Building on the success of its debut, the Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival elevates its second run by ensuring its Filipino films are ready for streaming platforms. Through a partnership with Terminal Six Post (T6), known for delivering top-quality content to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, the festival reaffirms its dedication to world-class Filipino storytelling for audiences worldwide.
Premier post-production house T6, with over 160 films and series featured in cinemas and global streaming platforms, brings its expertise to Puregold CinePanalo. Renowned for services like editing, sound design, color grading, visual effects, and distribution, T6 ensures the festival’s films will surpass the demanding standards of platforms such as Netflix and Prime Video.
To support the initiative, T6 promised to offer exclusive discounted rates on its state-of-the-art services to the eight full-length films participating in Puregold CinePanalo, committing to oversee the final assembly and Digital Cinema Package (DCP) creation for each film, including quality assurance (QA) that films are technically-ready for theatrical release and digital streaming.
(From left) Director Chris Cahilig, Puregold Senior Marketing Manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad, T6 President Chad Vidanes, Treasurer Wesley Yap and COO Cyril Bautista seal the partnership to elevate Filipino films to global streaming standards. PHOTO FROM PUREGOLD
“We laud the effort of Puregold CinePanalo and want to be part of the creation of beautiful and heartwarming Filipino films. It has always been part of our goal to produce technically excellent work, and this is another opportunity to do that meaningfully and share it on such a large scale, in the cinema and through streaming platforms,” said Chad Vidanes, chairman of Terminal Six Post.
Puregold is likewise extremely grateful for this partnership.
“We believe that the films of Puregold CinePanalo should be no less than excellent as they carry within them the narratives of Filipino joy and culture. So we thank T6 for generously sharing their competence and expertise with us, helping our films reach an even wider audience,” Puregold Senior Marketing Manager Ivy Hayagan-Piedad shared.
To add, T6 will host a one-day post-production workshop for filmmakers, covering vital topics such as long-term archiving, preparing films for promotion and distribution after their festival run.
As part of the partnership, Terminal Six Post will be credited in the closing credits of all participating films and will likewise present special awards to selected festival participants.
Puregold CinePanalo aims to support the Filipino movie industry by providing financial grants and other opportunities.
This year, the initiative will grant eight full-length films full production support, giving a platform to emerging talent and further enriching the Philippine cinema landscape.
Meanwhile, 25 promising student filmmakers will each receive a P150,000 short film production grant.
The film festival also recently partnered with another industry leader, CMB Film Services, Inc., who committed to granting P1-million worth of equipment rental to the eight selected Puregold CinePanalo full-length films.
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