‘Apol of My Ai’ brings kundiman to the hearts of a new generation
At the heart of “Apol of My Ai,” one of seven full-length films competing in the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, is a story about first love, family and growing up.
Philippine cinema’s brightest unveil latest works at Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2026 media conference
The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2026 recently presented the 26 participating original films and their extraordinarily talented makers at a lively media conference held at Quantum Skyview in Gateway Mall 2, Araneta City.
Ayala Malls Cinemas to Bring More Eyes to 2026 CinePanalo Film Festival
Puregold CinePanalo has partnered with Ayala Malls Cinemas to screen its 2026 festival lineup—7 full-length films and 20 student shorts—across 6 Metro Manila locations, expanding the reach of local independent cinema and Filipino storytellers.
CMB Film Services to offer higher rental grants than ever to Puregold CinePanalo filmmakers
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.
Post-prod house Terminal Six to Assist Puregold CinePanalo Filmmakers
Puregold CinePanalo is partnering with post-production house Terminal Six Post to award post-production grants to the seven full-length feature films making their debut at the 2026 CinePanalo Film Festival. Each film will receive a Terminal Six Post voucher worth PHP100,000, which can be applied toward a range of post-production services, helping filmmakers elevate their final outputs for theatrical exhibition.
Puregold CinePanalo announces top 20 Student Shorts finalists for 2026 festival run
Puregold CinePanalo, currently on its third iteration, has unveiled the top 20 student short films culled from an impressive pool of 267 submissions nationwide. Chosen from an initial top 53 shortlist, the select entries were crafted by the Philippines’ most promising student filmmakers who are poised to shape the future of Philippine cinema.
Stage Post elevates audio craft and excellence in Filipino cinema through Puregold CinePanalo 2026 partnership
As Puregold CinePanalo continues to endeavor producing world-class Filipino films in its third run, the film festival announced its collaboration with audio post house Stage Post Audio and Music Productions Inc., to help bring a unified approach to the audio quality of this year’s entries.
Puregold CinePanalo student shorts winners to receive full scholarships, tuition discounts from APFI
In a recently forged partnership, the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival and the Asia Pacific Film Institute committed to providing full scholarship grants and tuition discounts for winners and participants in the Festival’s Student Shorts Category. These benefits are on top of the Festival’s creative grant of PHP200,000 per Student Short.
Promising catalysts and icons make up Puregold CinePanalo 2026 Top 15 full-length films
Puregold CinePanalo 2026 has released their official Top 15 shortlist for the festival’s full-length category. The select entries come from the country’s most driven directors who range from emerging voices in the field to eminent visionaries of the industry. The diversity and quality of the line-up assure cineastes that this will be the most competitive and exciting year of the Puregold CinePanalo yet.
Puregold CinePanalo 2026 shortlists 33 out of 203 full-length entries
The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival has announced the 33 shortlisted full-length films from 203 entries submitted by emerging, established, and even iconic local filmmakers.