Pelicula: 23rd Manila Spanish Film Festival at Shangri-La Cinema | October 5-13, 2024

Created in 2002 by Instituto Cervantes de Manila, PELíCULA>PELIKULA Film Festival celebrates its 23rd edition showcasing 25 featured films from Spain and Latin America. It has grown, year after year, challenge after challenge, to become the most important showcase for Spanish-language cinema in Southeast Asia. 

PELíCULA>PELIKULA will screen films for FREE at Shangri-La Cinema from October 5 to 13, 2024.

The 2024 edition of PELÍCULA will kick off on October 5 with the screening of “Robot Dreams” (2023), an acclaimed animation directed by Pablo Berger, which has won multiple awards.

“The themes that we present is more on diversity which is something very Filipino and Spanish. We think that another topic (to relate) is loneliness. There are many films talking about this kind of society which is crowded and always surrounded by people but at the end of the day, you arrive home you are one with your dramas. I think that can also be something as Filipino and very Spanish so we have themes exploring that. Roots are also very present in this film festival we are trying to show them ours (Spanish) through filmmakers, writers,” remarks Francisco Javier López Tapia, director of Instituto Cervantes de Manila.

Pelicula Spanish Film Festival 2023 at Shangri-La Plaza Cinema / October 5-15, 2023

FROM October 5 to 15, 2023, the “PELÍCULA/Pelikula Spanish Film Festival 2023” returns for its 22nd edition. It will screen 23 films at the Shangri-La Plaza’s Red Carpet Theatre in Mandaluyong City, while seven films will be screened online and available in Australia and Singapore.

Headlining this year’s program is the Pelicula en Verde—an initiative that will plant a tree for every spectator of any of the films marked under such. These films are Alcarràs (Carla Simón, 2023), As bestas (Rodrigo Sorogoyen, 2022), El Olivo (Icíar Bollaín, 2016), Fonos (Gabriela Badillo Sánchez, 2021) and Tierra (Julio Medem, 1996), whose themes are mainly about nature and environmental issues. This effort is conducted in partnership with Haribon Foundation and is sponsored by Acciona—one of the top Spanish infrastructure companies whose headquarters for Asia are in Manila.

PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival at Greenbelt 3 Cinema | October 5-15, 2017

PELíCULA, the biggest Spanish film festival in Asia, kicks off on October 5 (Thursday) at Greenbelt 3 Cinema in Makati City, Philippines. On its 16th year, there are over twenty (20) featured films selected from the best recent films coming from Spain and Latin America. The festival runs till October 15 (Sunday).

For the lineup of films, screening schedule, and complete information about PELíCULA 2017, check out the Festival official Program here: https://issuu.com/institutocervantesdemanila/docs/ic-pelicula-20170922-fa-issu

PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival at Greenbelt 3 | October 5-16, 2016

PELÍCULA-PELIKULA, the Spanish Film Festival, will be featuring the best of contemporary Spanish cinema at the Greenbelt 3 cinemas from October 5 to 16, 2016. Presented by Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain, and the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), the 2016 edition of the Spanish Film Festival will screen more than 20 films.