2025 Cinemalaya

21st Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

Location	Metro Manila, Philippines
Film titles	10
Festival date	(2025-10-03) (2025-10-11)October 3–11, 2025
Language	English, Filipino, Bikol
Website	Official Website
Cinemalaya chronology
2026 2024

The 21st Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival was held from October 3 to 11, 2024 in Metro Manila, Philippines. ^{[1] [2]}

The main venue of the film festival is the Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong. ^[1]

This edition, described as "streamlined", faced reduced funding from the Cultural Center of the Philippines, with events outside the competitions scrapped. The schedule of Cinemalaya was shifted from the customary August to October. ^{[3] [4]}

Entries

Feature films

Title	Director	Starring	Genre	Ref.
Bloom Where You are Planted	Noni Abao	N/A	Documentary	[5] [6]
Child No. 82	Tim Rone Villanueva	JM Ibarra, Rochelle Pangilinan, and Vhong Navarro	Comedy drama, Fantasy
Cinemartyrs	Sari Dalena	27 billed cast members	Drama
Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan	Dustin Celestino	Dolly de Leon, Jojit Lorenzo, Zanjoe Marudo, Mylene Dizon	Existential drama
Open Endings	Keavy Eunice Vicente Nigel Santos	Janella Salvador, Klea Pineda, Jasmine Curtis-Smith	Romance drama, LGBTQ
Padamlágan	Jenn Romano	Ely Buendia, Esteban Mara, Sue Prado, Floyd Tena	Historical drama
Paglilitis	Raymund Barcelon Cheska Marfori	Eula Valdez, Jackie Lou Blanco, Sid Lucero, Leo Martinez	Drama
Raging	Ryan Machado	Elijah Canlas, Ron Angeles, Glenn Sevilla Mas, Nathan Sotto	Drama
Republika ng Pipolipinas	Renei Dimla	Geraldine Villamil, Alessandra De Rossi, Kakki Teodoro	Mockumentary
Warla	Kevin Alambra Arah Badayos	Lance Reblando, KaladKaren, Serena Magiliw, Valeria Ortega, Jacky Woo, Dimples Romana	Social Drama

Short films

Title	Director	Ref.
Ascension from the Office Cubicle	Hannah Silvestre	[7]
Figat	Handiong Kapuno
Hasang	Daniel de la Cruz
I'm Best Left Inside My Head	Elian Idioma
Kay Basta Angkarabo Yay Bagay Ibat Ha Langit	Marie Estela Paiso
Kung Tugnaw ang Kaidalman Sang Lawod	Seth Andrew Blanca
Please Keep This Copy	Miguel Lorenzo Peralta
Radikals	Arvin Belarmino
The Next 24 Hours	Carl Joseph Papa
Water Sports	Whammy Alcazaren

Awards

2025 Cinemalaya Awards Night
Date	October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12)
Site	Shangri-La Plaza, Mandaluyong
Highlights
Best Picture	Bloom Where You Are Planted
Best Director	Sari Dalena (Cinemartyrs)
Best Actor	Jojit Lorenzo (Hydra)
Best Actress	Mylene Dizon (Hydra)
Most awards	Cinemartyrs Child No. 82 Hydra (3 each)
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The awards ceremony was held on October 12, 2025, at the Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong. ^[8]

Feature films

• Best Film – Bloom Where You Are Planted by Noni Abao
  • Special Jury Award – Cinemartyrs by Sari Dalena
  • Audience Choice Award – Child No. 82 by Tim Rone Villanueva
• Best Direction – Sari Dalena for Cinemartyrs
• Best Actor – Jojit Lorenzo for Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan
• Best Actress – Mylene Dizon for Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan
• Best Supporting Actor – Nanding Josef for Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra Ang Kasaysayan
• Best Supporting Actress – Rochelle Pangilinan for Child No. 82
• Best Screenplay – Tim Rone Villanueva and Herlyn Alegre for Child No. 82
• Best Cinematography – Theo Lozada for Raging
• Best Editing – Che Tagyamon for Bloom Where You Are Planted
• Best Sound – Lamberto Casas Jr. for Raging
• Best Original Music Score – Teresa Barrozo for Cinemartyrs
• Best Production Design – Jeric Delos Angeles for Padamlagan

Short films

• Best Film – The Next 24 Hours by Carl Joseph Papa
  • Special Jury Award – Kay Basta Angkarabo Yay Bagay Ibat ha Langit
  • Audience Choice Award – Ascencion for the Office Cubicle by Hannah Silvestre
• Best Screenplay – Figat by Handiong Kapuno
• Best Direction – Elian Idioma for I'm Left Inside My Head

Special awards

• NETPAC Full-length Feature Award: Republika ng Pipolipinas by Renei Dimla
• NETPAC Short Film Award: Hasang by Daniel de la Cruz

References

1. "Here are the films of Cinemalaya 2025". ABS-CBN News. September 4, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
2. "Cinemalaya expands horizons with Ayala Malls and Gateway Cineplex 18". Adobo Magazine. October 13, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
3. Cruz, Marinel (September 4, 2025). "Why Cinemalaya 2025 will be its most 'streamlined' edition yet". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
4. "Cinemalaya 2025, wala pang opening at closing films" [Cinemalaya 2025 does not have opening and closing films yet]. PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. September 5, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
5. "Full-Length 2025". Cinemalaya. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
6. Mallorca, Hannah (September 4, 2025). "List: Cinemalaya 2025 full-length and short film entries". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
7. Fernando, Jefferson (October 4, 2025). "Cinemalaya 2025 sets sail on its 21st year". Daily Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
8. Santiago, Erwin (October 12, 2025). "Cinemalaya 2025: Mylene Dizon, Rochelle Pangilinan win acting honors". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved November 1, 2025.