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20th Cinemalaya 2024 lineup
By Cynthia Montojo
The 20th Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival runs from August 2 to 11,2024.
Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival is marking its 20th edition this 2024 with strong lineup of entries touching on various stories about Filipinos.
With Cultural Center of the Philippines main building, Cinemalaya’s longtime home, still under renovation, this year’s film festival will plant its home base in Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque as opposed to last year’s main venue, Philippine International Convention Center.
Opening the festival is Sheron Dayoc’s “The Gospel of the Beast,” nominated for Best Picture in two different international film festivals, winning in Bali. Closing film, meanwhile, will be restored version of Lino Brocka’s “Bona,” recently ran at the Cannes Film Festival.
Total of 200 titles will be running at Cinemalaya 2024, including 10 feature films, 10 short films, and 10 Philippine premieres out of main competition.
Among the latter are Joel Lamangan’s “Lola Magdalena” and “Ghostlight” starring Dolly de Leon, had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
Probably most anticipated of the feature-length films is Kip Oebanda’s “Balota” which he called “unfortunate sequel” to his Cinemalaya 2018 entry “Liway” starring Marian Rivera, Donna Cariaga, and Sassa Gurl.
Making grand return to festival is Lawrence Fajardo with “The Hearing” starring Mylene Dizon, Ruby Ruiz, and Ina Feleo.
Real-life couple Jane Oineza and RK Bagatsing star in Jonathan Jurilla’s alternative romantic-comedy “Love Child” about parents of autistic child.
Jaime Pecana II makes his feature directorial debut in Japan-set “Kono Basho” starring Gabby Padilla and Arisa Nakano, latter recently starring in Oscar-nominated film “Perfect Days.”
Also making their feature directorial debut are Richard Salvadico and Arlie Sumagaysay in “Tumandok,” features no professional actors, and all proceeds from its screenings will go to Ati community who are central figures of film.
Sole documentary in competition is “Alipato at Muog” by JL Burgos who began shooting back in 2007 two days after his brother Jonas was abducted.
Remaining entries are BC Amparado’s “Gulay Lang, Manong” starring Cedrick Juan, Sarge Lacuesta’s “An Errand” starring Sid Lucero, Joshua Medroso’s “Kantil,” and Julius Lumiqued’s “The Wedding Dance.”
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