As the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo film festival nears, the official Top 15 shortlist for the festival’s full-length category has been released.
This year’s selection represents a diverse group of filmmakers, from emerging voices to seasoned visionaries, featuring movies with a wide variety of genres and themes, including drama, comedy and social commentary.
“The list features both emerging new filmmakers and well-established industry icons vying to be a part of the upcoming festival. Seven of the semi-finalists will move on to be part of the final line-up and receive the highest production grant in Philippine film festival history,” the festival’s announcement read.
The Top 15 Full-Length Films for Puregold CinePanalo 2026
- “Ennui” – Alpha Habon
- “Pasilyo” – Allen Galindo
- “Gods and Thieves” – Tyrone Acierto
- “Apol of My Ai” – Thop Nazareno
- “Multwoh (Patay na Patay Sa’yo)” – Rodina Singh
- “And There Was Silence” – Jonathan Jurilla
- “Wantawsan” – Joseph Abello
- “Stuck on You” – Mikko Baldoza
- “Mono No Aware” – BC Amparado
- “Ang Lalakeng Lumuluha ng Perlas” – Khavn
- “Beast” – Lawrence Fajardo
- “I’ve Seen Where It Ends” – JP Habac
- “Aripuen – Christopher Gozum
- “Patay Gutom (Dead Hungry)” – Carl Papa & Ian Pangilinan
- “Catch Me if You Stan” – Rayn Brizuela
Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold’s Senior Marketing Manager and Festival Chair, shared her excitement about the list.
“The 2026 Puregold CinePanalo line-up is a revelation to us at the festival. Only three years in, we’ve earned the attention and trust of some of the country’s most important filmmakers,” Hayagan-Piedad said.
“We are indebted to all the participants who entrusted their best-kept stories to us. We are humbled and extremely excited to make these dream projects a panalo reality,” she added.
As the competition progresses, these 15 filmmakers will now pitch their projects to a selection committee, who will ultimately choose seven films to receive the P5 million production grant, said to be the largest in Philippine film festival history. These films will be featured at the 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival at Gateway Cineplex 18 from Aug. 7 to 18, 2026.
The festival’s track record of success continues to grow, having previously launched internationally recognized films like Kurt Soberano’s “Under a Piaya Moon” and Sigrid Bernardo’s “Pushcart Tales.”
READ: Who’s who: Winners of 1st Puregold Cinepanalo
The festival is also accepting entries for the student shorts category, applications are open until 11:59 p.m. on November 25, 2025. Interested applicants can submit their entries through the official portal: https://tinyurl.com/PCPFFShorts.
