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Warm Greetings from Cinemanila!
Because of the success of the recently concluded Third Annual Cinemanila International Film Festival, we wish to create a bigger festival for 2002. We are pleased to officially invite you to participate in the 4th Annual Cinemanila International Film Festival.
Presented by the City Government of Makati, this year's edition of Cinemanila will run for from August 1 - 12, 2002. Over 75 critically acclaimed films from all over the world will be screened and the festival will have four main sections: Philippine Cinema, Asian Cinema, World Cinema and Digital Cinema. In addition to full-length feature and short films, documentaries will also be shown. Six to ten films from each category will be chosen to participate in the competition.
Aside from parallel competitions for full-length, short and documentary films, there will also be distinct exhibitions, tributes, marathon showings, conferences and other special events. Seminars and workshops will also be held during the festival and will cover subjects and issues on independent filmmaking. Directors, producers, critics and actors throughout Asia, Europe and North America will be invited to attend the film event.