Restored version ng ‘T-Bird at Ako’ nina NORA at VILMA, muling mapapanood sa ‘2nd PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival’

SA selebrasyon ng Pride Month ngayong Hunyo, ihahandog ng Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) ang 2nd PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival online from June 4 to 30. 

May theme ito ng “Sama-Sama, Lahat Rarampa!”, sa taong ito aim ng PelikuLAYA na ma-empower ang members ng LGBTQIA+ community sa pamamagitan ng lineup ng local at international films, film talks and lectures, a drag yoga event, at musical performances.

Simula sa June 4, a total of 23 subscription films can be viewed for only PHP 99 on the FDCP Channel (fdcpchannel.ph), kasama dito ang seven PelikuLAYA titles na available hanggang June 30: “Masahista” by Brillante Mendoza, “I Love You. Thank You” by Charliebebs Gohetia, “Mga Gabing Kasing Haba ng Hair Ko” by Gerardo Calagui, “Miss Bulalacao” by Ara Chawdhury, “Ang Huling Cha-Cha Ni Anita” by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, “Best. Partee. Ever.” by HF Yambao, and “Ned’s Project” by Lem Lorca.

Available for rental naman starting June 4 ang award-winning French film “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” ni Céline Sciamma starring Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant, na magkakaroon ng Philippine Online Premiere sa PelikuLAYA 2021.

Ang 2019 Cannes Awardee for the Queer Palm Prize and Best Screenplay will be available for rental for PHP 220 with a 7-day access that will expire 48 hours after the first play.

Mapapanood din ng libre sa PelikuLAYA ang apat na pelikula: Rhadem Morados’ documentary “Budjang” and three shorts from CineSpectra 2019: A Film Festival for HIV/AIDS Awareness — “A” by Rod Modina, “Alex & Aki” by Dexter Paul de Jesus, and “Doon sa Isang Sulok” by Yong Tapang, Jr.

Bukod dito, magkakaroon din ng one-time free screenings ang “Lihis” (a love story during the Marcos regime involving two NPA comrades played by Jake Cuenca and Joem Bascon, kasama rin sina Lovi Poe, Isabelle Daza, at Gloria Diaz) ni Joel Lamangan for the opening program at ang restored version ng “T-Bird at Ako” ni Danny Zialcita for the closing program. Starring Superstar Nora Aunor and Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos, presented by the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Program.

“The Film Development Council of the Philippines is relaunching PelikuLAYA this year as an annual LGBTQIA+ film festival organized by the national government as our way to express our continued support for gender equality and inclusivity by creating platforms to bring to light the struggles, celebrate the achievements, and champion the causes of the LGBTQIA+ community,” pahayag ni FDCP Chairperson and CEO Liza Diño.

Sa FDCP’s Cine Lokal ginanap ang ‘1st PelikuLAYA’ noong 2018 with screenings of award-winning films in selected SM Cinemas. The following year, FDCP mounted the ‘1st International Pride Celebration’ at Cinematheque Centre Manila in partnership with the Embassies of the United States, Austria, and Sweden in Manila.

To watch the PelikuLAYA films, visit and register at the FDCP Channel. For more information and inquiries, visit https://www.facebook.com/fdcpchannel or fdcpchannel.ph.

The PelikuLAYA: LGBTQIA+ Film Festival is presented by the Film Development Council of the Philippines exclusively on the FDCP Channel in partnership with ABS-CBN Film Restoration – Sagip Pelikula, Love Yourself PH, Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce, HerShe, Village Pipol, Pelikula Mania, Parcinq Magazine, ClickTheCity, LakanBini Advocates Pilipinas, PUP Kasarianlan, PUP DZMC Young Communicators’ Guild, CIIT 24 Frames, MAPUA Kino Indio, and FEU Film Society.

(ROHN ROMULO)