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'Under a Piaya Moon' and 'A Lab Story' are among the few Filipino films selected for presentation at prestigious international film festivals.

While the anticipation of this year's CinePanalo Film Festival continues to build up, its previous big winners are making waves internationally. In fact, three of these films were selected for presentation at different film festivals worldwide.

Best Picture winner “Under a Piaya Moon,” directed by Kurt Soberano, was featured at the 2024 Festival International du Film Transsaharien de Zagora in Morocco, from December 9 to 13.

'Under a Piaya Moon' director Kurt Soberano is all smiles at the Festival International du Film Transsaharien de Zagora in Morocco.

The 'Always Panalo Film and Audience Choice' winning film “A Lab Story,” directed by Carlo Obispo, was shown at the 2024 Asian Film Festival Barcelona in Spain from October 24 to November 3, and at the 2024 Brunei Film Blitz from December 18 to 20.

Finally, the Special Jury Prize for Short Film student short “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366,” directed by Kent Cadungog, was featured at the 2024 Singapore International Film Festival from November 28 to December 8 and is also showcased at the Emirates Film Festival from January 15 to 18, 2025.

From left are writer Leonard Ian Billones, lead actress Jade Mary Cornelia, and director Kent Cadungog representing the movie 'Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366' at the SGIFF.

Apart from the three films, a number of other entries were also invited for recognition at various international film festivals. Student short “Tiil ni Lola,” directed by Reutsche Colle Lima, was displayed at the 2024 Asia-Pacific Youth Micro Movie Festival in Hong Kong from November 21 to 23.

In addition, the 2024 Jagran Film Festival featured Joel Ferrer's “Road to Happy” in the non-competitive section of the Children Showcase, while the aforementioned “A Lab Story” competed in the International Feature category.

Meantime, Eugene Torres' “One Day League: Dead Mother, Dead All” was displayed at the 2024 Exposures Montreal Trans Film Festival, which concluded last September.

Finally, joining “Text FIND DAD and Send to 2366” at the Emirates Film Festival is Jenievive Adame's student short, “Smokey Journey.”

Meanwhile, eight films and 25 student shorts are set to debut at the 2025 CinePanalo Film Festival set to run from March 14 to 25 in Gateway Cinemas. For updates, subscribe to Puregold Channel on YouTube and social media platforms.