CinePanalo '26 makes history with record P5-M grant

All systems go for Puregold CinePanalo 2026, which is offering hefty production grants—the largest ever in Philippine film festival history—to this year's participants, both professional and student filmmakers.

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With P5 million to be awarded to seven full-length film directors and P200,000 to twenty student filmmakers, Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, Puregold CinePanalo chair and Puregold senior marketing manager, explains how raising the grants supports the festival's vision.

"CinePanalo is our launchpad for the new breed of Philippine cinema," she says. "By providing more funds, we may now challenge our filmmakers to break every boundary of narrative, style, and genre."