38th CCP Gawad Alternatibo finalists bared

Championing the best of Filipino alternative storytelling, the CCP Gawad Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula at Video returns this 2026 with Pag-aninag (Reflecting the Light), inviting audiences to discover stories that illuminate hope, memory, struggle, and the dreams that connect people and communities.

Here are the finalists to the 38^th CCP Gawad Alternatibo

For the Animation category: “Ako ay Lobo” (Siege Ledesma); “Ano Ka, Aso?” (Marc Trisha Domingo); “Bangkang Papel” (Rey Tamayo, Jr.); “Bangungot” (Jam Lising); “Bubbles in a Bubble” (Ashley Love Yumul); “Dilaw” (Gianna Soliman); “Farol” (Franchisemae Castillo); “Layo Ra’s Tinai” (Klark Lynus Marquez); “Like Mom” (Kevin Charles Dai); “One Year AnniversARY” (Jam Lising); “Sa Ilalim ng Impyerno” (Javier Luis Sison); “Signal Pending” (Lourchielle Ashley Hael); “Silent Waltz” (Matthew Villamor Mapua); “Simon and the Harp” (Jan Dave Pruna) and “Wetsitales: Agyu From Ayuman” (Jade Dandan Evangelista).

Documentary Film section: “Get Ready with Me” (Elvin Jay Macanlalay); “Hagonoy (To Cry Out)” (Giancarlo Santiago, Ayan Bautista, and Santiago Pantaleon); “Ibong Yabe (Araw Gabi)” (Mark Jomil Reyes); “In Transit” (Kimi Adrian Ong); “Karatig-Tubig” (Kizabelle Lopez Aromin); “Lubog sa La Paz” (James Magnaye); “Manong” (Jhayzen Udtohan Parañal); “RGB Sa Sistemang Itim at Puti” (Jomarie Corro-Reyes) and “Swipe Right at 78” (Geomel Montalban).

Experimental Film category: “Ang Nanlalamong Siyudad” (Lorence Lazano); “Anggategatel” (Lois Andrea Galapia); “Angono’s Finest Daycare” (Mikyla Mae Alingasa); “Cemento” (Justine Borlagdan); “Dalagaton” (Rovic Lopez); “End of Beginning” (John Dashiell Velasco); “Monkey” (Aries Ferrer); “Moosap (Memories of Old Sapangpalay)” (Edsel Gasmen); “Recto Mania” (Mario Cabus); “To the Ones We’ve Loved Forever” (Johnsep Mari Abode and Erin Mikaella Frias); “Waang Bakla sa Langit” (Vinh Marco) and “Walang Maniniwala” (Mira May Cedo).

Narrative Film division: “Balai de Mono” (Cyrus Joshua Bon); “City’s Laundry and Taxes” (Diana Galang); “Coding si Papa” (Michael Angelo Pogoy); “Due Date na ni Judith” (Kieth Earl Rebaño); “Emergency” (Alyssa Ashley Manugas); “I Think God is a Backend Programmer” (Sami Salazar); “Kahel” (Garnet Morilla Llames); “Kwentong Multo” (Dexter Paul de Jesus and Drexler Jaramel); “Muli na ka, Merlie” (Shane Claudine David); “Perslab” (Ronnie Ramos); “Pusanggala” (Jamie Alyssa Imperio); “Q.I.A.” (Ralph Allen Prodigalidad); “Sa’n Elmo: A Musical Short Film” (Jerusjacob Velasquez Ariola); “The Red Banca” (Nena Jane Achacoso (Nena Jane); “The Tender Ones” (Irah Kyla Macalanda); “Tuyaw (Alisbong)” (Roland Chavez); “When it Rained Malunggay Leaves” (Cedrick Valenzuela) and “Year 2471” (Edsel Gasmen).

Finalists and the special sets will be screened simultaneously with Cinemalaya 2026 from August 7 to 16 at the Red Carpet Cinema at the Shangri-La Plaza and Gateway Cineplex 18. The awarding ceremony is on August 13. All screenings are free and open to the public.