Janella Salvador, Alexa Ilacad, KD Estrada among celebs joining CinePanalo Film Festival
MANILA, Philippines — A movie involving real and reel-life couple Alexa Ilacad and KD Estrada is part of the 2025 Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival as other entries starring celebrities make the cut.
The KDLex tandem stars in Jill Singson Urdaneta's "Co-Love" alongside fellow Kapamilya stars Jameson Blake and Kira Balinger.
Khalil Ramos, Romnick Sarmenta, and child Xander Nuda star in JP Habac's "Olsen's Day," while the duo of Christian Paolo Lat and Dominic Lat direct JC Santos and Jasmine Curtis-Smith in "Journeyman."
Ruby Ruiz will pull double duty as she appears in two features, Tara Illenberger's "Tigkiliwi" and Mes de Guzman's "Sepak Takraw," the former with Gabby Padilla.
Baby Ruth Villarama's "Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea" becomes the first documentary to join the CinePanalo Film Festival.
Catsi Catalan directs Janella Salvador and RK Bagatsing in "Fleeting" for her directorial debut, and capping off the lineup is TM Malones' "Salum" starring Allen Dizon and Christine Mary Dimaisip.
All eight filmmakers received P3-million-peso production grants to create their movies meanwhile, 24 student filmmakers received P150,000 each.
"After an intensely competitive application period, these directors came out on top of the heap," said Puregold's senior marketing manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad. "We know they will produce excellent, gripping work and we can't wait to share these with the viewing public at the upcoming festival."
The completed films will be screened at Gateway Cineplex 18 from March 14 to 25 later this year.
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