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Jan Milo Severo - Philstar.com
January 8, 2026 | 5:33pm
Puregold CinePanalo Festival Director Chris Cahilig, Stage Post Managing Director Paulo Cosme Almaden, and Puregold CinePanalo Festival Chair Ivy Hayagan-Piedad marking the partnership between the upcoming Puregold CinePanalo and Stagepost Audio and Music Productions Inc.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival is collaborating with an audio post house to help bring a unified approach to the audio quality of this year’s entries, aligning them with professional practices observed in the international scene.
The collaboration sees Stage Post Audio and Music Productions Inc. extending its expertise and resources to help emerging and established filmmakers achieve professional-level audio standards and create movies with clarity, emotion, and cinematic depth.
Stage Post will also serve as a festival partner, assisting CinePanalo filmmakers bring out the full emotions of their stories through sound.
"The filmmakers are telling powerful, very human stories, and our goal at Stage Post is to make sure their work is experienced with the same depth and clarity they intended," said the company's managing director Paulo Almaden in a statement.
He described the partnership as a chance to collaborate with seasoned storytellers, as well as champion new voices who deserve to be heard at the highest level of craft.
Film grants. The company is set to offer a co-production grant, consisting of complete audio post-production services, to one selected full-length film
It will also cover major creative team expenses — including the work of a re-recording mixer, sound designer, dialogue editor, foley and effects artist, and ADR (automated dialogue replacement) specialist — of one student short film,
As a co-producer for the chosen CinePanalo projects, Stage Post will provide these services exclusive of miscellaneous costs.
All CinePanalo filmmakers will be granted an exclusive 50% discount on audio post-production services, should they choose Stage Post as their sound partner.
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Audio workshops. Aside from offering assistance with regards to film production, Stage Post likewise wishes to deepen filmmakers' understanding of audio craftsmanship.
It will do so by launching its Para sa Panalong Tunog: Audio Post Essentials initiative, a workshop series aiming to standardize audio deliverables across all CinePanalo films, and emphasize the vital role of sound and music in cinema.
Featuring a mix of online and face-to-face sessions, the program will cover topics such as storytelling through music, sound design for surround formats, dialogue editing, foley techniques, mixing, and post-production workflow management.
A guided tour of Stage Post's facilities, an orientation on international audio standards, and a special session with an invited industry expert will round out the experience.
All CinePanalo full-length and student shorts filmmakers are invited to attend. Priority attendance will be given to student shorts finalists and those availing of the co-production grant or the exclusive 50% discount.
The 2026 Puregold CinePanalo will run at Gateway Cineplex 18 as well as select Ayala Cinemas.
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