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Merry Christmas and happy MMFF season! Migs is joined by SINEGANG.ph news editor Daniela Kuizon and filmmaker Linus Masandag to share their first impressions on this year's Metro Manila Film Festival lineup—and its abundance of former Pinoy Big Brother castmates. They also talk about the tradition of MMFF and the exciting changes in the last few editions. Follow Pulutan on Instagram . Send us an e...

It's cinephile convention time. Migs and SINEGANG.ph's resident movie tracker Kyle Livelo delve into the 2025 QCinema International Film Festival. They share their picks for each program, from the ever-exciting Asian Next Wave to the thousands of entries in QCShorts, and touch on some of the new features for this year's festival edition. Follow Pulutan on Instagram Follow Migs @augustimely Send us...

Migs is reunited with Abby and Kieff to break down the 2025 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival. They discuss the buzzy moments from the awards night to their favorite (and less than favorable) watches of the festival. Strap in, folks. Reading list: On Cine(not)malaya 2025 by Jason Friedlander Protect The Dolls, Then What? by Lé Baltar Warla review by paglarawan Follow Pulutan on Insta...

Migs talks to two Cinemalaya short film directors: first, Seth Andrew Blanca dives into his psychological drama ‘Kung Tugnaw ang Kaidalman Sang Lawod’ and the unconventional circumstances surrounding it (hint: involves a ship); then, Handiong Kapuno talks about honoring his Kalinga ancestors through music in ‘Figat.’ Follow Pulutan on Instagram . Follow Migs on Instagram . Send us an email at pulu...

Migs talks to Noni Abao, director of the Cinemalaya entry ‘Bloom Where You Planted,’ a documentary about three activists in Cagayan Valley. They touch on Abao’s years-long work as a human rights worker and how that informed his filmmaking, as well as telling the unique stories of his subjects. Follow Pulutan on Instagram . Send us an email at pulutanpodcast@gmail.com Powered by Firstory Hosting

The Pulutan podcast is the tambayan for Filipino cinephiles, hosted by SINEGANG.ph features editor Miguel Louis Galang. On the debut episode, Migs is joined by SINEGANG.ph deputy editor Abigail Manaluz and senior staffer Kieff Iporac to discuss the 2025 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, from big festival changes to the buzzy titles worth checking out. Follow Pulutan on Instagram . Send us an e...