Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival
cinemalaya officially cinemalaya philippine independent film festival film festival philippine held annually month august traditionally cultural center philippine complex recent year festival screening also extend various cinema aim development promotion filipino independent film film festival organized cinemalaya foundation inc support cultural center philippine econolink investment inc year festival provides seed investment independent filmmaker become finalist festival fulllength category beginning seed grant amounted ₱ u per film increased ₱ u film development council philippine fdcp matched amount bringing total ₱ u finalist short film category received total ₱ u finished film finalist chosen hundred submission philippine film debut festival along various outofcompetition work organizing committee headed veteran filipino director actress laurice guillen oversees production film festival festival held august august philippine international convention center select mall cinema cinemalaya philippine independent film festival film competition festival support filipino filmmaker year ten new filmmaker given seed grant order create film film along ten short film short feature category featured film festival cultural center philippine ccp every august compete balanghai award array exhibition film also shown ccp addition screening festival includes variety filmrelated event book launch talkbacks filmmaker cinemalaya conversation student aspiring filmmaker talk special guest filmmaking production also integral part festival cinemalaya campus conference look aspect independent filmmaking distribution festival separated fulllength entry two separate competition director showcase new breed section five featurefilm entry competed director showcase presented veteran film director country ten featurefilm entry competed new breed section presented firsttime young filmmaker short film section also ten competing entry award ceremony cinemalaya foundation announced th edition would two competition main competition full length feature short film feature official website