SM Cinema to Host the Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival 2013

As part of its effort to develop the national culture and bring out the Filipino identity through film, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will launch the Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival 2013 – All Masters Edition this September. The event will feature twelve of the best and most prolific film directors in the country: Elwood Perez, Romy Suzara, Jun Urbano, Gil Portes, Maryo J. de los Reyes, Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes, Mel Chionglo, Chito Roño, Tikoy Aguiluz, Joel Lamangan, Carlos Siguion-Reyna and Jose Javier Reyes. The directors’ masterpieces created with funding assistance and support from the FDCP, will showcase each of the director’s home towns as the film backdrop.

To support FDCP in its aim to revitalize the country’s film industry, SM Cinema will be hosting the event. The Sineng Pambansa National Film Festival 2013 – All Masters Edition shall have its regular run from September 11 to 17 exclusively in all SM Cinema branches nationwide. All SM Cinema branches will only show the Sineng Pambansa entries for the week of its regular run.

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