PASALUBONG!

A story about Celing and her kid brother Pidingare recently orphaned and they come to Manila to find work in the home of their late parents' hacienda landlord. But they are treated miserably by the landlord's ill-tempered wife, Doña Esperanza.

It is a supernatural melodrama of a woman's misfortune and suffering interwoven with the legend of the Pasig. The legend itself is inspired by the immortal kundiman of the director's brother, Nicanor Abelardo.

YAYA is a story about a filmmaker who explores the complex relationship between his family and the domestic worker who spent decades away from her family in the Philippines to raise his. This documentary is a tribute to all the domestic workers in Hong Kong, who has served as the backbone of Hong Kong's economy by unleashing a substantial female workforce into the economy and taken care of so many lives with love and care. You are all heroes in the hearts of the Hong Kong people. - Justin Cheung, the director

High schooler Asaya Kanata throws himself into creating music videos. One night, he is stunned by the voice of a woman performing live on the street in the rain. The singer is Yū Orie, who abandoned her musical career and has just started working as a teacher at Kanata's high school.

The panda "Huhu" is about to move into a brand new panda enclosure when he's suddenly confronted by international robbers. Huhu falls off a cliff while battling the robbers, only to awaken to discover he's in a mysterious tribe. To return to the enclosure, this intriguing team helps the tribe solve various problems...

Set in the 1960s, junior high schooler Dean strikes up a friendship with the vibrant yet reckless Roy, in an effort to escape his mother’s controlling grasp. But when the boys’ friendship threatens Dean’s budding romance with Beth and his own well-being, Dean must find his own voice, or risk following Roy down an increasingly dangerous path.

Crab fishers Fred and Malte have never talked about their feelings. After a stroke of fate Fred experiences a mental breakdown.

Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

Dani and Michael, two down-on-their-luck filmmakers, decide to craft and film their own independent movie despite their tumultuous lives begging them to give up their passions.

Johan, a talented pianist who lacks confidence, prepares for a major musical competition. Overcome by stress, he takes refuge in the women's toilets where he encounters a young woman who provides him with a different destiny.

The ambitious captain of a failing social netball team attempts to fix their losing streak with a spell, but it may cost the team their friendship.

Two teenage girls try to summon their recently deceased best friend via a ouija board, forcing them to face how they’ve grown apart.

After she drops out of school and moves to Tokyo by herself, Nina Iseri meets Momoka Kawaragi, the vocalist of her favourite band, and discovers the allure of music. Together with Subaru Awa, who always hides her true intentions, Tomo Ebizuka, who was ignored by her parents, and Rupa who has no relatives, Nina starts the rock band Togenashi Togeari. The five girls who all have their own worries confront the absurdities of the world and search for their place to belong.

After forming the band Togenashi Togeari, Nina confronts her issues at the hometown she escaped from. Momoka also confronts Diamond Dust, the band that she left. Their overcoming of the past inspires the others to do the same, and aim to become pro musicians, but they are unable to adapt to the demands of society and decide to continue as an indie band.

Wide-eyed Julián spends a summer of discovery in NYC with his Abuela. Nearly strangers, they brace themselves for tense conversations and new adventures. The colourful chaos of Abuela’s world, and the stories she tells him, awakens something within Julián... questions about who he is and who he could be. Julián’s journey will reach across the diaspora, from Brooklyn block to the depths of the ocean, in an intergenerational ebb and flow. Through Abuela’s world, Julián explores his identity, gender expression and the hidden heritage of his family.

While on a trip to Sweden, a group of Danish children wind up left to their own devices on a small, uninhabited island.

Broke and reeling from a recent breakup, an aimless young man wanders around the streets of Los Angeles in search of his stolen car.

Three best friends juggle life as 20-somethings in Mumbai, where romance, ambition and heartbreak collide with the addictive draw of social media.

A girl becomes a fan of a music artist named Kalypso but the girls liking of the artist turns into an obsession as she creates an Instagram page dedicated to Kalypso.

Bologna Brigante