The Complete Selection of Films for the CineKasimanwa Announced

One of the most anticipated film festivals in the country is now on its third year and will open with three short films and with the four trailers of the Philippines' first regional Film Grants Program. CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival, with this year's theme "Lokal is International". A couple of days ago, the opening films were announced. Now, we have the full list of all the films joining the CineKasimanwa. And without a doubt, it stands as THE regional film festival with the most number of participating films, with a number reaching a hundred.[hit the jump to continue]

The CineKasimanwa 2015 Opening Films Announced

The CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Season is almost here! From December 8 to 14, 2015 go visit the venues The FDCP Cinematheque, the UPV Cinematheque, and SM City Iloilo Cinema, because we will be celebrating Western Visayas and its cinema scene. The three opening films have just been announced today. They are namely: "TNT" by Roberto Reyes Ang,  "Kagat" by Fatima Mae Villarta, and "One Week Earlier"by Allyn May Canja and Eric Barbosa Jr. [hit the jump for the official announcement]

Upcoming Philippine Releases: November to December 2015 & January 2016

December is just around the corner, and we have major cinema events coming up; there's the inevitable Metro Manila Film Festival which annually runs from Christmas week till the end of the year; and the bigger event which is the CineKasimanwa: Western Visayas Film Festival which will be held from December 8 to 14, 2015. But aside from these two big events, I'm sure many of you may want to find out what's slated for release from Late November till Early January. Well, we got updates for you to check out... [hit the jump to continue]

CineKasimanwa Press Con and Plans for CineKasimanwa 2015

Dec. 5, 2014 --- The storm (plus two other press conferences) prevented many from attending the CineKasimanwa 2 press conference but a few of our good and supportive friends from the Iloilo Media came to show us their love. Festival director and programmer, Elvert Bañares; UPV Cinematheque OIC, Prof. Alfredo Diaz; Iloilo Cinematheque's Daniella Caro Barbosa; and, filmmakers Joebert Casas & Reymundo Salao were part of the press con panel. Filmmaker TM Malones covered the proceedings. Our huge thank you to the Iloilo Media! [hit the jump to continue, on to plans for 2015]