Pelicula
Película (stylized as PELICULA>PELIKULA) is a Spanish film festival held in Manila every October by the Instituto Cervantes de Manila, in collaboration with the Embassy of Spain to the Philippines. Created in 2002, this event shows award-winning Spanish and Latin American films. Due to the Película's yearly success, the festival made big changes during its eighth season in 2009. The duration of the festival was lengthened, and the number of venues was increased from one to three venues to accommodate more films. The festival's venues include the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Greenbelt Cinemas, and the De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde School of Design and Arts. Aside from film screenings, supplementary cultural events were also organized based on the yearly theme of the festival. Photographic exhibits, cinema workshops, music and dance performances add color to the film festival. These events do not only showcase the classical and contemporary Spanish culture to the Filipinos, but they also create a bridge between the Filipino and Spanish cultures. Past events include Oscar F. Orengo's photographic exhibit of portraits of fort-four of the Philippines' greatest film directors, seminars on film directing by Max Lemcke and Oscar Cardenas, and performances by Spain's leading vertical dance company called B612, award-winning flamenco guitarist Oscar Herrero, and piano and violin duet named Duo Rivera, just to name a few. The Spanish Film Festival held annually in the Philippines each October showcases a diverse selection of contemporary Spanish and Latin American films, celebrating the richness of Spanish cinema and culture. The festival features a wide range of genres, from dramas and comedies to documentaries and short films, highlighting the work of prominent and emerging filmmakers from Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Each year, the festival offers audiences the chance to experience both critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, often including award-winning titles from prestigious festivals such as Cannes, San Sebastián, and Goya Awards. Popular films from past editions have included: The Película Choice Award, established in 2004, allows viewers to vote for their favorite film. Below is the list of films chosen as winners by the audience. 2004 Audience choice award En la ciudad sin límites (Antonio Hernández, 2003) 2005 Audience choice award Mar adentro (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) 2006 Audience choice award Elsa y Fred (Marcos Carnevale, 2005) 2007 Audience choice award La vida secreta de las palabras (Isabel Coixet, 2005) 2008 Audience choice award Fuera de carta (Nacho G. Velilla, 2008) 2009 Audience choice award La zona (Rodrigo Plá, 2007) 2010 Audience choice award El secreto de sus ojos (Juan José Campanella, 2009) 2011 Audience choice award También la lluvia (Icíar Bollaín, 2010) 2012 Audience choice award Un cuento chino (Sebastián Borensztein, 2011) 2013 Audience choice award Días de vinilo (Gabriel Nesci, 2012) 2014 Audience choice award La gran familia española (Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, 2013) 2015 Audience choice award Relatos salvajes (Damián Szifron, 2014) 2016 Audience choice award Truman (Cesc Gay, 2015) 2017 Audience choice award Al final del túnel (Rodrigo Grande, 2016) 2018 Audience choice award Campeones (Javier Fesser, 2018) 2019 Audience choice award El cuento de las comadrejas (Juan José Campanella, 2019) 2020 Audience choice award El cuadro (Andrés Sanz, 2019) 2021 Audience choice award Antonio Machado. Los días azules (Laura Hojman, 2020) 2022 Audience choice award El olvido que seremos (Fernando Trueba, 2020) 2023 Audience choice award As Bestas (Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022) 2024 Audience choice award Casa en flames (Dani de la Orden, 2024) Instituto Cervantes de Manila Facebook Page Official Website