Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino | A Festival of Movies by Filipinos for Filipinos
Picture taken from Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino FB page Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipno as per their Facebook page is " A nationwide week-long celebration where all movie theaters will exclusively screen Filipino films in line with the Buwan ng Wika. This festive event is organized by the Film Development Council of the Philippines in partnership with theaters nationwide and will run from August 16-22, 2017." This year the festival will screen 12 full length films of different genres. Some of them were already screened outside the Philippines and some already bagged international awards. The Festival aims to " aims to provide a platform where Filipi no films can connect to the wider Filipino audience through its nationwide release and create a venue for dialogue between the Filipino audience and film producers." For more information on the participating films, you can visit PPP's facebook page . Below are the movies included on this year's festival: ...