ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, REVIEWS
Puregold CinePanalo hit “Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa’yo),” starring Sassa Gurl, expands to 13 Ayala Cinemas nationwide starting Oct 21. Director Rodina Singh’s award-winning queer film returns due to massive public demand following sold-out runs.
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.
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.
IM Rentals, a premier provider of professional filmmaking equipment, has officially partnered with the upcoming 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival. This exciting collaboration is set to foster the dreams of every participating student filmmaker. As a valued partner, IM Rentals is committed to empowering these talents by sponsoring workshops and providing PHP100,000 worth of equipment rentals and studio space.
The official poster for “Fleeting,” an official entry in the second iteration of the highly anticipated Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, was unveiled at Gateway Cineplex, Araneta City, on February 28, with the film’s lead stars Janella Salvador and RK Bagatsing in attendance.
CMB Film Services, Inc., a widely recognized provider of cutting-edge lighting and camera equipment in the Philippine film and television industry, has partnered with Puregold CinePanalo in granting PhP 1,000,000 worth of equipment rental to the eight (8) selected film projects for the 2025 iteration of the festival.
After an arduous screening process, eight panalo finalists emerged victorious, earning a three million peso (PHP3,000,000.00) production grant and the chance to showcase their masterpieces at the 2025 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival.
Each of the eight films, together with the 25 student short films, will be screened at the 2025 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, which is set to run in Gateway Cinemas from March 14 to 25, 2025.