Gawad Alternatibo

Gawad Alternatibo Established in 1987, the longest-running independent film competition of its kind in Southeast Asia

14/06/2026

๐™’๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™–๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ? ๐ŸŒˆ

Directed by Sofia Bianca Chua Isabella Manaloto, & Avryll Nartates, ๐”๐๐‘๐€๐•๐„๐‹๐‹๐„๐ƒ is a heartfelt exploration of identity, vulnerability, and the courage it takes to face the parts of ourselves weโ€™ve learned to hide.

๐ŸŽฌ This animation film received Honorable Mention from the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo. Stream it now on the CCP Channel!

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12/06/2026

๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ค ๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™– ๐™—๐™– ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ฃ๐™– ๐™ ๐™–๐™๐™ช๐™ก๐™ช๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™œ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ข๐™–๐™ก๐™–๐™ฎ๐™–? ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

This Independence Day, ๐๐€๐‘๐€๐๐Ž directed by Jhonny Bobier, invites us to reflect on the meaning of freedom through the eyes of a young boy navigating the realities of Filipino life.

This experimental film was a finalist from the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo. Watch it now on the CCP Channel! ๐ŸŽฌ

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CELEBRATE FREEDOM WITH GAWAD ALTERNATIBO!In celebration of Pride Month, Gawad ALT OG Shorts, a lineup of Gawad Alternati...
12/06/2026

CELEBRATE FREEDOM WITH GAWAD ALTERNATIBO!

In celebration of Pride Month, Gawad ALT OG Shorts, a lineup of Gawad Alternatibo films celebrating freedom in all forms, is now available to stream on the CCP Channel.

Here is the lineup of films posted:
โ€ข 'If I Were A Voice' by Denbert Tiamson
โ€ข 'Unravelled' by Avryll Nartates, Sofia Bianca Chua, and Maria Isabella Patricia Manaloto
โ€ข 'Nomo Kween: The Last Woman Standing' by LA Oraza
โ€ข 'Parapo' by Jhonny Bobier

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11/06/2026

๐๐Ž๐•: May speech choir performance kayo nung highschool. ๐Ÿฅน๐ŸŽค

๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐‘ฐ ๐‘พ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐‘จ ๐‘ฝ๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†, a short film directed by Denbert Tiamson and a 37th Gawad Alternatibo finalist in the Narrative Category, follows a q***r student leader who becomes the center of scandal but refuses to let it define him as he reclaims his voice and exposes the truth behind silence.

๐ŸŽฌ Hear the voices that refused to be silencedโ€”streaming now on the CCP Channel.

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๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™…๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™จ. ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ brings a special lineup of films to the CCP Cha...
09/06/2026

๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™…๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™š, ๐™ฌ๐™š ๐™˜๐™š๐™ก๐™š๐™—๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™›๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™™๐™ค๐™ข ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™จ ๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข๐™จ. ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ

๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—ข๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ brings a special lineup of films to the CCP Channelโ€”featuring stories of identity, courage, self-expression, and the voices that continue to inspire change and belonging.

๐ŸŽฌ Start your subscription here: https://culturalcenterph.channel/

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22/05/2026

๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’•๐’Š ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚ ๐‘ต๐’ˆ๐’‚ ๐‘ฐ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’‚ (๐‘พ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐‘บ๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”) is a documentary explores the personal narratives of the Tingguian basket weavers of Uguis, Nueva Era, Ilocos Norteโ€”Indigenous artisans who skillfully craft the iconic baskets.

This documentary film directed by Melver Ritz Gomez received an Honorable Mention at the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo.

๐ŸŽฌ Stream Dagiti Nalaga Nga Istoria now on the CCP Channel!

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21/05/2026

๐™€๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™˜๐™๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฃโ€™๐™จ ๐™‹๐™Š๐™‘ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™–? ๐Ÿ”๐ŸฅŠ

Watch Ben step into the ring for the chance of a lifetime in ๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š, directed by Eunice Sy. This animated comedy film was a finalist at the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo.

๐ŸŽฌ Stream Opportunity now on the CCP Channel!

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20/05/2026

โ€œ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ขโ€™๐˜ต-๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ.โ€œ

๐‘ต๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‚๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’๐’‚๐’Œ๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ˆ ๐‘ฒ๐’‚ directed by Earl Justin Cruz is a satirical comedy film that won First Place in the experimental category at the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo.

๐ŸŽฌ Watch this thought-provoking film now on the CCP Channel!

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19/05/2026

๐‘ต๐’ ๐‘ด๐’๐’“๐’† ๐‘ช๐’“๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ is a heartfelt Gawad Alternatibo film about family, grief, and the quiet process of remembering.

Written and directed by John Peter Chua, the film won 3rd Place in the Narrative category at the 37th CCP Gawad Alternatibo, alongside the Best Cinematography award for Mai Calapardo.

๐ŸŽฌ Start your subscription now on the CCP Channel and enjoy unlimited streaming access!

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๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ! ๐ŸŽฌFeaturing two Gawad Alternatibo films: ๐—ฌ...
19/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป - ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ! ๐ŸŽฌ

Featuring two Gawad Alternatibo films: ๐—ฌ๐—จ๐—ง๐—” by Hesumaria Sescon and ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐— ๐—•๐—”๐—›๐—”๐—ก by Sari Dalena, alongside the Cinemalaya film ๐— ๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—˜๐—–๐—˜ by Januar Yap and Kristoffer Villarino.

Also included in the screening are Nick Deocampoโ€™s ๐—˜๐——๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฆ: ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—–๐—ง๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ข ๐—–. ๐—˜๐——๐—”๐——๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐— ๐—ข๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—  ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง, ๐—”๐——๐—œ๐—˜๐—จ ๐—ฃ๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ, and ๐—”๐—ก๐—š ๐—ž๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—•๐—จ๐—ง๐—”๐—ก ๐—ก๐—œ ๐—ก๐—จ๐—ก๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—–๐—œ๐—ข ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—”๐——๐—ข by Candy Nagrampa.

Through these films, memory moves between personal stories and collective history, showing how cinema continues to preserve, revisit, and share the lives and works of artists beyond the screen.

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–! Check the comments to register now.

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