Opening film | Leonor Will Never Die by Martika Ramirez Escobar |
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Closing film | Delikado by Karl Malakunas and We Don't Dance for Nothing by Stefanos Tai |
Location | Metro Manila, Philippines |
Film titles | 23 |
Festival date | August 5, 2022 | –August 14, 2022
Language | English, Filipino, Hiligaynon |
Website | Official Website |
The 18th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival was held from August 5–14, 2022 in Metro Manila, Philippines, with the theme being "Breaking Through the Noise". A total of eleven full-length features and twelve short films competed.[1] The festival was opened by the film Leonor Will Never Die by Martika Ramirez Escobar and its closing film was Delikado by Karl Malakunas and We Don't Dance for Nothing by Stefanos Tai.[2] This year marks the return of the full-length category as well as the festival's return to on-site screening since the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.