The 5th annual Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival officially opened last Friday, July 17, and will last until July 26 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

The latest entries for the Cinema One Originals' digital film fest have been included in the programming of Cinemalaya as exhibition films. These are Dose, Yanggaw, UPCAT, Alon, Kolorete, MotorCycle, Confessional, and Imburnal.

Dubbed this year to be Cinemalaya Cinco, this is the 5th year of Cinemalaya which boasts of a bevy of great independent films for competition as well as exhibition.


Under the LGBT Specials, Dose will be screened on July 21, Tuesday, at 9:00pm at the CCP Silangan Hall. Other Cinema One Originals movies' schedules are as follows:

Yanggaw by director Richard Somes, starring Ronnie Lazaro, Joel Torre and Tetchie Agbayani will be on on July 21, Tuesday at 6:15 pm at Tanghalang Manuel Conde or popularly known as CCP's Dream Theater.

UPCAT, directed by Roman Carlo Olivares, starring Felix Roco, Yas Neri, Bembol Roco and Mark Gil is on July 22, Wednesday at 3:30 pm at Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

Alon of director Ron Brant and starring Mark Gil, Eula Valdez and Cinema One Originals Best Actress Charee Pineda is on July 22, Wednesday at 6:15 pm at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

Kolorete by director Ruello Lozendo is on July 23, Thursday at 3:30 pm at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

MotorCycle of director Jon Red and Karlo de Guzman starring Jason Abalos and Nonie Buencamino is on July 23, Thursday, 6:15 pm at Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

Confessional of director Jerrold Tarog will be on July 24, Friday at 3:30 pm at the Tanghalang Manuel Conde.

Imburnal to be presented with new subtitles by director Sherad Anthony Sanchez on July 24, Friday at 6:15 pm.


Cinema One is in its 15th year of leadership in Philippine movie cable viewing.