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'Pushcart Tales' is just the latest from CinePanalo's initial selection of films that continue to garner recognition beyond the festival.

Sigrid Bernardo's Pushcart Tales, from the inaugural CinePanalo Film Festival, has been selected as an official entry to the Thailand's Pattaya Film Festival 2025. Set to run from August 28 to 30, 2025, the festival has been envisioned to transform the coastal Thai city of Pattaya into a prestigious and buzzing hub for cinematic achievement in Asia.

Bernardo's critically acclaimed dramedy stars Nonie Buencamino, Shamaine Buencamino, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Harvey Bautista, Therese Malvar, and Elora Españo playing everyday people trapped inside a supermarket in the middle of a powerful storm.

Pushcart Tales was part of the lineup for the first-ever CinePanalo event and was one of the most awarded films at the end of the festival. It took home six trophies including Best Director, Best Actor for Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Best Actress for Shamaine Buencamino, Best Sound Design, Best Ensemble, and the Special Jury Prize.

“I am truly honored and grateful for the opportunity to have Pushcart Tales featured at the Pattaya Film Festival,” said the film's director, Sigrid Bernardo. “I look forward to sharing our story with a wider audience and to connecting with other filmmakers and film lovers. It's wonderful to know that Pushcart Tales can inspire and touch the hearts of people from different backgrounds--and thank the Pattaya Film Festival for this chance to showcase it. I am thus very excited to attend the event and share my experiences working on the film.”

Sigrid Bernardo earned a Best Director award at the inaugural CinePanalo for her work on Pushcart Tales.

Pushcart Tales is just the latest from CinePanalo's initial selection of films that continue to garner recognition beyond the festival. The 2024 CinePanalo's Best Picture Under a Piaya Moon recently received six nominations for the 73rd FAMAS Awards, which include Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Joel Torre, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Production Design. Kurt Soberano also received a nomination for Best Director in the upcoming Gawad Parangal ng Bayaning Pilipino.

Meanwhile, films from the festival's student shorts category have likewise been selected as official entries in international film festivals. Sean Rafael Verdejo's “Dela Cruz, Juan P.” and Mark Joseph Sanchez's “Our One and Only Bab(o)y” will be part of the Jagran Film Festival in India from September 4 to November 16. Clyde Cuizon Gamale's award-winning “Champ Green” will also be competing in the Hanyang International Shorts Awards in South Korea.