Four films by Benilde faculty members and alumni are competing at Cinemalaya 2026: The River Flows in Different Places , A.ni.mál , Status: Rejected , and Elenita Elena Elaine . Composite image by Unsaulicited using posters courtesy of De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. Benilde will not be represented by just one film at Cinemalaya this August. Four works by members of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde faculty and alumni community are in competition, and they could hardly be more different from one another. One follows two Filipino-Palestinian mothers rebuilding their idea of home after fleeing Gaza. Another turns political complicity inside a provincial family into black comedy. The other two follow an older woman looking for love after another visa rejection and three women moving through a Manila where people can no longer dream. Quick facts Festival: Cinemalaya 22: Reel Reflections Dates: August 6...

Ayala Malls Cinemas brings the biggest independent film festival in the country closer to the audience as the 13th Cinemalaya Film Festival opens on August 5 -13 at Glorietta 4, Greenbelt 1, TriNoma, Fairview Terraces, U.P. Town Center, and now reaching Pampanga audiences at MarqueeMall. This year’s highly-anticipated Cinemalaya features an exciting lineup of nine full length feature films and twelve short films featuring talented and iconic actors in their most challenging roles yet such as Sharon Cuneta, Alfred Vargas, Jake Cuenca, Boots Anson-Roa, Yayo Aguila, Bembol Rocco, Gina Alajar, Angel Aquino, Niño Muhlach, Lou Veloso, Mon Confiado, and Ricky Davao along with up and coming talents to watch out for. Ayala Malls Cinemas, in partnership with the Cinemalaya Foundation, has been home for the last seven years to the cinematic, and highly creative works of new and veteran Filipino filmmakers. Wholly attuned to this year’s Cinemalaya theme “See the Big Picture”, Ayala Malls Ci...

Yesterday, in a span of approximately 10 hours, I was able to see 13 films. That's 2 documentaries, 10 shorts, and 1 full length film. #Cinemalaya #Cinemalaya2015 A day in CCP is always a day well spent. Catch the shorts if you still can! They're intense this year! A photo posted by @saulternative on Aug 8, 2015 at 8:55am PDT This was my schedule: 12:45 PM – MY REVOLUTIONARY MOTHER by Jethro Patalinghug (Documentary) and SAYAW by Cecilio Asuncion (Documentary) 3:30 PM – SHORTS B — LISYUN QNG GEOGRAFIA (Lessons of Geography) by Petersen Vargas; WAWA by Anj Macalanda; MATER by Annemikami Pablo; PUSONG BATO by Martika Ramirez Escobar; PAPETIR by Darwin Novicio 6:15 PM – SHORTS A – APASOL by Ryanne Murcia; GATILYO NG BARIL by Glenmark Doromal and Eero Yves Francisco; SANCTISSIMA by Kenneth Dagatan; KYEL by Arvin “Kadiboy” Belarmino; NENOK by Milo Tolentino 9:00 PM – BALUT COUNTRY by Paul Sta. Ana And these are the most memorable ones: 1. My Revolutionary Mother ...