Erich Gonzales and Enchong Dee are cast as the lead stars of Paano Ko Sasabihin (How Do I Say This). This is a romantic comedy about two souls entangled in a loop of lies, both of them hoping that true love will straighten everything out. 

Richard Legaspi, the writer and director of Paano Ko Sasabihin, revealed that he got the idea for the movie because of his childhood memories of seeing people use sign language. He says that he  lived near a school for the deaf on the border of Santolan, Malabon and Malinta, Valenzuela.

Enchong Dee's character in Paano Ko Sasabihin knows sign language since he teaches this in the school where he works. Meanwhile, Erich's character knows how sign language because of her deaf-mute brother.  What will happen to their love story since they are both pretending to be deaf so as not to disappoint each other?

This year, Cinema One and Creative Programs Inc. (CPI) selected five finalists from over a hundred scripts and gave them a grant of P1 million. 2009 also marks the 15th anniversary of Cinema One cable channel.

Rosanna Roces is the mysterious landlady named Aling Saleng in Wanted: Border. She enjoys seeing death so she turns her tenants into dishes that she serves in her own eatery.

According to Rosanna Roces, she spent about two weeks in Iloilo to shoot the film Wanted: Border. She also studied Hiligaynon for this film, which is directed by Ray Gibraltar.

Rio Locsin is cast as the mother of Baning, the lead star in the youth-oriented film Si Baning, Si Maymay at ang Asong si Bobo. The stars shot this Cinema One entry in Lobo, Batangas. 

Maymay (Joanna Jean Evangelista) attempts to teach Baning the alphabet in a makeshift classroom that is set outdoors.

Paeng (Jan Harvey Hicana) is the older brother of Baning. He is allowed to go to school because of his gender.

The title of Melvin Brito's film, Bala-Bala, is derived from the Batangueño term that means "kunwari" in Tagalog. He cast Angel Jacob as Ka Maria, a woman perceived to be a mangkukulam in the town of Dagatan, San Jose, Batangas. 

Micah Muñoz is the agriculturist named Fredrick Aguila who visits the epidemic-stricken area of Dagatan, San Jose, Batangas. He is tasked to identify the disease that is spreading throughout the barrio and killing all the livestock.

In the course of his investigation he not only uncovers the secrets of the barrio, but miraculously heals a young girl.  

News of his healing power spreads, and the villagers demand that he cure their sick children as well. Fredrick discovers his true identity, and his mysterious connection with the events in Dagatan. 

This so-called Antipolo tree is the meeting place of Fredrick and Amiel (a deaf-mute boy who becomes intrumental to the journey of Fredrick).

In the movie Maximus & Minimus, Max (played by Cai Cortez) is a bookstore owner who enjoys having an active sex life. This sex comedy is directed by Nap Jamir and written by Jimmy Flores.

An interesting subplot of the movie is the dilemma of Papu (played by Mikel Campos). He is a thin guy who is ashamed of having a small penis. 

Liza Lorena is cast as the grandmother of Max.