Bringing the nation’s largest independent film festival closer to cinephiles and a wider audience—the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Cinemalaya Foundation have partnered with Ayala Malls Cinemas and SM Cinema to present special screenings of the Cinemalaya 18 competition films from August 10 to August 16, 2022.

Glorietta, TriNoma, Manila Bay, Capitol Central Bacolod, and CDO Centrio comprise the Ayala Malls Cinemas.  Megamall, SM City Baguio, SM City Clark, SM City Dasmariñas, and SM City Legazpi, on the other hand, comprise the theater chain under SM Cinema.

With this year’s theme “Breaking Through The Noise”, the 2022 Cinemalaya offers a diverse lineup in both the full-length and short film categories.

The 11 full-length films include: Angkas (The Backride) by Rainerio C. Yamson II; Bakit ‘Di Mo Sabihin? (Tell Her) by Real S. Florido; Batsoy by Ronald Espinosa Batallones; Blue Room by Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan; Bula sa Langit (Trigger) by Sheenly Gener; Ginhawa (Solace) by Christian Paolo Lat; Kaluskos (Rustles) by Roman S. Perez, Jr.; Kargo (Cargo) by TM Malones; Retirada (The Retiree) by Milo Alto Paz and Cynthia Cruz-Paz; The Baseball Player by Carlo Obispo; and 12 Weeks by Anna Isabelle Matutina.

Meanwhile, 12 entries of short films are split into two sets. Shorts A consists of six films: Roundtrip to Happiness by Claudia Fernando; Mata Kang Busay (Vision of The Falls) by Niño B. Maldecir, Ampangabagat Nin Talakba Ha Likol (It’s Raining Frogs Outside) by Maria Estela Paiso, Kwits (Quits) by Raz de la Torre, Mga Handum Nga Nasulat sa Baras (The Dreams That Are Written On The Sand) by Arlie Sweet Sumagsay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico, and City of Flowers by Xeph Suarez. 

Shorts B, on the other hand, is composed of: Si Oddie by Maria Kydlee Torato, Duwa-Duwa (The Play) by Nena Jane Achacoso, Distance by Dexter Paul De Jesus, Dikit by Gabriela Serrano, See You, George! by Mark Moneda, and Black Rainbow by Zig Dulay.

Additionally, screenings on August 10, 2022 will be followed by talkbacks for films Ginhawa and Kargo at Megamall and Glorietta, respectively.  The talkback for Retirada is set to take place at TriNoma on August 11, 2022.  The Cinemalaya Talkback Sessions are designed for audience members to interact with the filmmakers, cast, creative and production teams face-to-face by giving their feedback on the film or asking questions about it.

For more information, visit the CCP (www.culturalcenter.gov.ph) and Cinemalaya (https://cinemalaya.org/) websites.  Follow the official CCP and Cinemalaya social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for latest updates.  For ticket inquiries, you may call the CCP Box Office at 8832-3704 or SM tickets 8470-2222.