Road to Cinemalaya: Films in exhibition and full schedule

When the eighth Cinemalaya Film Festival kicks off on Saturday, July 20, it will open with a tribute to Mario O'Hara, who died on June 26. His award-winning movie, "Ang Babae sa Breakwater" (2003), will screen at the main theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.

The festival, which runs for nine days, is set to show around 60 films in exhibition consisting of  special screenings, documentaries, short films by students, retrospectives on experimental films and animation among others, and the tribute to O'Hara also as actor and screenwriter.
Among the films in competition are 10 full-length movies under the New Breed category and five under the Director's Showcase.
Best of the last fest
Cinemalaya is screening the best of last year's festival as well. Festival director Chris Millado said these films have collected accolades here and abroad.
They are: Joseph Israel Laban's "Cuchera," Loy Arcenas's "Niño," Eduardo Roy Jr. and Jerome Zamora's "Bahay Bata," Alvin B. Yapan's "Ang