The 8th Edition of the Parmata Film Exhibition highlights the creative outputs of the Reading Visual Art class of Melver Ritz Gomez, showcasing young Ilokano talent that pushes the boundaries of cinema through experimental styles and narrative choices.

Pelikultura: The CALABARZON Film Festival returns for its 2025 run with new stories and forms of storytelling about Southern Tagalog. The festival is more than a celebration of Southern Tagalog’s pride and diversity, but also a reminder of how cinema is a form of resistance that mirrors the lived realities of the people living in the region. ST Shorts Premiere and #BuhayElbi are the festival's main highlights, highlighting stories about the region as well as homegrown storytellers from Los Baños, where the festival started. Pelikultura continues to become a platform for regional filmmakers and a catalyst for driving regional cinema representation.