PELÍCULA Spanish Film Festival will celebrate its 21st edition by returning to the big screens in Manila, Malaysia and Australia

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From October 5 to 16, 2022, the 21st edition of PELÍCULA-Spanish Film Festival will return to face-to-face screenings. After two years of having a virtual festival, PELÍCULA will screen around twenty movies in three venues of Metro-Manila -–Shangri-La Plaza, Cine Adarna at UP Diliman, and Instituto Cervantes Intramuros branch.

Since its creation in 2002 by Instituto Cervantes de Manila, PELíCULA has been an annual attraction in Philippine theatres. After the Covid-19 crisis, which forced cinemas to close worldwide and caused audiences of PELíCULA to migrate online, the festival returns to the big screen, on a first-come, first-served free admission basis. Furthermore, the Festival will also host face-to-face online screenings in Malaysia and Australia.

In the Philippines, the Festival will open on October 5 with El buen patrón (Fernando León de Aranoa, 2021), a comedy starring Javier Bardem. Other comedies in the line-up include El test (Dani de la Orden, 2022), Con quién viajas (Martín Cuervo, 2021). The official entries also include documentaries such as A las mujeres de España. María Lejárraga (Laura Hojman, 2022), dramas such as Maixabel (Icíar Bollaín, 2021) or El olvido que seremos (Fernando Trueba, 2020), and thrillers like La hija (Manuel Martín Cuenca, 2021).

PELÍCULA will also feature Latin American films such as the Colombian documentary Jinetes del Paraíso (Talia Osorio Cardona, 2020), the Panamenian comedy Algo azul (Mariel García Spooner, 2021), and Competencia oficial, a Spanish-Argentinean comedy directed in 2021 by Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn, and featuring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martínez.

To celebrate the 21st edition of the cinematographic showcase, there will be a special selection of clasic Spanish films. These films are Esa pareja feliz (Juan Antonio Bardem & Luis García Berlanga, 1951), Muerte de un ciclista (Juan Antonio Bardem, 1953), Mamá cumple cien años (Carlos Saura, 1979) and El sur (Víctor Erice, 1983).

PELíCULA 2022 is an initiative of Instituto Cervantes in Manila and Sydney, the Embassies of Spain in the Philippines, Malaysia and Australia, and the AECID, in collaboration with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, ICAA, the Embassy of Colombia in the Philippines, the Embassy of Panama in the Philippines, the UP Film Institute, the University of the Philippines and Intramuros Administration.

All the movies are in Spanish (or their original language) with English subtitles. For updates on the Festival, please visit the Facebook page of Instituto Cervantes: www.facebook.com/InstitutoCervantesManila.

SMDC opens Now Residences Showroom and Office in Pampang

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SM Development Corporation (SMDC) solidified its presence in Pampanga with the newly-opened Now Residences Showroom and Office in SM City Clark Pampanga. The blessing and inauguration ceremony was held last Thursday, August 18.

As the trailblazing developer expands its footprint, SMDC President Jose Mari Banzon underlines how they have been “ever-present and invested” in the province, with residential developments that allow its people to prosper. “We have served as a conduit of inclusive growth in Mabalacat, and we plan to do the same in the exceptionally progressive City of Angeles,” Banzon said.

Masterfully-designed, future-ready, and optimized for progress, Now Residences is a gated, mid-rise residential garden community that offers a glimpse into the future of real estate. The development sits in one of the most sought-after real estate investment hotspots in the country — propelled by world-class infrastructure developments such as the Clark International Airport, and the Pampanga Megalopolis Plan that eyes the province as the business and financial center of Northern Luzon and a counter-magnet to Metro Manila.

A testament to the promise of the development, the Now Residences Showroom and Office offers a preview to the luxurious, sustainable lifestyle that awaits for more Filipinos, and features model units for viewing.

To know more about SMDC’s Now Residences, follow SMDC on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Tiktok, or visit the SMDC website.

Big Win for Sheraton Manila Bay at the Philippine Culinary Cup

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The Philippine Culinary Cup (PCC) is one of the most awaited and prestigious culinary competition in the country held at SMX Convention Center.

The PCC is the only culinary competition endorsed by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) in the Philippines which serves an internationally-recognized platform for Filipino chefs to hone their skills and showcase their talents in the culinary field. The culinary competition was made possible with the collaboration of the LTB Chefs Association Philippines, the Pastry Alliance of the Philippines and PEPTarsus Corp. and holds the highest standard in culinary competition guidelines allowing only accredited WACS judges for each category.

Competing against participants from different hotels, restaurants, and culinary schools, Sheraton Manila Bay stands triumphant again at this year’s biggest culinary tournament as Hotel Sous Chef Daryl Vance Yulo Sy once again takes home the highest Silver award for “Dream Team Category” and wins Bronze in US Beef, US Lamb, and Plant-Based categories. Joining him on the podium is Sheraton Manila Bay Chef de Partie Mara Matias who bags Bronze medal for US Beef category.

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