Following the recently concluded Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival, the CinePanalo Film Festival is carrying forward what its festival director described as a growing movement to support Philippine cinema. CinePanalo festival director Chris Cahilig said the presence of several film festivals has created a sense of momentum for the local movie industry. “Cinemalaya, CinePanalo, and other festivals are part of this big movement to help Filipino filmmakers. May pressure in a sense na gusto mo sumabay para sabay-sabay kayo sa agos na ito. Maganda ang lineup ng Cinemalaya, ganoon din naman sa amin,” Cahilig told Inquirer Entertainment. This year’s lineup was […]...

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