Daily TribuneSix short films from the QCinema International Film Festival will screen at the Montañosa Film Festival 2026 in Baguio City, highlighting a collaboration between Quezon City, a UNESCO Creative City of Film, and Baguio City, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art.
Six short films from the QCinema International Film Festival will screen at the Montañosa Film Festival 2026 in Baguio City, highlighting a collaboration between Quezon City, a UNESCO Creative City of Film, and Baguio City, a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and Folk Art.
The QCinema Shorts lineup includes Si Kara: Ang Babaye Nga Nag Daba-Daba (2025) by Dale, Surface Tension by the Serrano Sisters, and Hoy, Hoy, Ingat (2025) by Norvin de los Santos. Also in the program are Kinakausap ni Celso Ang Diyos by Gilb Baldoza, Water Sports by Whammy Alcazaren, and Honey, My Love, So Sweet by JT Trinidad. The QCinema Shorts screening is scheduled on 28 March at 3:30 p.m. at SM Baguio.
The festival’s Opening Gala on 24 March will also present the short films Vox Humana by Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, Agapito by Arvin Belarmino and Kyla Danelle Romero, and Figat by Handiong Kapuno.
Festival founder and director Ferdinand Balanag said the collaboration highlights support for regional cinema and deeper cooperation between the two creative cities. QCinema artistic director Ed Lejano added that the partnership reflects international recognition for cultural initiatives in both Quezon City and Baguio City and may encourage similar collaborations among other UNESCO-recognized cities in the Philippines.
Now on its sixth edition, the Montañosa Film Festival carries the theme “Visions & Voices Unbound: Stories of Humanity, Social Justice, and Hope.” Competition films will screen from 27 to 28 March, with festival activities taking place across venues in Baguio City. The partnership was announced during the festival’s media launch held recently at SM City Baguio.
