Baseball Player,' writer-director Carlo Obispo told an affecting story of Muslim children growing up in the traumatic shadow cast by a civil war of indefinite duration. Read more »

Cinemalaya review: '12 Weeks' deserves best actress win

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 15 08:02 AM

Max Eigenmann's approach to her character in '12 Weeks' was strong but restrained, never histrionic. Read more »

FDCP grants P1M to each member of Cinemalaya Class of 2023

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 12:11 PM

Film Development Council of the Philippines Chairman and actor Tirso Cruz III announced on Sunday that the organization will give P1 million each to the 10 filmmakers constituting Cinemalaya’s class of 2023 to help fund their projects. Read more »

Cinemalaya 2022 winners

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 05:03 AM

After 2 years, the Philippines’ pioneer independent film festival was finally able to find its way back to the theater of CCP. Read more »

‘The Baseball Player’ is Cinemalaya 2022 Best Film

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 07:42 AM

'The Baseball Player', a film about a Moro child soldier aspiring to be an athlete, claimed the top honor in the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. Read more »

Cinemalaya review: Coleen shows range in 'Kaluskos'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 14 08:18 AM

Like it or hate it, 'Kaluskos' proves that Coleen Garcia is a good actress and she can carry a whole film on her shoulders. Read more »

Review: Documentary 'Delikado' closes Cinemalaya 2022

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 13 04:19 PM

Karl Malakunas, an Australian journalist from Agence-France Presse, was the writer and director of this documentary. Read more »

Cinemalaya review: Gen Z angst simmers in suspenseful 'Blue Room'

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 12 12:50 PM

The lead ensemble was a young and impressive ensemble of raw natural talent. Read more »

Award-winning documentaries to close Cinemalaya 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:23 PM

Two award-winning documentaries have been chosen to close the 18th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. Read more »

Ricky Lee launches new books at 2022 Cinemalaya

Totel V. de Jesus
Posted at Aug 09 09:09 PM

On Tuesday, National Artist Ricky Lee launched his two volumes of his best screenplays, published by the UST Press. Read more »

Review: 'Leonor Will Never Die' proves appeal of Pinoy humor

Fred Hawson
Posted at Aug 08 01:58 PM

'Leonor Will Never Die' by Martika Ramirez Escobar (her debut feature) was actually one delightful, wistful and very entertaining Filipino film. Read more »

Chris Millado's 5 most memorable Cinemalaya events

Totel V. de Jesus
Posted at Aug 04 06:14 PM

On his eighth year as festival director, Chris Millado shares five of his personal Cinemalaya highlights and unforgettable memories. Read more »

John Lloyd Cruz is portrait photographer of Cinemalaya

Totel V. de Jesus
Updated as of Jul 21 11:25 AM

Acclaimed actor John Lloyd Cruz has joined this year’s Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, not as actor but behind the camera. Read more »