SHOWBIZ KONEK
ni Maricris Valdez Nicasio
PANALONG-PANALO ang CinePanalo Film Festival ngayong taon dahil starstudded ang mga bida na tampok sa pelikulang kalahok ngayong 2025. Walong pelikula ang bibigyan ng P3-M grant ng Puregold at 24 student filmmakers ang makatatanggap naman ng P150K.
Ang tema ngayong taon ay, Mga Kwentong Panalo ng Buhay.
Kabilang naman sa mga pelikulang bibida sina JC Santos, KD Estrada, Alexa Ilacad, Jameson Blake, Allen Dizon, Enzo Osorio, Ruby Ruiz, Romnick Sarmenta, Therese Malvar, at Xander Nuda na mapanood sa Gateway Cineplex 18 mula March 14 hanggang March 25.
Tulad ng nakaraang CinePanalo Film Festival dagsa pa rin ang mga nagsumite ng kanilang entry para masama sa festival.
Ani Puregold Festival Director Chris Cahilig pagka-announce pa lamangna bukas na for submission ng scripts para sa student short films at full length films ay dumagsa na kaagad ang mga natanggap nila na halos doble noong nakaraang taon.
“Grabe ‘yung support. Ang CinePanalo ay patuloy na nag-level up. I can’t imagine coming from last year na parang we were experimenting lang. Hindi namin alam na ganito kabilis. Sa mga sumuporta sa amin nu’ng umpisa pa lang, we’re so happy. Salamat sa MTRCB, Gateway Cineplex 18, Mowelfund, Terminal Six, CMB Films, at MFP Rentals.”
“Pagkatapos ng isang matinding kompitensiya sa aplikasyon pa lamang, ang mga direktor na ito ay lumabas sa tuktok ng tambak. Alam namin na magbubunga sila ng mahusay, mahigpit na trabaho at hindi na kami makapaghintay na ibahagi ito sa manonood sa darating na pagdiriwang,”ani Ms. Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, senior marketing manager ng Puregold,
Nakatutuwang na-recognize rin sa iba’t ibang film festivals sa ibang bansa ang mga pelikulang nasali sa Puregold CinePanalo, ilan dito ay ang Tiil ni Lola ni Reutsche Colle Lima, na pinanood sa 2024 Asia-Pacific Youth Micro Movie Festival sa Hong Kong;
Road to Happy ni Joel Ferrer para sa non-competitive Children Showcase sa 2024 Jagran Film Festival; A Lab Story ni Carlo Obispo na nasama sa International Feature category sa 2024 Jagran Film Festival, 2024 Asian Film Festival Barcelona sa Spain mula October 24 hanggang November 3, at 2024 Brunei Film Blitz noong December 18 to 20; One Day League: Dead Mother, Dead All, ni Eugene Torres napanood sa 2024 Exposures Montreal Trans Film Festival; Smokey Journey ni Jenievive Adame, student short film na napanood sa Emirates Film Festival.
Kasama rin ang nanalong Best Picture noong nakaraang taon, ang Under a Piaya Moon na idinirehe ni Kurt Soberano, na napanood sa 2024 Festival International du Film Transsaharien de Zagora sa Morocco noong December 9-13; at ang pelikula ni direk Sigrid Andrea Bernardo, ang Pushcart Tales na may international premiere and compete sa Fantasporto International Film Festival sa Portugal.
Ngayong taon, kasama sa mga nakatanggap ng P3-M grant para sa mga full-length movie ay ang Sepak Takraw ni Mes de Guzman tampok sina Enzo Osorio, Nicollo Castillo, Ruby Ruiz,at Acey Aguilar; Olsen’s Day, ni JP Habac tampok sina Khalil Ramos, Romnick Sarmenta, at Xander Nuda; Tigkiliwi ni Tara Illenberger tampok sina Ruby Ruiz, Gabby Padilla, at Julian Paul Larroder; Journeyman nina Christian Paolo Lat at Dominic Lat, tampok sina JC Santos at Jasmine Curtis-Smith; Salum ni TM Malones tampok sina Allen Dizon at Christine Mary Dimaisip; Co-Love ni Jill Singson Urdaneta tampok sina KD Estrada, Alexa Ilacad, Kira Balinger, at Jameson Blake; Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea, (documentary), ni Baby Ruth Villarama; at Fleeting ni Catsi Catalan tampok sina RK Bagatsing at Janella Salvador.
Ang student short films naman ay ang kinabibilangan ng: Dan, En Pointe,” directed by Adelbert Abrigonda ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Cancer Din Ang Zodiac Sign Mo?, directed by Allan Balance Jr. ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Dito, Dati, directed by Angel Allizon Cruz ng University of Santo Tomas; Sine-Sine, directed by Roniño Dolim ng University of Eastern Philippines; 1, 2, Strike!!!, directed by Kenneth Flores ng Far Eastern University; Sa Susunod Sisikat si Susan,” directed by Austine Fresnido ng FAITH Colleges; Champ Green, directed by Clyde Cuizon Gamale ng University of the Philippines; Nanay’s Frankenstein, directed by Bjorn M. Herrera ng Central Philippine University; Mother at Sixty, directed by Maria Eleanor Javier ng University of the Philippines Visayas; Sisenta!, directed by Mae Malaya, produced by Ivan Gentolizo ng University of the Philippines;
Kasama rin ang SamPie, directed by Ira Corinne Esquerra Malit ng University of Caloocan City; Taympers, directed by Naiah Nicole Mendoza ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Uwian, directed by Vhan Marco Molacruz ng Colegio de San Juan de Letran; Let’s Go Somewhere Else, directed by Jadrien Morales ng University of the Philippines; Papunta Ka Pa Lang, Naka-Bounce Na Ako, directed by Regene Narciso ng Dalubhasaan ng Lunsod ng San Pablo; Checkmate, directed by Alexie Nicole Pardo ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Daeaura, directed by Kieth Earl B. Rebaño ng University of the Philippines Visayas; Japan Surplus, directed by John Lester Rimorin ng University of the Philippines; G!, directed by Jose Andy Sales ng University of San Carlos; Our One and Only Bab(o)y, directed by Mark Joseph Sanchez ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Si Nadia at ang Kanyang mga Kuro-Kuro, directed by Aubrey Soriano ng Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Sa Pagbunga, directed by Jasper Tan ng Far Eastern University; Daog, Pildi, directed by Johannes Tejero ng University of San Carlos; at Dela Cruz, Juan P, directed by Sean Rafael Verdejo ng National University Laguna