This year’s edition of the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival will still exclude the competition category for full-length features as a result of the pandemic. It will, however, have 13 shorts battle it out for the best film award.
Instead of having a three-week run online, the annual indie fete will be held for four weeks, from Aug. 6 to Sept. 6, and will be streaming on ktx.ph. However, Cinemalaya will have a “hybrid setup” this year, meaning it will attempt to do live streaming in one of the outdoor venues of its former home, the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City.
Cinemalaya officials made these announcements on Wednesday afternoon during a virtua…
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