CineKasimanwa 5: Western Visayas Film Festival 2017

This December 1-15, 2017 will be the 5th CineKasimanwa, the Western Visayas Film Festival, the longest-running regional film festival. There will be eight films (four full-length and four short films) and student films to be showed in cinemas in Panay. The films were produced by CineKasimanwa and Department of Tourism Region 6.

The eight 'Centerpiece Films' revolve around the theme "Dekalidad sang Komunidad" (Quality of the Community). The festival premiere will be in SM City Iloilo Cinema 7 with the film "High Tide" by Tara Illenberger, which won in the ToFarm Film Festival 2017. On December 8-10, the festival will move on to Robinsons Movieworld Capiz in Roxas City; and on December 16-17 in Robinsons Movieworld Antique.

The following are the eight local films featured in the festival and their respective schedules in Iloilo City:

DALITAN ni Reymundo Salao (full-length / action-espionage) shot in Antique & Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 2, 2017 (Sat) 6:00 PM

MANGGAGARAB ni Kyle Fermindoza (full-length / horror-action) shot in Capiz & Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 2, 2017 (Sat) 8:30 PM

ILOY ni Gary Tabanera (full-length / drama) shot in Capiz
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 3, 2017 (Sun) 6:00 PM

HIGANTE KAG ANG MGA MISTERYO SANG KUWEBA ni Ramjun Valasote kag Dane Arsulo (full-length / fantasy-adventure) shot in Aklan & Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 3, 2017 (Sun) 8:30 PM

SALIWAT ni Jay Palmares (short / millennial romance) shot in Antique & Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 4, 2017 (Mon) 6:00 PM

UGSAD ni Kenneth Borlan (short / magical realism) shot in Guimaras & Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 4, 2017 (Mon) 6:00 PM

LUHA SANG BULALAKAW ni Kenneth De la Cruz (short / romance-drama) shot in Guimaras
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 4, 2017 (Mon) 8:30 PM

EMPYREUS: MGA GANHAAN SANG PAGTILAW ni Dennis Hubag (short / mystical psycho-drama) shot in Iloilo
Red Carpet World Premiere: Dec. 4, 2017 (Mon) 8:30 PM

Venue: SM City Cinema 7 (CineLokal), SM City Iloilo (All tickets at SM Cinema box office available starting Dec. 1, 2017)

ALL two-hour programs of the film festival only cost 100 pesos, so its very affordable. The films are under various genres, everyone will find something. There's romance, action, fantasy, horror, and drama.

Support Ilonggo cinema by watching these films. The films are written and directed by filmmakers in Western Visayas and shot in key locations in our provinces. Don't miss the opportunity! As someone who loves stories and movies, I can say that from the trailers, the movies look promising. I will also post my reviews and reactions in this blog when I watch these films.

Here is the omnibus trailer of all eight films and watch to know what movies you'd love:



See you there!