10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Cinemalaya X
Opening filmDocumented by Jose Antonio Vargas
Closing filmA Thief, a Kid and a Killer by Nathan Adolfson
LocationMetro Manila, Philippines
Film titles25
Festival dateAugust 1, 2014 (2014-08-01)–August 10, 2014 (2014-08-10)
WebsiteOfficial Website
Cinemalaya chronology

The 10th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, also billed as Cinemalaya X was held from August 1–10 of 2014 in Metro Manila, Philippines. The achievements of Cinemalaya over the past ten years are summed up in the festival's theme: A Decade of Connecting Dimensions. The theme highlights Cinemalaya as a flourishing network of individuals, groups and institutions with a common goal of developing and promoting Filipino independent filmmaking.[1]

The festival was opened by Jose Antonio Vargas' Documented, a documentary film that chronicles his life living in America and his struggles as an undocumented immigrant. While the closing film was A Thief, a Kid and a Killer, a crime-drama film directed by American director Nathan Adolfson, starring Epi Quizon and Felix Roco.[2]

At the awards ceremony held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo on August 10; both Bwaya and Kasal won four awards each. Their awards included Best Film and Best Cinematography in their respective categories.[3]

  1. ^ "The Intersections & Beyond: 10th Cinemalaya Film Festival in 5 venues". Retrieved 2014-07-10.
  2. ^ "Cinemalaya X unveils opening, closing films". Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. ^ "FRANCIS XAVIER PASION's BWAYA AND JOSE ALTAREJOS' KASAL WIN BEST FILM; NORA AUNOR BAGS BEST ACTRESS AWARD". Archived from the original on 2014-08-12. Retrieved 2014-08-11.