Ten original short films have been selected for the inaugural Panorama Shorts Section of the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, with all ten primed for showing on the big screen this September.
The new section was created to discover completed short films from around the country, thereby providing selected filmmakers with a significant theatrical platform as part of the annual film festival.
“The Puregold CinePanalo has proven to be an important platform for local filmmakers who may now bring their work to a passionate and discerning audience,” said Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold CinePanalo’s festival chair. “Through the Panorama Shorts Section, we have found ten recently completed gems and will premiere them on the big screen.”
Selected for the first Panorama Shorts Section are:
“Alien Girl!” — Juliana Skye Q. Estaris
“Aninaw” — Arthur Benedict Dugan Eustaquio
“Gatecrashers” — Mark Francis Daniel T. Vicente
“Lip Skimming” — Gian Arre
“Narito Ako: A Digital Afterlife” — Miguel Lorenzo Peralta
“pansamantagalan” — Jiean Lanz Llave
“PINAGKAISAHAN” — Angela Jed Silvestre-Placino
“Plop” — Angela Isabelle Colada
“The Other Side of Reality” — Zig Dulay
“Unti-unti” — Genevieve Gallaga
The ten films were chosen from submissions received from filmmakers across the Philippines. Unlike the festival’s student shorts competition, Panorama Shorts focuses on recently completed works that have not yet been screened in the country, giving them an opportunity to reach audiences through a theatrical premiere.
The lineup brings together emerging and established filmmakers and reflects the range of work currently being produced in the Philippine independent film scene.
Through Panorama Shorts, Puregold CinePanalo is expanding its platform beyond films developed specifically for the festival and opening its screens to independently produced works seeking a wider audience.
The ten Panorama Shorts will be shown throughout the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival from September 23 to October 4, 2026, with exclusive screenings at Gateway Cineplex 18.
Tickets are priced at ₱250 for regular admission and ₱200 for discounted admission. PWDs, senior citizens, students, national athletes, and Aling Puring and Perks cardholders qualify for the discounted rate.
A ₱2,000 festival pass will also be available for moviegoers who want to watch the festival’s full-length films and student shorts. The pass may be purchased at Gateway Cineplex 18 beginning September 22 and at Trinoma, Fairview Terraces, Ayala Malls Feliz, Ayala Malls Circuit, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, and Market! Market! beginning September 23.
The addition of Panorama Shorts bolsters Puregold CinePanalo’s efforts to provide Filipino filmmakers with theatrical exhibition opportunities and bring more original local stories to movie audiences.