Making a feature film just got a lot easier for this year’s Puregold CinePanalo filmmakers. CMB Film Services is officially back on board as a festival partner, and they are bringing a massive budget boost with them by raising their equipment rental grants to a cool PHP 1.25 million per project—marking a PHP 250,000 bump from last year.
This financial upgrade opens the doors to CMB’s world-class arsenal of high-end cameras, specialty lenses, lights, and grip gear. Rather than navigating the gear list alone, directors will work hand-in-hand with representatives from both CMB and CinePanalo to strategically handpick the most suitable tools for their specific production needs.
Jim Baltazar, President of CMB Film Services, spoke on the importance of the company’s partnership with the PuregoldCinePanalo. “For the past two years, the Puregold CinePanalohas been a major catalyst in the production of top tier, internationally acclaimed films made right here in the Philippines,” said Baltazar. “At CMB, we seek to empower the filmmakers of the Puregold CinePanalo by providing financial support and access to our world class equipment offerings. This will ensure the Puregold CinePanalo line up continues to raise the standard of excellence in both the local and international cinematic community.”
Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold senior marketing manager and festival chair, echoed these sentiments. “We strive to make this upcoming Puregold CinePanalo the biggest and most notable year in the festival’s history,” said Hayagan-Piedad. “Together with CMB, we have provided our filmmakers the grandest opportunity to realize their dream projects. Higher production grants, higher rental grants, full creative freedom, all these things together makes the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo a landmark occasion for culture and local cinema.”
The official line up for the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo’s full-length category includes Joseph Abello’s Wantawsan, BC Amparado’s Mono No Aware, Thop Nazareno’s Apol of my Ai, Carl Papa and Ian Pangilinan’s Patay Gutom (Dead Hungry), Lawrence Fajardo’s Beast, Mikko Baldoza’s Stuck on You, and Rodina Singh’s Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa’yo).
The films will be screened in 2026 at the Gateway Cineplex 18 as well as select Ayala Cinemas.
For further inquiries, applicants may email thesecretariat@cinepanalo.com or message its official Facebook page at facebook.com/puregoldcinepanalo.