Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival Students Shorts jury ipinakilala na; Entries sa Full Length Films may poster reveal pa

ni GLEN P. SIBONGA

IPINAKILALA na ang mga bumubuo sa jury ng Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival Students Shorts Category para sa taong ito.

Sa social media ng Puregold CinePanalo at ng Festival Director na si Chris Cahilig ay makikita ang larawan ng mga kilala at pinagpipitagang personalidad na bumubuo sa jury.

Ayon sa Facebook post:
'The films are in, and so the competition is on!

"Introducing the jury facing the monumental task of determining the winning entrants for this year's Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival Student Shorts Category.

"From left to right:
Philbert Dy — Film Critic
Raymond Red — Director
Wanggo Gallaga — Screenwriter
Ivy Hayagan-Piedad — Festival Chair
Chris Cahilig — Festival Director
Sonny Bautista — Representative, Republic Creative Creations Inc.

"Bringing together respected voices from Philippine cinema, this distinguished panel has the exciting—and challenging—task of choosing the student films that will take home this year’s honors.

'A new generation of Filipino filmmakers is ready to make its mark. Let the judging begin!"

Narito naman ang kumpletong listahan ng mga kalahok na Shorts Films na gawa ng mga estudyante mula sa iba't ibang lugar sa Pilipinas.

SET A
"Starfish"
"Kun Hain? Bisan Diin."
"Kanibal"
"Sa Mga Nagdaan at Lumipas"
"Limlim"

SET B
"Alumahan"
"When Heaven Inched Towards Earth"
"No Mad is An Island"
"Tingi"
"Ang Huling Banlaw ni Susan"

SET C
"Pulis Dunggab"
"The Sound of K"
"Nakabinbin"
"Nang Matakasan ang Tagay"

SET D
"Teks Battle: Shoot Pati Pato!"
"Kapag Tapos na ang Umpukan"
"12 Shots"
"Bumtak Sara ti Nuangen"
"Miss Intrams"

Samantala, nag-poster reveal na rin ang mga inaabangang kalahok sa full-length films ng Puregold CinePanalo 2026 na kinabibilangan ng:

1. "MULTWOH (Patay Na Patay Sa 'Yo)"

Director:
Rodina Singh

Starring:
Sassa Gurl 
Joao Constancia

When a college queer dies suddenly in their dorm, they return as a ghost — not to seek revenge, but to say the one thing they never found the courage to say in life: "I love you." A haunting, hilarious, and tender story about fear, desire, and the kind of love that refuses to die.

2. “Mono No Aware”

Director: 
BC Amparado

Starring: 
Juan Karlos
Perry Dizon
Momoko Kobayashi

In Japan's quiet apartments, a Filipino kodokushi cleaner meets an elderly widower who asks him for one final favor before he dies. What begins as a promise becomes a quiet story of grief, family, and accepting life's impermanence.

3. “Wantawsan”

Director: 
Joseph Abello

Starring:
Joross Gamboa
Zion Cruz 
Rita Daniela
Alwyn Uytingco

A poor father receives cash from the newly elected mayor he supported, but when he sets out to buy food for his son’s birthday later that day, he’s thrust into a comical adventure that tests his values and wit.

4. “Apol Of My Ai”

Director:
Thop Nazareno

Starring:
Zanjoe Marudo
Rochelle Pangilinan
Zion Cruz

Bata lang si Apol pero binata na ang tingin niya sa kaniyang sarili. Masusubok ang kaniyang pagbibinata nang ma-inlove siya sa kaniyang choir teacher, at nang gumawa ang kaniyang tatay Poli ng isang desisyon na maglalayo sa kanilang loob. Kaya ba silang hilumin at muling paglapitin ng musika?

5. “Stuck on You”

Director: 
Mikko Baldoza

Starring: 
River Joseph
Xyriel Manabat

A heartbroken MANICURISTA accidentally takes a hitman's job, landing her in a deadly conspiracy where she must choose between saving her family or killing the man of her dreams.

6. “Patay Gutom"

Directors: 
Carl Joseph E. Papa
Ian Pangilinan

Starring: 
Khalil Ramos
Ian Pangilinan
Agot Isidro
Cris Villanueva

The story follows a grumpy shut-in whose third eye is accidentally opened after eating an offering meant for a charming but lonely ghost. Now bound together, they discover family secrets, shared heartaches and a love that blurs the line between life and afterlife.

7. “Beast”

Director:
Lawrence Fajardo

Starring:
John Arcilla 
Ruslan Jacob 
Candy Pangilinan

After a final harvest forced upon him by the landlord, an old farmer and his loyal carabao embark on a magical road trip to Manila, chasing the ghost of a niece the years stole from him.

Ang Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival 2026 ay magsisimula sa September 23 hanggang sa October 4, 2026 at mapapanood sa sumusunod na mga sinehan - Gateway Cineplex 18, Trinoma, Fairview Terraces, Ayala Malls Feliz, Ayala Malls Circuit, Ayala Malls Manila Bay, at Market! Market!