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Josh Mercado

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752819736386combo-3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><br/></div><p>The top picks from the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival will be screened at Puregold&#x27;s upcoming &quot;Choice Cuts: Panalong Film Festival Rewatch&quot; at the University of the Philippines Film Institute (UPFI) from July 30 to August 1, as well as August 6, 7, and 9.</p><p>The forthcoming event will feature eight full-length films and 10 student shorts, making it ideal for those looking to experience the original, proudly Filipino stories of Puregold CinePanalo.</p><p>“As we gear up for next year’s festival, we give another window for Puregold CinePanalo films,” said Puregold senior marketing manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad. “Good films are meant to be seen, and we want to give these alumni films the spotlight they deserve.”</p><p>Choice Cuts&#x27; highlights include Kurt Soberano&#x27;s “Under a Piaya Moon,” which won Pinakapanalong Pelikula (Best Picture) at the 2024 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, and “Puschart Tales,” whose director Sigrid Bernardo won Panalong Direktor (Best Director) at the same event. </p><p>Eugene Torres&#x27; “One Day League: Dead Mother, Dead All,” Carlo Obispo&#x27;s “A Lab Story,” Raynier Brizuela&#x27;s “Boys at the Back,” Catsi Catalan&#x27;s “Fleeting,” Joel Ferrer&#x27;s “Road to Happy,” and Mes de Guzman&#x27;s “Sepak Takraw” are among the other full-length films that have been announced.</p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752819879826combo-4.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Meanwhile, the student short films that will be shown include Rafaela Abucejo&#x27;s &quot;Saan Ako Pinaglihi?,” Alexa Moneii Agaloos&#x27; &quot;Ka Benjie,&quot; Reutsche Colle Lima&#x27;s &quot;Tiil ni Lola,&quot; and Marian Joyce Tiongzon&#x27;s &quot;May Kulay Rosas ba sa Bahaghari?,” Kent Michael Cadungog&#x27;s &quot;Text FIND DAD to 2366,&quot; and Joshua Andrey Doce&#x27;s &quot;I am Mutya and I Thank You!,” Mark Terence Molave&#x27;s &quot;Paano Po Gumawa ng College?,” Joanah Pearl Demonteverde&#x27;s &quot;Kang Pagpuli Ko,&quot; Alexandra Lapid&#x27;s &quot;Queng Apag,&quot; and Doxford Perlas&#x27; &quot;Naduea Eoman si Brownie.&quot;</p><p>Puregold CinePanalo Choice Cuts covers a wide range of topics, including indigenous culture, LGBTQ rights, mental health, and language preservation in the Philippines. The films also encompass a wide range of genres, including family dramas, coming-of-age stories, and romantic pictures.</p><p>Choice Cuts is also a collaboration between the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival and EdukSine Studios, a DOST-funded social venture that promotes independent filmmaking.</p><p>“We have a lot of gratitude towards EdukSine Studios and the UPFI for partnering with us for Choice Cuts,” Hayagan-Piedad said.</p><p>“Our goal with the CinePanalo has always been to further the development of Filipino filmmaking, and give underrepresented voices a platform. We’re so excited to be able to do it with two esteemed institutions that have the same purpose,” she added.</p><p>Those interested in attending the Film Festival Rewatch must first sign up and register using the online form. Audience members can purchase tickets to the event for P200 per full-length film or collection of short films. Due to strong demand, audience members are recommended to book their tickets in advance. </p><p>Screenings of Choice Cuts will begin at 11:30 a.m., with further screenings at 2  p.m., 4 p.m., and 5:30.m p. The UPFI Videotheque will host each screening, with the exception of the 4 p.m. screening, which will take place at the Cine Adarna Theatre.</p>

<p>The upcoming Choice Cuts: Panalong Film Festival Rewatch event at the UP Film Institute will feature eight full-length films and ten student shorts, making it ideal for those looking to experience the original Filipino stories of Puregold CinePanalo.</p>

The upcoming Choice Cuts: Panalong Film Festival Rewatch event at the UP Film Institute will feature eight full-length films and ten student shorts, making it ideal for those looking to experience the original Filipino stories of Puregold CinePanalo.

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Top picks from CinePanalo to screen at UP Film Institute

Josh Mercado

Published Jul 18, 2025 02:28 PM PHT

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