Long lines, packed lobbies, and sold-out cinemas are greeting moviegoers at this year’s Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, as its biggest edition yet opens to a strong first-week turnout.

Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival is bolstering its support for Filipino filmmakers by introducing—for the first time ever—the new Panorama Shorts Section, which will feature previously completed short films from both professional and student filmmakers.

CMB Film Services has renewed its partnership with the prestigious Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival to provide full-length filmmakers access to industry standard, high quality equipment. In line with this continued partnership, CMB have even raised the rental grants on offer to the Puregold CinePanalo’s filmmakers to PhP 1.25 million, up by PhP 250,000 from last year’s offering.

Puregold CinePanalo is partnering with post-production house Terminal Six Post to award post-production grants to the seven full-length feature films making their debut at the 2026 CinePanalo Film Festival. Each film will receive a Terminal Six Post voucher worth PHP100,000, which can be applied toward a range of post-production services, helping filmmakers elevate their final outputs for theatrical exhibition.

The prestigious Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, now in its third year, has become a platform that opens meaningful opportunities for Filipino filmmakers. This year, the festival takes a significant step forward through a partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)—a union that provides greater visibility, international screening opportunities, and new channels to connect with audiences worldwide. With Puregold CinePanalo’s longstanding vision of “Panalo sa Husay” and the FDCP’s reputable programs and resources, the festival continues to showcase remarkable Filipino stories while helping filmmakers expand their reach both locally and abroad.

The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, one of the country’s groundbreaking platforms for emerging storytellers, has announced its official partnership with Canon Marketing Philippines for its 2026 edition.

IM Rentals, a leading provider of top-notch professional filmmaking equipment, has signed up with the upcoming 2026 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival, fostering the dream of every student filmmaker participating in the event. As a valued partner  of Puregold CinePanalo, IM Rentals has pledged to sponsor workshops, as well as provide PHP100,000 worth of equipment rentals and studio space.

The third edition of the prestigious Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival is once again open to aspiring filmmakers, this time without imposing restrictions on genre, topic, or theme. In previous years, the festival centered around wholesome, inspiring stories that were crafted with the theme “mga kwentong panalo ng buhay.”