9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Fest: "Cinesthesia: Synergy of the Senses"

"Cinesthesia: Synergy of the Senses" is the 9th year of Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival theme. 

In this year's independent film festival showcases 15 full length films and 10 new short films. The festival opens on July 26 until August 4 on Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Greenbelt 3 Cinemas, Trinoma and first year in Alabang Town Center Cinemas.

To pay tribute for the opening of Ayala Malls' Alabang Town Center screens, Cinemalaya offers the movie goers Babyruth Villarama-Gutierrez's "Jazz in Love". A documentary of a Filipino gay who's waiting for the arrival of his German boyfriend. 

Closing film is Joel Lamangan's "Burgos", a story of a missing activist crusading mother.

Check out the screening schedule of competing films in four cinema venues. 
(Click on the links below for the details and schedule.)

DIRECTORS SHOWCASE:

1. AMOR Y MUERTE by Cesar Evangelista
2. LIARS by Gil Portes
3. SANA DATI by Jerrold Tarog
4. PORNO bu Adolfo Alix Jr.
5. EKSTRA by Jeffrey Jeturian

NEW BREED CATEGORY

1. THE DIPLOMAT HOTEL by Christopher Ad Castillo
2. TRANSIT by Hannah Espia
3. NUWEBE by Joseph Israel Laban
4. REKORDER by Mikhail Red
5. BABAGWA (THE SPIDER'S LAIR) by Jason Paul Laxamana
6. QUICK CHANGE by Eduardo Roy Jr
7. PUROK 7 by Carlo Obispo
8. DAVID F. by Emmanuel Quindo Palo
9. DEBOSYON by Alvin Yapan
10. INSTANT MOMMY by Leo Abaya

SHORT FILM A

1. BAKAW by Ron Segismundo 
2. MISSING by Zig Dulay 
3. PARA KAY AMA by Relyn A. Tan 
4. TAYA by Adi Bontuyan 
5. TUTOB by Kissza Mari Campano

SHORT FILM B

1. ONANG by JE Tiglao 
2. KATAPUSANG LABOK by Aiess Alonso 
3. The Houseband’s Wife by Paolo P. O’Hara 
4. PUKPOK by Aki Pantaleon, Immanuel Canicosa & Stephen Domingo 
5. SA WAKAS by Maria Veronica Santiago

ADMISSION RATE

• Ticket price is P150 per screening. 
• Student price is P75.00 per screening. 
• Senior Citizens and Government and Military Personnel can avail of 20% discount. 
• Single screening tickets can be purchased at CCP, Greenbelt, Trinoma and Alabang Town Center Cinemas.

*Movie screenshots/photos used in this post are owned by respective films