Cinemalaya Offers Free 2016 Movies

For better understandingand appreciation of local quality movies, especially indie films, Cinemalaya this year is offering a bounty of free movies to audiences during the 12th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival on Aug. 5 to 14 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

Leading the list of freebies during the event is the opening ceremony of Cinemalaya on Aug. 5 at 6 p.m., to be followed by the Gala Premiere of 1-2-3 by Carlo Obispo at the CCP Main Theater.

Such Japanese films as Ken and Kazu by Hiroshi Shoji and August in Tokyo by Ryutaro Nakagawa will be featured in the Visions of Asia section of the Cinemalaya Festival under the partnership of Cinemalaya and the Eiga Sai Japanese Film Festivals.

Ken and Kazu will open the festival’s Visions of Asia section on Aug. 6 at 6:15 p.m. at the CCP Little Theater and will be screened again on Aug. 10 at 3:30 p.m. at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute.

August in Tokyo will be shown on Aug. 9 at 6:15 p.m. and Aug. 12 at 3:30 p.m. at the Tanghalang Huseng Batute for free.

Admission is likewise free for the film screenings of the 17-minute short film by Lav Diaz, Ang Araw Bago ang Wakas, on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at 10:40 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde; film finalists of the Ika-28 Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video and Competition, considered the longest-running independent film competition in Asia, on Aug. 6 to 9 at the CCP Tanghalang Manuel Conde (Dream Theater); the Cinemalaya Institute Showcase of short features produced by the institute’s basic filmmaking class; and the festival closing film Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli by Gil M. Portes on Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. at the CCP Main Theater.

Meanwhile, the Green Carpet Screening section of Cinemalaya, featuring Lakbay2Love by Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil, will be offered on a Pay-What-You-Can scheme.

With a suggested donation of Php50, audiences will get a chance to win a brand new bicycle. The Green Carpet Screening is set on Aug. 13, 7 p.m. at the CCP Front Lawn.

Finally, the public is invited to attend the Cinemalaya Awards Night on Aug. 14, 7 p.m. at the CCP Main Theater.

Cinemalaya is a project of the Cinemalaya Foundation, the Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with Ayala Malls Cinemas.

Established in 2005, Cinemalaya is an all-digital film festival and competition that aims to discover, encourage and honor cinematic works of Filipino filmmakers.

Cinemalaya will also be held in Ayala Theaters in Greenbelt 3 and Glorietta, Makati; Fairview Terraces, TriNoma and UP Town Center, Quezon City; and Solenad, Nuvali in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

In Cebu, Cinemalaya will be held at the Ayala Center Cebu on Aug. 9 to 14.

To date, Cinemalaya has supported and promoted the production of 127 full feature independent films and 106 short films.

Many of these films have won awards in local and international competitions and festivals.

Through the annual festival, Cinemalaya has showcased more than 1,000 works by independent filmmakers, including full-feature films, shorts, documentaries, Filipino film classics, and art films.

For more information about Cinemalaya, visit www.cinemalaya.org, www.culturalcenter.gov.ph and the Cinemalaya Facebook page or CCP Media Arts Office at telephone number 832-1125 local 1704-1705 and the CCP Box Office at 832-3704. (PNA) RMA//CVL/LOR