The Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival continues to sail on its 16th year with a digital edition slated to run from 07 to 16 August 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's biggest independent film festival will now be streamed on Vimeo
Vying for the Best Film award are 10 short films selected out of 244 entries submitted this year. Premiering on 7 August, the films will be available on Vimeo throughout the two-week festival and can be streamed afterwards on iWant and globally on TFC (for viewers abroad).
Premium bundle on Vimeo costs 7.00 USD and available for 1-week streaming only. This includes more than 20 films of the short film exhibition category, 10 short films of the main competition, four (4) full-length independent feature films for this year's Indie Nation section menu, two (2) full-length documentaries selected by award-winning director and screenwriter Clodualdo del Mundo, and eight (8) past acclaimed Cinemalaya films (shorts and full length).
Other content to be included in the coming days of the festival include three (3) new short films, tribute films to the late Peque Gallaga and premier Filipina actress Anita Linda, six (6) acclaimed Asian short films, and a lot more.
10 SHORT FILMS IN MAIN COMPETITION
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