| 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival | |
| Opening: | Babae sa Breakwater by Mario O'Hara |
| Closing: | Jack and Jill by Mar S. Torres[1] |
| Location: | Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Films: | 25 |
| Date: | – |
| Chronology: | Cinemalaya |
| Preceded By: | 2011 |
| Followed By: | 2013 |
The 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival was held from July 20 until 29, 2012 in Metro Manila, Philippines.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The awards night was held at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
The fifteen feature-film entries are divided into two separate competitions. The five feature-film entries will compete under the Directors Showcase which are presented by veteran film directors of the country. While the other ten feature-film entries will compete under the New Breed section which are presented by first-time or young filmmakers working today. The Short Film section has also ten competing entries. The winning film is highlighted with boldface and a dagger.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bwakaw | Eddie Garcia, Princess, Rez Cortez, Joey Paras, and Soliman Cruz | Drama, Comedy | ||
| Kalayaan | Experimental, Drama | |||
| Kamera Obskura | Raymond Red | Pen Medina, Joel Torre, Nanding Josef | Drama | |
| Mga Mumunting Lihim | Drama | |||
| Posas † | Lawrence Fajardo | Nico Antonio, Bangs Garcia, Wendy Valdez, and Art Acuña | Drama |
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Animals | Albie Casiño, Patrick Sugui, Dawn Balagot | Teen drama | ||
| Aparisyon | Isabel Sandoval (credited as Vincent Sandoval) | Jodi Sta. Maria, Mylene Dizon, Fides Cuyugan-Asensio, Raquel Villavicencio | Psychological drama, Thriller | |
| Mga Dayo | Julius Sotomayor Cena | Olga Natividad, Sue Prado, and Janela Buhain | Drama | |
| Diablo † | Mes de Guzman | Drama | ||
| Intoy Shokoy ng Kalye Marino | Lemuel Lorca | Drama | ||
| Ang Katiwala | Drama | |||
| Ang Nawawala | Marie Jamora | Dominic Roco, Dawn Zulueta, Felix Roco | Drama, Romance | |
| Oros | Paul Sta. Ana | Tanya Gomez, Kristoffer King, Kristofer Martin | Drama | |
| REquieme! | Loy Arcenas | Shamaine Buencamino, Rez Cortez, Anthony Falcon | Black comedy | |
| Sta. Niña | Manny Palo | Drama |
| Title | Director | |
|---|---|---|
| Balintuná | Emmanuel J. Escalona Jr. | |
| Bohe: Sons of the Waves | Nadjoua Bansil | |
| Manenaya | Richard Legaspi | |
| Mientras su Durmida | Sheron Dayoc | |
| Ang Paghihintay sa Bulong | Sigrid Andrea Bernardo | |
| Pasahero | Max Celada | |
| Ruweda | Hannah Espia | |
| Sarong Adlaw | Jun Dio | |
| Ulian | Chuck Gutierrez | |
| Victor † | Jarell Serencio |