Press Release Spanish and Latin American Films To Be Screened for Free Sep 6, 20202338 views0 Share By JF Staff Share This article is available in Spanish. MANILA, Philippines — Instituto Cervantes de Manila, in partnership with Embassies of Spain in Australia and Thailand and its counterpart in Sydney, will be showing Spanish and Latin American films in this year’s “Pelíkula” beginning Oct. 3 until 11. The 19th edition of the online film festival will feature films in variety of genres such as comedy, drama, suspense, animation, and short film as well as documentaries. Viewers can watch them for free via the organization’s Vimeo channel. “Pelíkula” was launched in 2002 to promote Spanish cinema in the Philippines. It has since then screened a lot of films in Spanish. For more details about the festival, visit the organization’s Facebook page. This is a news story based on a press release. Can we ask you a favor? In general, about 80% of our revenue comes from advertising and about 20% from donations. Our business model — and our journalism — depends more on your financial support than other news businesses do. If your budget allows for it, please make a contribution. We do charge advertisers for the ability to reach and engage with our audiences. That revenue stream depends less on the size of our audience than it does on the local economy, which drives advertising dollars. As always, with questions or comments, please contact us here. Share
