Cinemalaya

Cinemalaya 22: Reel Reflections runs August 6–18, 2026 across Metro Manila.

The country’s premier independent film festival returns with its longest run yet: nine full-length and ten short films in competition, plus opening and closing films, talkbacks, and special programmes. This year’s theme frames cinema as a mirror of Filipino realities, aspirations, struggles, and triumphs.

Primary venue is Red Carpet Cinemas at Shangri-La Plaza, with partner screenings at Ayala Malls Cinemas and Gateway Cineplex.