Share your “kwentong panalo ng buhay” (life’s winning stories) and be part of Puregold’s first-ever film festival called CinePanalo. Its call for entries was formally launched through a media conference this August 8 at Cinema ’76 Cafe. Check out these snaps from the event. And for the full mechanics, see further below.
Creative Creations Inc, as well as members of CinePanalo’s official color grading partner
Optima Digital.
Creative Creations, Inc. From left to right: Sonny Bautista, Ivy Piedad, Jeng Galang, and Lyle
Gonzales.
As generous as it can be, Puregold is providing millions of pesos worth of production grants and assistance to a select group of filmmakers who will participate in CinePanalo Film Festival. As of writing, more and more filmmakers — students, amateurs, and professionals — are showing interest in the application process. For the full mechanics, see further below.
Up-and-coming film directors will soon have the chance to showcase their very own “kwentong panalo ng buhay” as part of Puregold’s recently launched, first-ever film festival.
Festival director Chris Cahilig affirms this as he stresses on the significance of the festival’s theme. “CinePanalo aims to leave audiences with the warm and fuzzy feeling that truly great cinema can inspire,” Cahilig says. “On this note, we look forward to seeing the wonderful stories our local directors will earnestly share with the public.”
Only a select few that will best capture the spirit of the festival’s theme will receive the sought-after grants. Five amateur and professional directors will be given P2,500,000 each to produce a feature film for the festival. Meanwhile, twenty-five student filmmakers will be given P100,000 each to create shorts.
CinePanalo.
The completed films will be screened at a three-day festival to be held at Gateway Cinemas from March 8 to 10, 2024. The short films will also be posted on Puregold’s official social media pages such as the Puregold Channel on YouTube. These shorts will be featured next to Puregold’s successful retailtainment series such as “GV Boys,” “Ang Babae sa Likod ng Face Mask,” and “Ang Lalaki sa Likod ng Profile”.
“People need films that the whole family can enjoy,” Cahilig asserts. “At a time when films marked by violence or worldly desires are increasingly made accessible to more people, the CinePanalo Film Festival’s focus will be on more heartfelt and hope-filled stories.”
The festival was officially launched at a press conference organized by Cinema 76 Film Society last August 8, 2023. Since the announcement of the event dropped, festival officials have been receiving dozens of inquiries from interested filmmakers. An esteemed selection committee will sift through all applications to find the exceptional directors who will make up the festival’s lineup in March.
Interested participants may email thesecretariat@cinepanalo.com to receive the materials needed to apply. All applications and requirements must be emailed back by October 27, 2023. A shortlist of selected directors is expected to drop by November 6, 2023.
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Good Day po, ako at ang aking mga kasama po ay interesadong sumali sa Film Fest na ito. we are from Bulacan po
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